Irsay ready to begin negotiations on Manning deal
Peyton Manning is expected to get a pay raise next season. Oft-injured safety Bob Sanders may have to take a pay cut, and longtime Colts running backs coach Gene Huey is looking for a new job.
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‘World-class’ sports complex on deck for Anderson
Private investors are planning to develop a $6 million baseball and softball complex on about 70 acres off Interstate 69 in Anderson, officials are set to announce Tuesday afternoon.
Mattel’s Hot Wheels planning mega Indy 500 event
IndyCar Series officials are promising a big announcement in conjunction with the California-based toy maker within three weeks.
BENNER: It’s time for Colts to make game plan for future
Maybe the reason the Colts insist on keeping the roof closed at Lucas Oil Stadium is to keep anyone from noticing that the sky is falling.
IndyCar Series, Speedway open California office to build buzz
The office in Santa Monica is meant to make inroads into the media and entertainment industries.
New IU football coach Wilson is focus of marketing blitz
Indiana University has undertaken a multi-pronged media initiative to make Kevin Wilson, its new head football coach, a household name statewide.
Lucas thinks Indy will get Super Bowl on regular rotation
Lucas Oil founder Forrest Lucas said the title sponsorship deal his company signed has doubled the firm's brand image. He said the deal's value far exceeds the $20 million annually his company is paying, and that value will be increased by next year's Super Bowl.
Emmert has full plate at his first NCAA convention
Mark Emmert would like to get tougher on rule-breakers and plans to expand the push for academic reforms started by the late Myles Brand.
IndyCar Series, Speedway open Hollywood area office
Open-wheel series hires staffer, opens office to bring IndyCar to big and small screens.
Irsay, Polian and Manning must change Colts’ course
If the Colts are going to win a second Super Bowl in Indianapolis before Peyton Manning retires, Bill Polian's team-building strategy must be altered now.
NFL playoffs’ first 2 games set ratings milestones
The New York Jets' last-second 17-16 victory over the Indianapolis Colts earned the highest rating since the NFL began airing prime-time wild card games in 2002.
Is Jim Harbaugh worth twice as much as Colts’ Jim Caldwell?
Two NFL teams are offering Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh $7 million annually to be their head coach, despite no experience in this arena. That puts him in elite company near Bill Belichick.
NHRA moves tech department to Indianapolis
The California-based National Hot Rod Association said Thursday that it is moving its technical department headquarters to Indianapolis to be closer to many of its race teams headquartered here.
BENNER: Plenty of reasons to love (and loathe) college football
I love it because it I allow it to suck me in like a farm kind seeing the big-city lights for the first time. I loathe it because it is becoming too much like the NFL.
Super Bowl organizers not concerned about lockout
Host committee chairman Mark Miles said he believes the city would get another Super Bowl even if an NFL labor stoppage canceled the game.
IndyCar deal creates series-branded insurance plan
Open-wheel race series signs three-year sponsorship pact with Dallas-based Global Corporate Alliance.
NCAA selects Remy as new general counsel
Former Justice Department official Donald Remy begins his job the the Indianapolis-based organization March 14.
Former radio host Eddie White joins Indiana Pacers front office
The team’s new director of corporate communications will focus on connecting with the local business community.
Indianapolis Indians profitable for 35th straight year
The minor-league professional baseball team continues to pull in fans and sponsors as Hoosiers seek affordable family entertainment.
NCAA president predicts shrinking athletics revenue
Revenue growth in college sports’ top tier will be held to 3 percent next year as states slash subsidies nationwide, predicts Mark Emmert, president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.