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Opinion: NASCAR blew it on Brickyard rules package

NASCAR has tried to create a rules package that produces dramatic racing, but Sunday’s race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway featured just 16 lead changes. If there was a way to bottle what IndyCar does on ovals, NASCAR would buy it in truckloads.

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Indiana paying $71M more on Lucas Oil Stadium debt

The Indiana Finance Authority is paying about $71 million to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to end an interest-rate swap as part of a bond sale to refinance debt for Lucas Oil Stadium. An additional $34.7 million is being paid for the Indiana Convention Center.

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NFL finds Patriots employees probably deflated balls

A National Football League investigation released Wednesday concluded New England Patriots employees likely deflated footballs used against the Colts in the conference championship and that quarterback Tom Brady was probably "at least generally aware" of the rules violations.

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NFL relinquishing long-held tax-exempt status

In a letter to team owners, Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league office and its management council will file returns as taxable entities for the 2015 fiscal year. Goodell said the NFL has been tax-exempt since 1942, though all 32 teams pay taxes on their income.

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NFL suspending TV blackouts for 2015 season

No NFL games will be blocked from local television next season, the league said Monday at the owners' meetings. The teams voted for a one-year suspension of the long-standing blackout policy for the preseason and regular season.

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