Indiana lawmakers urge NFL, players to reach deal
Lawmakers from Indiana, home of next season's Super Bowl, are urging the NFL and players union to avoid a work stoppage that would have a "devastating impact" on the state's economy.
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Language Training Center expands relationship with LPGA
The Indianapolis-based Language Training Center is now translating the letters of the professional golf association’s commissioner into multiple languages and providing live interpretation at association meetings.
New coach amps up fan interest in Pacers
Much of the credit for the team’s recent upswing—on the court and with fans—is going to the team’s new head coach, Frank Vogel. But he is only the interim head coach, and his future with the team is uncertain.
Irsay: Colts put franchise tag on Manning
Manning, the only four-time MVP in league history, has been given the exclusive franchise tag, a move that could cost the Colts $23 million next season. Team owner Jim Irsay announced the decision Tuesday night on Twitter.
Former Colts player charged in $1M theft case
Former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Art Schlichter, whose NFL career was derailed by a gambling addiction, was charged Monday with stealing more than $1 million from a 68-year-old woman in suburban Columbus, Ohio.
GAHL: Corporate travel will follow Super Bowl in Indianapolis
City has a strategy to pitch Indianapolis to honchos.
Dallas lessons should strengthen Super Bowl in Indy
There’s a lot Indianapolis can learn from the folks in Dallas about hosting a Super Bowl. One of the biggest lessons: Plans are important, but they’re not everything.
NFL lockout could prove costly to Indy economy
The worst case scenario — no season — would mean the city of Indianapolis sustaining the most expensive hit in league history.
Super Bowl committee fields weather questions in Dallas
Members of Indianapolis’ 2012 Super Bowl host committee spent most of Tuesday and the early part of Wednesday in Dallas answering questions about central Indiana weather and downtown amenities.
Pacers owner to keep Bird as team president
Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon says team president Larry Bird's job is safe through the rest of the season, and he could be back next year.
Pacers fire O’Brien, make Vogel interim coach
President Larry Bird fired head coach Jim O’Brien on Sunday after the team squandered a promising start to the season by losing seven of its past eight games.
Irsay ready to begin negotiations on Manning deal
Peyton Manning is expected to get a pay raise next season. Oft-injured safety Bob Sanders may have to take a pay cut, and longtime Colts running backs coach Gene Huey is looking for a new job.
‘World-class’ sports complex on deck for Anderson
Private investors are planning to develop a $6 million baseball and softball complex on about 70 acres off Interstate 69 in Anderson, officials are set to announce Tuesday afternoon.
Stadium construction issues nearly resolved
More than two years after it opened, some construction problems persist at Lucas Oil Stadium, particularly with outside lighting and with some of the plumbing. The work was performed by contractors that are now defunct.
Emmert has full plate at his first NCAA convention
Mark Emmert would like to get tougher on rule-breakers and plans to expand the push for academic reforms started by the late Myles Brand.
NFL playoffs’ first 2 games set ratings milestones
The New York Jets' last-second 17-16 victory over the Indianapolis Colts earned the highest rating since the NFL began airing prime-time wild card games in 2002.
Former radio host Eddie White joins Indiana Pacers front office
The team’s new director of corporate communications will focus on connecting with the local business community.
Indianapolis Indians profitable for 35th straight year
The minor-league professional baseball team continues to pull in fans and sponsors as Hoosiers seek affordable family entertainment.
Pacers still fighting to draw bigger crowds
Attendance has improved since the team’s league-worst mark in 2007-2008, but cracking the 15,000-per-game mark is a struggle.
NFL owners start planning for possible lockout
The Indianapolis Colts—and the team’s National Football League brethren—this month laid out plans for how teams would refund money to season-ticket buyers in the event owners lock out players and games are canceled next season.