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Pacers brass gives Larry Bird vote of confidence
Some Indiana Pacers fans are upset with Larry Bird for not upgrading the team's roster in front of the Feb. 18 NBA trade
deadline. But team owner Herb Simon and Pacers Sports & Entertainment President Jim Morris believe in Bird's long-range
plan.
NCAA plans to battle counterfeiters during the men’s Final Four
A National Collegiate Athletic Association posse will be supplemented by local police officers in search of unlicensed T-shirts
and other memorabilia.
Paul Tracy throws gas on fiery IndyCar debate
Race car driver Paul Tracy said IndyCar fans need to stand up and let series officials know what they want. Meanwhile, Derek Daly said the open-wheel series has turned its back on a generation of new American drivers.
Open-wheel racing still trying to kick tobacco habit
In the 1970s and 1980s tobacco sponsorship cash was auto racing's life blood. Reliance on the money helped kill CART,
and the IndyCar Series is still trying to figure out how to survive without it.
Indians pack Victory Field with $1 concession special
Indianapolis Indians turn traditionally slow night into big money-maker by cutting profit margin at concession stand.
IU names basketball center after billionaire Cooks
Indiana University's new basketball training complex will be named after billionaire entrepreneur Bill Cook and his wife.
IU athletic director Fred Glass says the Cooks gave $15 million—the single largest gift in IU athletics history—toward
the nearly $20 million basketball training center.
Indianapolis officials used Super Bowl to prep for 2012
Nearly four dozen host committee members and Indianapolis officials attended the game. The entourage will apply what they
learned to the 2012 event.
Will the truth, and a touch of sincerity, free Tiger Woods?
The world's most famous golfer made his first public appearance today in three months. But it's difficult to say if
sports fans and sponsors will accept him back with open arms.
NASCAR stars spew venom at Danica Patrick coverage
TV ratings for the stock-car races Danica Patrick has been in this year are off the charts. Still, a handful of NASCAR stars
aren't happy about the exposure she's stealing from the regulars.
Will 2012 chassis breath new life into IndyCar?
Bold new designs for an open-wheel chassis in 2012 are getting lots of attention from racing insiders. But without better
driver recruitment and marketing, it won’t be enough to save the sport.
Local marketing firm inks deal with Jeff Gordon
Just Marketing International signs NASCAR star Jeff Gordon to a contract sports business experts say is a multimillion dollar
deal for the local firm.
It’s time for Colts’ Chris Polian to step forward
Bill Polian’s son, Chris, has quietly worked his way up through the ranks of the Indianapolis Colts’ front office. If he’s
to become the team’s next president, it’s time for him to step out of the shadows.
New IRL boss could lead to front-office shake-up
Though they both want growth, it’s not clear that Indy Racing League’s new boss can coexist with current commercial division
president.
Patrick’s stock-car foray wins sponsor big-dollar exposure
Danica Patrick’s initial thrust into stock-car racing earned her sponsor $230,000 in media exposure, according to a research
firm. Her next race on Feb. 13
should generate much more.
Local officials interested in hosting NBA All-Star Game
With Lucas Oil Stadium and other new city amenities to show off, local sports and tourism officials are considering making
a bid for the NBA’s midseason blowout weekend.
Polian points finger at O-line, special teams
Indianapolis Colts President Bill Polian has a simple explanation for why the team lost the Super Bowl. But he has no idea
why there was no parade celebrating the team’s season in its hometown.
Danica Patrick stock success raises more IRL questions
Indy Racing League officials must be wondering why so many more people tuned in to watch Danica Patrick race in a rinky-dink
stock car race than watched her race open-wheelers at 200 plus mph.