Despite on-court collapse, Pacers TV ratings still soaring
The two Pacers playoff games this year aired on Fox Sports Indiana were the second and fifth highest rated Pacers games ever televised on the cable network.
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Los Angeles Clippers owner banned for life by the NBA
Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been banned for life by the NBA in response to racist comments the league says he made in a recorded conversation.
Cricket salaries indicate Mayor Ballard’s idea may have merit
Who makes more? The average National Football League player, Major League Baseball player or a professional cricket player in India? The answer might surprise you.
Seahawks’ Wilson overtakes Manning in NFL product sales
Former Colts quarterback Peyton Manning has been passed as the top National Football League player when it comes to merchandise sales. Two Colts rank among the top 50.
Former Pacers coach Jack Ramsay dies at 89
Jack Ramsay, who won an NBA title with Portland and coached the Indiana Pacers from 1986 to 1988, died Monday in Naples, Fla., after battling cancer for more than 15 years, ESPN reported
NCAA seeks to delay, split trial over use of player images
The lawsuit is part of a movement by current and former college athletes to secure compensation, and greater medical benefits, control over their images and labor protections in a system that considers them amateurs.
WNDY-TV scores Indiana Fever broadcasts
The deal gives the WNBA team a live, over-the-air broadcaster to supplement regional and national coverage on Fox Sports Indiana and ESPN2.
Northwestern players to cast historic union vote
Northwestern University's football players will cast ballots Friday on whether to form the nation's first union for college athletes — a potentially landmark vote for college sports.
NCAA board endorses more power for big schools
The NCAA's board of directors took the first step toward shifting power to the five largest football conferences on Thursday, endorsing a 57-page plan that calls for giving 65 of the nation's biggest schools more autonomy.
Herb Simon: $160M Pacer deal helps heirs
Herb Simon, 79, says the $160 million deal the city struck with the Indiana Pacers this month for operating costs and stadium improvements is an outgrowth of negotiations that began way back in 2007.
NCAA president seeking big changes, quickly
Mark Emmert wants the NCAA to fast-track upgrades for major-conference college athletes — regardless of whether a players union is pushing for them.
Colts to open season against Manning’s Broncos
Indianapolis will open this season at AFC champion Denver in a Sunday night NFL showdown pitting quarterback Peyton Manning against his former team.
MORTON: Indy’s road to Oz will end soon for sports team owners
The seemingly endless yellow brick road to Oz, or what residents of central Indiana have come to accept as privately owned professional sports franchises seeking financial sustenance to build and upgrade, is nearing a tipping point of practical expenditures.
Chair still on fire for Pacers’ Vogel after win over Hawks
Despite Tuesday night's big victory over the Atlanta Hawks, Indiana Pacers Coach Frank Vogel remains on the hot seat.
500 Festival Mini Marathon might not fill field
With less than two weeks to go, the 38th 500 Festival Mini Marathon might not have a full field for the first time in 12 years.
Larry Bird more popular than any Pacers player
It’s kind of amazing to consider that the most popular member of the Indiana Pacers doesn’t even don a uniform. And he hasn’t since 1992. Heck, he hasn’t even coached since 2000.
City’s $160M deal adds to Pacers’ financial winning streak
The Pacers’ revenue stream this season has increased about $42 million from where it was during the 2008-2009 season, and the team’s finances could get even brighter as the NBA negotiates a new national television package.
App gives Colts fans on-demand video content, team new revenue stream
The Colts recently contracted with California-based DeskSite to launch an app to feed fan laptops, tablets, desktop computers and televisions with on-demand Colts-centric video content.
CIB OKs Pacers subsidy after promise of no additional taxes
The city’s Capital Improvement Board on Monday afternoon unanimously approved a $160 million, 10-year finance package to the Indiana Pacers for the operations of Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
CIB chief: $160M Pacers deal won’t require tax hike
CIB President Ann Lathrop said Friday that debt refinancings at low interest rates have freed up money to fund capital projects at the 14-year-old Bankers Life Fieldhouse.