Youth-racing initiative that focuses on children of color aims to gear up
NXG Youth Motorsports has signed an option to purchase a 2.2-acre, city-owned plot just west of the former Central State Hospital site on the west side of Indianapolis.
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Linus Lundqvist lands IndyCar ride with Chip Ganassi Racing
Chip Ganassi has not confirmed his 2024 lineup yet, but 2022 Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson has already said he’s leaving for Andretti Autosport.
Lucas Oil Stadium to remove, replace controversial turf next year
The NFL Players Association last year called on six venues to change their playing surfaces, saying the turf in those stadiums resulted in “statistically higher in-game injury rates.”
USA Gymnastics seeks to build centralized training center by 2028 Olympics
It’s unclear whether the organization would move its national headquarters from Indianapolis to wherever the training center might be built.
Former Indy 500 winner Ericsson moving from Chip Ganassi Racing to Andretti Autosport
Andretti Autosport made the announcement Wednesday, adding Marcus Ericsson to a lineup that features Colton Herta and Kyle Kirkwood.
Colts give Jonathan Taylor permission to seek trade, source says
The 2021 NFL rushing champion went on the physically unable to perform list when the Colts reported to training camp July 25 and is still on it as he continues to rehab.
As college football season arrives, schools pay monitors to stop players, staff from gambling
The spread of legalized sports gambling—and some early scandals—have captured the full attention of athletic departments and conference offices. All major conferences are paying independent betting monitors to make sure their athletes abide by the rules—and to catch those who are not.
Mike Woodson’s initial success prompts IU to give coach $1M pay raise
Woodson has four years remaining on his contract after leading his alma mater to consecutive NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament appearances for the first time in a decade.
NFL agrees to settle lawsuit over canceled 2016 Hall of Fame game between Colts, Packers
The game was called off shortly before the scheduled starting time because of safety issues with the turf at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.
Sage Steele leaves ESPN after settling free speech lawsuit
Steele—a Carmel High School and Indiana University graduate who covered sports in Indianapolis early in her career—filed the lawsuit against the network and its parent company last year.
Rahal Letterman Lanigan parts with Harvey, puts Daly in No. 30 car
Jack Harvey joined Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing last season but has never finished better than 10th in any race. He said he would seek a new home in IndyCar.
Thanks to NIL, college athletes have trading cards, with hard-to-quantify values
In the two years since a Supreme Court ruling paved the way for college athletes to be compensated for their talents, it has been open season for businesses doing deals with NCAA stars—including trading card companies.
McLaren boss tells team that IndyCar leader Palou reneged on contract
Alex Palou’s current IndyCar boss, Chip Ganassi, responded with a terse statement that criticized the management of McLaren Racing.
Dixon holds off hard-charging Rahal to win Indianapolis GP on record-breaking day
Dixon has won at least one race in 19 consecutive IndyCar seasons, extending his own record, and it came on the day he also broke Tony Kanaan’s previous series mark with his 319th consecutive start.
Lundqvist returns to Meyer Shank for Indy’s second road course race of season
Saturday’s 85-lap race will be the series’ second on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course this year and comes on the same weekend Xfinity and NASCAR drivers also compete on the track’s road course.
Big Ten Conference adds Oregon, Washington as members
Meanwhile, the Big 12 completed its raid of the beleaguered Pac-12 by adding Arizona, Arizona State and Utah.
USA Gymnastics signs 5-year deal with Nike in sign of trust in post-Nassar era
The sponsorship deal, which Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics says is the largest ever both in terms of annual value and total value for the national governing body, runs through the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Tony Dungy not-for-profit All Pro Dad gets state dollars, but little scrutiny
Legislators in 2021 decided to allocate $250,000 each budget year to All Pro Dad. The General Assembly upped the amount to $350,000 earlier this year.
Big Ten having preliminary conversations about more expansion, sources say
A group of Big Ten Conference presidents has begun discussing the possibility of adding more West Coast schools to the conference if the Pac-12 continues to crumble, two people familiar with the conversations said.
NCAA’s business review pushes association to get creative in supporting schools, athletes
The review, which found college sports was at a “crossroads,” was one of the first items on NCAA President Charlie Baker’s to-do list when he took over in March.