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.
Getting University of Iowa star Clark with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft as expected would be a boost to Indiana Fever, which was second-to-last in WNBA home-game attendance last season.
The move comes a week after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction in an antitrust suit that challenges NCAA rules against recruiting inducements, saying they inhibit athletes’ ability to cash in on their celebrity and fame.
IBJ spoke this week with IMS President Doug Boles about how ticket sales are going for the Indy 500, whether a return of Formula One is on the horizon and Roger Penkse’s continued investment in the track.
The 24-year-old Mexican driver is entering his fifth full season in IndyCar, all with Arrow McLaren, and late last year was named McLaren’s reserve driver for its Formula 1 team.
Clark, the all-time top scorer in NCAA women’s basketball, regularly draws sellout crowds to University of Iowa games, including away contests, sending ticket prices to all-time highs.
The Indy Ignite, a member of the Pro Volleyball Federation, are set to play next year at the $170 million, 8,500-seat Fishers Event Center.
He’s charged with preserving one of the most significant Pete Dye courses in the country while remaining faithful to the purpose of the club when it was founded in 1964: to provide a venue for championship-level golf.
The NBA could explore bringing more events to Indianapolis in coming years following what the league considers to have been a successful All-Star Weekend that drew more than 190,000 people.
The Indianapolis-based NCAA said turning rules supported by its members “upside down” will only make an already chaotic situation worse and lessen protections keeping athletes from being exploited.
When Mel Raines takes over in June from retiring longtime Pacers executive Rick Fuson, she will be the first female chief executive in franchise history and only the third active female top executive for an NBA franchise.
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. There will also be opportunities for them to earn money by promoting the game.
The Farmers Bank Fieldhouse opened Feb. 9 and features eight basketball courts, 12 pickleball courts, one turf field and pitching and hitting tunnels.
Many expect the NBA will try to help defenses next season by allowing them to do a little bit more. It has been discussed at the league level. What that means, nobody really knows for certain.
Visitors and residents took part in the final day of NBA All-Star Weekend on Sunday, with thousands flocking to the Indiana Convention Center for Jr. NBA events and Crossover, followed by the NBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Over three days with the basketball world watching, Indianapolis still lived up to the hype, even if the game itself did not.
The Indiana Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton had five 3-pointers in a 1:32 span in the first quarter and finished with 32 points on 11-of-15 shooting.
The NBA’s Basketball Without Borders camp, for elite teen players from around the world, took place this weekend in Noblesville.
The brunch—held on Sunday before the All-Star Game and one of the tougher tickets to get over the course of the weekend—brought together more than 150 former NBA and WNBA players and some of the greatest ever, including Julius Erving, Dominique Wilkins and Oscar Robertson.
Chreece, Butter, Melt and Songs for You showcase Indianapolis talent amid the international spotlight of NBA All-Star Weekend.
