Dakich finds growing popularity as broadcaster
Former IU basketball player and coach Dan Dakich is one of the hottest sports broadcasters in the Midwest, and he’s about to take his act national.
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BENNER: Conseco hosts what could be bloody good show
My introduction to the raw reality of boxing left me with admiration for the physical skills necessary to be a fighter and the sheer toughness it takes to get into the ring. However, at the same time, being young and naïve, I was shaken by the brutality of the enterprise.
Manning: 18-game schedule could alter Colts’ roster
Colts quarterback Peyton Manning thinks with two fewer pre-season games, undrafted free agents such as Jeff Saturday and Dominic
Rhodes would have difficulty making the roster.
CIB approves 2011 budget
Including debt obligations, the CIB’s total budget for 2011 is expected to be $104.4 million. The City-County Council is set
to receive the budget at its Sept. 20 meeting and could approve it Oct. 25.
Potential of MotoGP weekend waiting to be unlocked
The economic impact of the MotorGP weekend is almost 20 percent of the entire Indiana Pacers season and more than 10 percent
of the Indianapolis Colts season. Not bad for an event the city puts almost nothing into. And it could be so much more.
MotoGP attendance slips
A total of 136,184 spectators attended the three days of action at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Teen motorcycle racer killed in crash at Speedway
The death of a 13-year-old motorcycle rider at Indianapolis Motor Speedway cast a shadow over Sunday’s races at the historic
track and prompted mourning competitors to defend the development system for the dangerous circuit.
Speedway, MotoGP extend contract for another year
Shortly after this year’s first Indianapolis MotoGP practice started Friday, Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO Jeff Belskus
said the
two sides had agreed to a one-year contract extension that will bring the event back for a fourth year in 2011.
CIB’s 2011 budget slated to grow by $10 million
Capital Improvement Board president says initial $10 million payment to the Indiana Pacers is not only reason for the larger
budget. Rather, she insisted it’s largely due to $5 million in renovations slated for Conseco Fieldhouse and other CIB-operated
facilities.
Indianapolis hot rod event still on track
The National Hot Rod Association has had to go into fuel conservation mode during the recent economic downturn, but the California-based
drag racing series seems to have come through the recession in better shape than many of its motorsports brethren.
BENNER: Hoosier Hysteria now wears pads and cleats
Although I am a full-blooded Hoosier with basketball as part of my DNA, football—and football season—has become
the part of the sports calendar I look forward to most.
Indiana Pacers, Fever sign deal with Steak n Shake
As a sponsor of the Pacers and Fever, Steak n Shake receives courtside signage, a game night giveaway and on-court promotions
Local racing-fuel supplier expands territory to 26 states
National Biofuels Distribution LLC, a subsidiary of Carmel-based Telamon Corp., signs two distribution contracts to expand
its distribution reach. The company began marketing its ethanol-based racing fuel, Ignite, about a year ago.
O’Reilly Auto Parts wants to kill ORP racetrack moniker
Auto parts retailing giant bought the naming rights to the NHRA facility in Indianapolis, and it wants its money's worth.
But the transition could be challenging.
Turning Darios into Marios no easy feat for IndyCar Series
Is bringing out old-time open-wheelers a smart play or a desperate move for the IndyCar Series?
Financial records show Pirates win while losing
The Pirates, the Major League parent club of the Indianapolis Indians, made nearly $29.4 million in 2007 and 2008, according
to team financial documents, years that were part of a streak of futility that has now reached 18 straight losing seasons.
Jernstedt’s curious exit from NCAA leads to high road
It's not clear if the 38-year NCAA veteran was fired or resigned. What is clear is that Tom Jernstedt has many supporters
and no plans to retire just yet.
Weekend bike race incorporates Circle into course
Inaugural Indy Criterium using famed landmark in race that organizers hope will become an annual event. The race begins at
9 a.m. on Saturday.
BENNER: Bird’s trust goes unrewarded in new debacle
Face it, Larry; you messed up. You trusted a 19-year-old with a questionable past.
Colts see record crowds at training camp in Anderson
Anderson University officials said 85,300 fans turned out at the 18-day camp, almost four times the number that attended camp
last year in Terre Haute.