Indianapolis plans to make 2021 All-Star Weekend a tribute to basketball
Fresh off a trip to Chicago for this year’s NBA All-Star Weekend, city officials are contemplating how best to celebrate the sport when the city hosts the event next year.
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American women seek more than $66M in damages from U.S. Soccer
Players on the U.S. women’s national team are seeking damages as part of their gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation.
NFL owners approve negotiated terms for new labor agreement
Such quick action by the owners indicates their eagerness to replace the 10-year labor agreement that concludes in March 2021. Several elements of a new CBA could be implemented for the upcoming season should the players vote in favor of it.
NFL plans to expand playoffs to 14 teams, add 17th game to season
While the 17-game season would not take effect immediately, the league and owners would plan for the expanded playoffs to be implemented in the 2020 season, according to people familiar with deliberations on a new collective bargaining agreement.
Speedway Indoor Karting planning expansion to Daytona Beach
Former IndyCar driver Sarah Fisher and husband/business partner Andy O’Gara, who opened Speedway Indoor Karting nearly four years ago, plan to open a second karting facility next door to Daytona International Speedway, they announced Wednesday.
Hinchcliffe gets Indy 500 ride in 3-race deal with Andretti
Driver James Hinchcliffe had to scramble to find anything at all for 2020 when he learned late last year that he was out at Arrow McLaren SP with a year remaining on his contract.
NCAA moves toward immediate eligibility for all transfers
If adopted, new criteria would go into effect for the 2020-21 academic year and be a boon for Division I athletes in high-profile sports such as football and basketball.
Q&A with Roger Veach, Axia Technology Partners CEO
Roger Veach’s fast-paced career hasn’t kept him from enjoying the rocket ride of his son, Zach Veach, a race car driver for the Andretti Autosport racing team.
Penske plans broad slate of improvements to Speedway, Indy 500 and qualifying
The motorsports mogul who bought the Hulman family racing empire earlier this year is promising a beefed-up prize purse, more video boards, renovated restrooms and a turbo-charged qualifying weekend.
IndyCar drivers like safety of new aeroscreens, but adjustments required
Teams still have plenty to learn about what the change will mean for driver visibility, aerodynamics and race strategy.
NCAA’s Emmert presses Senate for ‘guardrails’ on athlete pay
The NCAA fears laws allowing student athletes to benefit from endorsement deals would give some schools an unfair recruiting advantage and open the door to sponsorship arrangements being used as a recruiting inducement.
Fever’s Catchings headlines women’s hoops Hall of Fame class
Tamika Catchings won collegiate and Olympic titles before spending her entire 15-year professional career with the Indiana Fever and leading the team to its lone WNBA title in 2012.
NCAA, 2 conferences spend $750,000 on lobbying
As Congress considers whether to allow college athletes to receive endorsement money, the forces for the status quo have a power player in their corner that the students don’t: money.
After 20 years, Knight lets bygones be bygones in Assembly Hall
When Bob Knight walked through the tunnel Saturday and onto his old court for the first time since his firing in September 2000, the crowd went wild — chanting his name, roaring with approval and thanking him for all the success and banners he brought to Bloomington.
New pro football league targeting states with sports wagering
The XFL is baking sports betting into its operations as a crucial part of the recipe. Indiana is one of at least nine state where gambling regulators have approved wagering on XFL games.
IBJ Podcast: Colts legend Gary Brackett wants to turn his underdog story into a movie
Gary Brackett talks with podcast host Mason King about the challenges of making a movie, why he thinks he has a good story to tell and why he’s not just funding the movie’s $2.2 million to $2.5 million budget.
Indy Eleven considers smaller, expandable stadium as search for site continues
With its chances of joining Major League Soccer in question, Indy Eleven is considering significantly cutting the number of seats with which its new stadium would debut.
Former Colt Gary Brackett raising money for a movie about his life
The Indianapolis restaurateur, who owns the Stacked Pickle chain, has been working since 2017 to bring his story to the big screen; this month, he launched a crowdfunding campaign to help raise part of the cost.
Nassar victims offered $215M settlement by USA Gymnastics
Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics has filed a bankruptcy plan that includes an offer of $215 million in insurance funds for sexual abuse victims to settle their claims against the embattled organization.
Versatile auto racer John Andretti dies at 56
Andretti won on dirt tracks, street courses and superspeedways. He won an endurance race, competed in dragsters and became an iron man in IndyCar and NASCAR. And he used his platform and passion for racing to help others.