Marian wins 2nd NAIA football title in 3 years
Marian University, which didn’t have a football program a decade ago, has been to the national championship game three years in a row.
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Purdue trustees set to OK $60M football facility upgrade
The project is designed to upgrade the football program's out-of-date facilities and make them contemporary with the school's peers across the country.
Indiana may consider regulating daily fantasy sports sites
State Rep. Alan Morrison, R-Terre Haute, said he will author a bill that would add basic consumer protectors and transparency to the sites.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway diversification plan has potentially dangerous downside
Bringing in more cash with the massive fixed asset the Speedway has is a worthy goal. And it all sounds so simple. And maybe it is. But many experienced business operators would tell you it isn’t.
International airplane race coming to IMS in October
The Red Bull air race will feature competitors navigating an aerial racetrack featuring air-filled pylons at speeds approaching 230 mph.
Oliver Luck: ‘No pheasant under glass’ for college athletes
NCAA Executive Vice President Oliver Luck wants you to know college athletes aren’t being served pheasant under glass. And there’s no out-of-control spending in college athletics.
PRI expo hits gas on attendance, keeping exhibitors busy
The Performance Racing Industry expo’s attendance over the weekend in Indianapolis surpassed 55,000, as exhibitors reported best-ever sales.
No daily fantasy ads to run during College Football Playoff
The Indianapolis-based NCAA as well as the FBS conferences asked DraftKings and FanDuel to stop offering college versions of their games because they consider them gambling.
Colts could cash in big from NFL migration to L.A.
The Indianapolis Colts could rake in tens of millions of dollars from a fee the NFL plans to charge the team or teams moving to Los Angeles. And the cash could start coming in soon.
Rahal gets another season of backing from Steak n Shake
The Indianapolis-based restaurant chain will be the primary sponsor of Rahal's Honda at five IndyCar Series events, including two races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Pacers-Warriors game scores big TV rating
New York-based Nielsen Media Research reported the rating for the game was the highest for a regular season Pacers contest on Fox Sports Indiana since the April 11, 2014 match-up against the Miami Heat.
London trip to cost Colts hundreds of thousands of dollars
A trip to London for an Oct. 2 game against Jacksonville will cost the Indianapolis Colts hundreds of thousands of dollars more than a typical away game due to increased expenses for an international flight, daily charter buses and a long hotel stay.
LOPRESTI: Warriors give Pacers a humbling tutorial
“It’s impressive,” Indiana’s C.J. Miles said after the Pacers gave up 131 points. "There’s some video game type stuff going on over there."
Local ticket brokers cashing in on Warriors’ run; Kobe next
Tickets to Tuesday night's game have been sold out for more than a week, and most ticket brokers aren't taking less than $90 for a ticket—even in the upper reaches of the 18,165-seat fieldhouse.
Irsay buys Ringo Starr’s drum set for $1.75 million
The Indianapolis Colts owner previously purchased guitars from The Beatles' other three members—Paul McCartney, the late George Harrison and the late John Lennon.
Throng of international visitors could boost spending at racing confab
The Performance Racing Industry Show has grown into one of the biggest international draws of any trade show or convention held in Indianapolis.
Purdue AD expects changes after dismal football season
Purdue athletic director Morgan Burke called the football program the “lynchpin” of the athletic department’s finances, and the number of empty seats at Ross-Ade Stadium has been causing consternation.
Kobe Bryant’s retirement creates windfall for Indy merchandising company
MainGate Inc. has been hired to design, manufacture and sell a wide range of merchandise through wholesale and Internet channels for Kobe Inc.
Pacers owner Herb Simon expanding his sports empire
Herb Simon, who earned his spot on the Forbes 400 list as part of Simon Property Group, is buying an expansion franchise in the United Soccer League, a professional league with a player-development agreement with Major League Soccer.
USA Football could be key to getting sport into Olympics
The U.S. Olympic Committee has agreed to make Indianapolis-based USA Football part of its Multi-Sport Organization Council, giving the group access to sports officials that could someday decide to put football in the Olympics.