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State auctioning ‘lost’ Indianapolis Indians stock
The bidding for eight shares with unclaimed ownership will begin at $25,000 each. Shares in the team rarely come up
for sale.
Study: Pacers, Fever add $55M to local economy each year
The Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever contribute an estimated $55 million a year to the Indianapolis economy, according to
a study conducted by Chicago-based hospitality consulting firm Hunden Strategic Partners.
Pacers fighting two wars, praying for allies on either
NBA team owners are seeking to reduce player pay by as much as 40 percent. What happens to that proposal has as much to do
with the Pacers' survival as anything the Capital Improvement Board decides concerning Conseco Fieldhouse.
CIB set to release results of Pacers impact study
The report from a Chicago consulting firm will detail how much the Indiana Pacers contribute to the local economy, as the
Capital Improvement Board negotiates with team officials over paying $15 million in annual Conseco Fieldhouse operating costs.
NFL players union may boycott some Indy hotels during combine
Unite Here, a Chicago-based hotel workers union, has been trying to organize employees at the Westin Indianapolis, Hyatt Regency
Indianapolis and Sheraton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites.
NCAA gives Indianapolis future swimming championships
City will host the Division I, II or III men’s and women’s swimming and diving championships every year between 2012 and 2017
under a new deal.
UPDATE: Tennis Center set for summer demolition
Sources close to the university said they expect a combination of parking facilities and a multi-use athletics venue and convocation
center to be built on the site.
NCAA approves 68-team men’s basketball tourney
It’s only the second time in a quarter-century the NCAA has increased the number of teams competing for the men’s national
basketball championship.
Speedway native launches professional basketball team
Speedway businessman Tim Hicks will launch the Indianapolis Drive next fall as part of the ABA’s 11th season.
Larry Bird will build Pacers around his head coach
There's a simple reason Indiana Pacers basketball operations boss Larry Bird didn't fire coach Jim O'Brien. And it has a lot to do with Rick Carlisle.
Corporate hospitality in doldrums at Speedway
Unfathomable just a decade ago, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is trimming demands on hospitality packages in a scramble
to fill vacancies and preserve what IMS officials call "a major profit center."
Washington university president to lead NCAA
The NCAA executive committee selected University of Washington President Mark A. Emmert to lead the national association
that oversees college sports. Emmert, who is expected to start work by Nov. 1, replaces the late Myles Brand, who died of
pancreatic cancer in September.
Speedway businessman looks to score with local ABA team
Tim Hicks promises to ask the city for no money while trying to make an ABA professional basketball team flourish in Indianapolis.
The Ben Davis graduate will launch his new team, the Indiana Drive, next fall.
State job fair part of Speedway’s May festivities
The central Indiana WorkOne Center is teaming with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to present Career Day @ the Brickyard,
an event that mixes job searching with racing.
Notre Dame’s Jimmy Clausen makes colossal financial mistake
Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen opted for the NFL rather than stay and play his final year for new pass-happy coach Brian
Kelly. That decision likely cost him in excess of $10 million.
Television ratings jump for Indy Racing League’s Long Beach race
Ratings for the first three races of the 2010 season have grown 67 percent over last year.
Penske signs deal with Shell to sponsor three Indy Racing League drivers
The new deal includes associate sponsorship of Penske’s Indy Racing League drivers Helio Castroneves, Will Power and
Ryan Briscoe.