Jack Swarbrick’s goal when he returned to Indiana nearly 30 years ago with a law degree from Stanford was to become involved
in the community, not be the person looking for the next Knute Rockne, Frank Leahy or Ara Parseghian.
Officials for the Indianapolis Tennis Championships announced Friday afternoon that they have sold the sanctioning rights
for the local tournament back to the ATP Tour.
Former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy says recently fired Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis could be a good fit
with his former team. If Colts offensive coordinator Tom Moore retires, speculation bound to heat up.
Sources told IBJ last week that the U.S. Tennis Association Southern Section was in serious negotiations to buy the event and move it to Atlanta.
Indianapolis was up against Dallas, Las Vegas, Orlando, Atlanta and New Orleans to host baseball’s Winter
Meetings, which
will draw more than 200 media members from the nation’s top 30 markets.
Say goodbye to tournament tennis in Indy. I feel bad for all those who invested their time, effort and money into sustaining the presence
of world-class tennis here.
The inaugural show opened Dec. 2 at the Indiana Convention Center, and is expected to draw more than
10,000 attendees.
Team profits declined from $1.23 million in 2008 to $459,603 this year. Despite
that, the team’s board voted unanimously to pay a dividend.
The team moved just a few suites down from its Park 100 facility, but officials said it’s a big move
for the Indianapolis-based Indy Racing League operation.
So far, Tiger Woods’ sponsors are standing by him. Some of those sponsors are running high profile ads with pretty brazen
(some would say careless) wording.
Ice Sports and Entertainment, the owner of the Indiana Ice hockey team, announced Wednesday afternoon that it plans to
build a complex that could contain up to four skating rinks and house the Indiana/World Skating Academy.
Some Indianapolis Colts supporters think it’s time to consider cutting oft-injured Bob Sanders loose. But team president Bill
Polian promises No. 21 "will be back and better than ever."
Danica Patrick is taking control of her own career path, while her dad, T.J., takes a back seat. But her proclamation that she wants to partner with Pepsi might be a major misstep.
Officials with the Indianapolis Tennis Championships confirmed that they are selling the rights to host an annual
men’s professional tennis event that has roots in Indianapolis dating back to 1920.
The "Sack Jack" T-shirts are already out in South Bend. If Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick doesn’t navigate
the costly crossroads he is about to enter carefully, he may be the next one packing out of South Bend.
The Indianapolis Tennis Championships—formerly known as RCA Championships—appear to be dead, with the ATP Tour
dates being shipped off to Atlanta for 2010 and beyond.
Race track’s new chief information officer previously worked at NCAA, Indianapolis Museum of Art.
When Colts tight end Dallas Clark made that one-handed touchdown catch, moving him past the legendary Baltimore Colt John
Mackey, questions once again arose.
On same day Indianapolis Motor Speedway hires its first ever chief information officer, the Indy Racing League loses its vice
president of public relations. It truly has become a season of change at 16th and Georgetown.
Indianapolis Colts quaterback Peyton Manning counts almost $19 million against the team’s salary cap. That’s more than $4
million higher than Tom Brady. But some still think he’s underpaid.
