More than five months after the Indiana Fever drafted Caitlin Clark at No. 1 overall in the WNBA draft, local sports and tourism leaders are eager to further grow the state’s role in women’s sports.
The Indiana Fever rested their starters for most of their final regular-season game Thursday night in Washington, D.C., allowing the host Mystics to pull out a 92-91 victory before a crowd of 20,711, the largest in WNBA regular-season history.
The 120-acre project features the involvement of outgoing Indiana Fever President Allison Barber, former Fever star Tamika Catchings and Suzy Kolber, a former anchor and analyst for ESPN.
It’s the third expansion franchise the league will add over the next two years, with Golden State and Toronto getting the other two.
Jackson said her father, Jim Irsay, made her feel welcome to work in the family business, instilling in her and her sisters a belief they belonged in a male-dominated industry that is seeing more growth for women.
Billionaire Chuck Surack’s real estate purchases are intended to discourage Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration from disposing of the Indianapolis Downtown Heliport so the property could be used to build a soccer stadium.
A gymnast who complained about the coaches criticized both SafeSport and Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics for what she described as an apathetic response to her and other gymnasts’ allegations—until they resulted in bad publicity.
The deal with Santino Ferrucci was described as a multi-year extension and announced ahead of Sunday’s season-ending IndyCar race in Nashville.
The plan, revealed during the group’s State of Sports event, follows more than two years of internal discussion and engagement with more than 100 community leaders and advocates.
Larson in May became the fifth driver in history to attempt to complete both the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600, but weather issues thwarted the effort.
The federal class-action antitrust lawsuit claims the athletes lost out on more than $50 million during their college careers because of the association’s now-lifted ban on athletes being compensated for name, image and likeness.
Pacers executive Todd Taylor was the keynote speaker at IBJ’s Tech Exec of the Year event, which honored 10 technology leaders from business and government.
U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken did not rule on the request to grant preliminary approval of the deal. She told the NCAA and plaintiffs to “go back to the drawing board” to address issues she raised and report back to her in three weeks with solutions.
Kyle Larson wants to run the “Double” again in 2023 after weather issues ruined his chances this year, but details are still being worked out.
Barber, who has led the Fever since 2019, plans to help lead the development of a new effort focused on empowering Indiana girls and women through sports called the Marvella Project.
The team didn’t play Tuesday night, but it still clinched its first playoff appearance since 2016 by virtue of the Chicago Sky and Atlanta Dream losing their games. The seven-year playoff drought was the longest active streak in the league.
Pato O’Ward was not happy at all when NASCAR last week announced it would race in Mexico City at Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez, the really popular Formula 1 venue and best circuit in his home country.
After taking in the Indiana Fever’s victory on Wednesday, Simone Biles and Gabby Thomas discussed teamwork on Thursday with thousands of employees for Team USA sponsor Eli Lilly and Co.
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are having historic rookie seasons. Ticket prices to see them Friday night are also reaching new heights.
NFL owners for the first time have opened their teams to institutional investment after previously prohibiting it.
