Pacers draw fewer fans than last season, despite on-court success
Attendance rebounded, though, with 13 capacity crowds at Bankers Life Fieldhouse after a slow start caused by low expectations following the trade of All-Star Paul George.
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Television ratings down for NCAA title game on cable TV
The 30 percent drop is likely due to a combination of a relatively non-competitive game and its airing on a cable network instead of CBS, which showed last year’s game.
Proposed residential project in Zionsville would feature Dye-designed course
Henke Development Group LLC has requested the rezoning of about 600 acres for a project called Holliday Farms, which would feature a championship golf course, homes, retail buildings and restaurants.
Mayor Hogsett teams with Pacers Oladipo to promote cleaner city
The public service announcement plays off of the iconic “Hudnut Hook,” a PSA in the late 1970s that featured former Mayor Bill Hudnut “putting litter in its place.”
Q&A: Hitting the trails, building a business
Brian Holzhausen, 46, has run hundreds of races, from short blasts to 31-mile ultramarathons on rugged dirt trails. Following his passion, he jumped from a career in engineering to outdoor fitness.
LOPRESTI: For some Hoosiers, a March to remember—or forget
From exhiliration for Jackie Young and Tyra Buss to disappointment for Kyle Guy and Isaac Haas.
Ballpark keeps upgrading experience for fans
Suite holders at Victory Field this season will be treated to a major renovation of the private rooms as part of an ongoing $6 million upgrade to the aging ballpark.
Pacers on-court success translates to higher television ratings
More fans are tuning in this season to watch the Pacers play as the team heads toward the playoffs guaranteed no worse than a fifth seed in the Eastern Conference.
Indy Eleven draw record crowd in first game at Lucas Oil Stadium
The crowd blew away the old single-game mark of 11,048 the Eleven drew for its very first game in April 2014.
NCAA navigates difficult territory with sexual assault policy
The NCAA is being pushed to put rules in place that would ban former offenders from competing in college athletics and sanction schools that fail to weed out potential predators. That would mean stepping into complicated territory.
WISH, WNDY to broadcast 20 Indy Eleven games this season
The pro soccer team hosts its first home game, against FC Cincinnati, Saturday evening at Lucas Oil Stadium. WNDY-TV Channel 23 will televise the match.
Loyola-Chicago’s $8.5M Final Four run helps nine other schools
Nine other universities—including three in Indiana—stand to make money off Loyola University’s unexpected march to college basketball’s Final Four
LOPRESTI: Hoosier fingerprints all over Final Fours—but not this one
From the last unbeaten champs to most prolific shooter, Indiana teams and players fill record books.
NCAA headed to another trial over pay-for-play rules
A federal judge in Oakland, California, on Wednesday refused a request from the Indianapolis-based NCAA to throw out the case and scheduled a trial.
Indy Eleven expecting record attendance for home opener
The team should easily beat its previous high of 11,000, when it plays its home opener on Saturday in spacious Lucas Oil Stadium.
Colts QB Luck throwing footballs again as part of rehab
Andrew Luck’s progress is good news for the Colts, who stand to see a rise in season ticket sales if fans feel more secure about the star quarterback’s health.
Naming-rights deal could boost Pacers’ income
Pacers Sports & Entertainment should have little problem securing a new naming-rights sponsor for the fieldhouse that will pay at least double the current rate of $2 million a year, experts say.
UPDATE: IndyCar inks three-year media rights deal with NBC Sports
The deal with NBC Sports Group will dramatically increase IndyCar’s exposure next season and move the Indianapolis 500 to a different network for the first time since 1965. It won’t end the live local blackout of the Indy 500.
Networks score big with men’s basketball tournament broadcasts
In prime time, first-round action for the tournament averaged 4.98 million total viewers on CBS, according to Nielsen, up 11 percent from last year’s 4.47 million on the comparable nights.
Bye-bye box seats? Tax law may curb corporate cash at games
U.S. companies spend hundreds of millions annually on entertaining customers and clients at sporting events, tournaments and arts venues, an expense they can no longer partially deduct from their tax bill under new law.