NFL grants Colts marketing rights for Germany, Austria
The territories are the first international markets for Indianapolis since the league began its Global Markets Program in 2022.
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Zach Edey, Purdue dominate opposition in Indianapolis on way to Sweet 16
Playing close to home, Purdue was a hot ticket on Sunday, with seats on the secondary market topping $200 each in the upper reaches of the arena and exceeding $500 in the lower level.
Ireland-based startup Wiistream to establish U.S. HQ in Indianapolis
Wiistream’s introduction to Indianapolis came last year via One-Zero, a sports tech conference that takes place twice a year: in Dublin, Ireland, in the spring and in Indianapolis in the fall.
On betting’s biggest day, new scandal puts sports world on edge
Players, leagues and fans have been reckoning with the still-unfolding effects of sports gambling since a Supreme Court ruling handed the question of legalization to states in 2018. Each constituency may be arriving at the realization those impacts have mushroomed beyond anyone’s control.
If it seems everyone can score in March Madness, there’s a reason. Offense has evolved.
As March Madness gets underway, offensive efficiency is at its highest point in almost three decades.
Peyton Manning’s new docuseries captures Caitlin Clark’s historic season
Omaha Productions, the entertainment studio founded by former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Manning, has produced a new four-episode docuseries, “Full Court Press,” that follows Clark through her historic senior basketball season.
March Madness? Indiana State, three 20-win Big East teams among those snubbed
Indiana State (28-6) will be in the NIT as a No. 1 seed. The Sycamores are among the nation’s high-scoring teams at 84.4 points a game, bolstered by their school-record 373 made 3-pointers.
Conferences, Notre Dame agree on deal to continue College Football Playoff through 2031
Executive Director Bill Hancock said the agreement doesn’t lock in a format for the CFP for 2026 and beyond, but it guarantees at least a 12-team field and five conferences having annual access to the playoff through 2031.
QB Joe Flacco heading to Colts on 1-year, $4.5M deal, source says
Flacco is heading to the Indianapolis Colts after helping the Cleveland Browns reach the playoffs and winning the AP Comeback Player of the Year Award.
Colts make Kenny Moore II highest-paid nickel cornerback in NFL, sources say
Over the past two days, Colts General Manager Chris Ballard has agreed to three-year deals with four starters—receiver Michael Pittman Jr., defensive tackle Grover Stewart, linebacker Zaire Franklin and now Moore—totaling more than $140 million.
Colts QB Gardner Minshew agrees to deal with Raiders
Meanwhile, the Colts locked up top receiver Michael Pittman Jr. with a three-year $70 million deal and re-signed defensive tackle Grover Stewart and linebacker Zaire Franklin.
Road & Track magazine yanks 5,000-word story on Formula One without explanation
A socialist who’s painfully self-conscious about class differences, writer Kate Wagner may have seemed like an odd choice to cover the luxury world of Formula One.
Combine sees record attendance as city looks to keep event past 2025
The NFL Scouting Combine, held Feb. 29 to March 3 at the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium, was bolstered by the Combine Experience and Inside Look, separate attractions that were added to make the overall event more fan-inclusive.
U.S. Olympic Swim Trials organizers preview June festivities in Indianapolis
A landmark piece of public art and a free nine-night concert series are planned for downtown Indianapolis during the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials, which is expected to bring a record crowd for an indoor swim meet.
Construction resumes on Andretti Global HQ in Fishers
Andretti Global, the parent of Andretti Autosport, is moving forward with its new headquarters campus in Fishers following almost a year of legal delays.
John Paxson working on NIL opportunities for Notre Dame athletes
The three-time NBA champion player and former Notre Dame standout was announced Wednesday as the newest member of the board of directors for Golden Minds, the mental health platform for the name, image and likeness collective Golden Touch.
Colts place franchise tag on receiver Michael Pittman Jr.
Pittman last season became the fourth player in Colts history to catch 100 passes in a single season.
Gainbridge signs college star Caitlin Clark to sponsorship deal
Gainbridge—which holds the naming rights for Gainbridge Fieldhouse, home to the Indiana Fever and the Indiana Pacers—said Clark will serve as brand ambassador for the company.
EA Sports says more than 10,000 athletes have accepted NIL deal for video game
EA Sports said players who opt in to the game will receive a minimum of $600 and a copy of EA Sports College Football 25.
After heart transplant, former Pacers player Scot Pollard plans to campaign for organ donations
Scot Pollard had grown so accustomed to his weak and failing heart that he didn’t realize how close he was to dying, he said a day after he was released from the hospital and two weeks after he received a heart transplant.