Colts overhaul stadium menu for 2018 season
Fans attending Indianapolis Colts games at Lucas Oil Stadium this season can expect to see an upgraded menu that goes well beyond hot dogs, hamburgers, nachos and Budweiser.
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Ex-US Gymnastics coach charged in Nassar case
Kathie Ann Klages was charged Thursday with lying to an investigator when she denied that witnesses told her years ago about being sexually assaulted by ex-sports doctor Larry Nassar.
WISH-TV fires Derek Daly in latest fallout over Bob Lamey’s racial slur
According to the station, the story Lamey told that got him into trouble was a retelling of story Daly told nearly 35 years ago.
Shifts in strategy, date of Brickyard 400 fuel officials’ optimism
Despite the yellow warning flags flying all around NASCAR, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has its foot on the gas as it prepares for the Brickyard 400 on Sept. 9.
Lamey admits using ‘inappropriate word’ before retiring as Colts announcer
In the week before announcing his retirement as the radio play-by-play announcer for the Indianapolis Colts, broadcaster Bob Lamey used a racial slur while telling a story in the presence of a black radio station employee, according to a media report.
Sports site The Athletic nabs IndyStar Colts writer as it ramps up coverage
Stephen Holder said he joined The Athletic because it offers a chance to provide more in-depth coverage to ardent fans.
MainGate inks exclusive merchandise pact with Purdue
The Indianapolis-based retail merchandising company has landed its first major college contract.
Florida State AD Wilcox leaving for executive role at NCAA
Florida State athletic director Stan Wilcox will fill the job vacated when Oliver Luck left to run the new XFL.
Local sports groups, franchises team up with tech biz-accelerator operator
Local partners will include the Pacers, Colts and NCAA. But state officials declined to specify the contribution from Indiana’s Next Level Fund, a new state-backed venture pool with $250 million to invest.
USA Gymnastics president says mediation with Nassar victims productive
USA Gymnastics President Kerry Perry made the remarks Sunday in her first extended question-and-answer session with reporters since taking over in December.
Bob Lamey retiring as play-by-play announcer for Colts
The 79-year-old Lamey has worked 31 seasons as the club’s radio play-by-play voice, serving from 1984 to 1991 and again from 1995 to 2018.
Growing LPGA event positioning Indy as driving force for women in tech
Attendance for the four-day Indy Women in Tech Championship is expected to grow more than 30 percent this year.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Women’s tennis pros proudly wear IU East’s colors
School in Richmond welcomes a parade of grand slam tournament champions, contenders.
Colts training camp sees attendance surge after switch to Grand Park
With three days remaining, the Colts camp has already received more visitors than it did in its final year at Anderson University. But the crowd numbers are still well below what they reached early this decade.
Duke’s Krzyzewski: No ‘plan of execution’ for NCAA hoops reforms
Among other initiatives, the NCAA wants to allow a few high school players identified as elite prospects by USA Basketball to sign with agents beginning July 1 before their senior year.
Pacers to appear on national television 12 times in 2018-19
The team outperformed expectations in 2017-18, when just one of its regular-season games was on national television.
Retired Tony Stewart eyes Indy 500 in 2019 in bid for elusive title
The three-time NASCAR champion and Indiana native said would like to return but doesn’t “want to be a sideshow like Danica (Patrick)) was at Indy this year.”
MIKE LOPRESTI: Will Urban Meyer be the next mighty coach to fall?
The sports world is full of hall-of-famers whose careers ended abruptly.
NCAA adopts college basketball reforms for draft, recruiting
The Indianapolis-based NCAA announced Wednesday that its Board of Governors and Division I Board of Directors adopted a "series of significant policy and legislative changes.”
North Carolina suspends 13 players for selling school-issued shoes
The NCAA violations will leave the Tar Heels with little depth during much of the football season's opening month.