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CIB to provide $5M for natatorium maintenance

The Capital Improvement Board of Managers of Marion County voted Monday to give the Indiana Sports Corp. $500,000 a year for the next 10 years to create a reserve fund for maintenance on the IU Natatorium at IUPUI.

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Pennsylvania, NCAA seek time for talks in Penn State suit

Lawyers for the NCAA, the governor of Pennsylvania and others asked a judge to give them a month to work on a possible settlement of a lawsuit over the penalties Penn State University is paying for mishandling the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.

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NCAA grants more power to five biggest conferences

The NCAA Board of Directors overwhelmingly passed historic reforms Thursday that will give the five biggest conferences, including the Big Ten, the ability to unilaterally change some basic rules governing college sports.

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City OKs $10M in street upgrades for natatorium plan

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission on Wednesday approved $10 million in downtown tax-increment financing funds to pay for street improvements on the IUPUI campus. The contribution works in conjunction with IUPUI’s $20 million overhaul of the IU Natatorium.

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Vote would let big conferences set their own rules

The NCAA board of directors will vote Thursday on a proposal that would give the five wealthiest college football conferences the ability to make rules and pass legislation without the approval of the rest of Division I schools.

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New TV deals to provide huge cash infusion for Colts

The NFL’s new contracts with CBS, Fox, NBC and ESPN—which take effect this month—are set to deliver each of the league’s 32 teams a $27 million bump in national television revenue, according to sources familiar with the deals.

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Speedway officials seek new ways to attract fans

Every year the challenge of keeping racing fans engaged gets a little tougher as organizers increasingly compete against other sports and children's events while trying to get fan dollars in a still-tough economy.

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Indy Fuel inks broadcast agreement with WRTV

The city's new professional hockey team, the Indy Fuel, said Wednesday that it has reached a broadcast agreement with WRTV Channel 6 to televise the team's 36 home games during the 2014-15 season.

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NCAA settles head injury suit, will change rules

In a deal expected to “change college sports forever,” the NCAA agreed Tuesday to settle a class-action head injury lawsuit by creating a $70 million fund to diagnose thousands of current and former college athletes to determine if they suffered brain trauma.

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