Pacers President of Basketball Operations Larry Bird on Monday delivered the city’s bid to host the 2021 NBA All-Star Game to NBA executives in New York City in a specially-themed IndyCar.
The NBA All-Star Game is broadcast to 215 countries and territories in 49 languages, according to NBA officials. In China alone, nearly 40 million people watch the game and another 10 million do so in Europe.
Little League International announced Thursday that it had narrowed the field to five finalists, with three in the Indianapolis area and two in Illinois.
The plan calls for building the new arena on the northern end of campus, near the current football stadium and basketball arena.
Eric Neuburger has been hired as director of the stadium Stadium, becoming just the second person to oversee the city's pro football facilities since the debut of the Indianapolis Colts in 1984.
The NCAA will consider North Carolina as a host for championship events again after the state rolled back a law that regulated bathroom access for transgender people.
The tournaments had been hosted in Indianapolis for more than 25 years but they’re moving to Westfield for at least one year while Little League looks for a new Central Region headquarters.
Mike Fox, who spent 33 years as stadium director at Lucas Oil Stadium and the Hoosier Dome, will now oversee facility operations at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Kevin Garrigus bought the Speedrome in November with the goal of revitalizing the historic east-side short track. He’s already put $500,000 into upgrades—with more on the way.
Father-and-son duo Jim and Sean Hallett announced plans Thursday to build a hockey and ice-skating facility on six acres in Freedom Park, south of Smith Valley Road between State Road 135 and U.S. 31 South.
The 35-acre site, on the city’s far-northeast side, contains several diamonds and will enable the private Catholic school to have its own baseball facilities.
The multi-faceted food-service company confirmed Monday that it has ended almost all of its involvement with the 400-acre sports campus in Westfield.
The window on Ersal Ozdemir’s dream of bringing a Major League Soccer franchise to Indianapolis might be closing—fast.
The event is set for the Indiana University Natatorium on the campus of IUPUI, also the site of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for diving.
The $15 million Noblesville Fieldhouse being developed by Klipsch-Card Athletic Facilities LLC would include five hardwood courts for volleyball, basketball, cheerleading, futsal and pickleball; 75,000 square feet of turf for baseball, softball, soccer and lacrosse; concession stands and medical training.
Perkins Global Logistics executive Andy Card and a business partner have opened a multi-sport, youth-sports facility in Westfield and hope to spread the concept to about 16 other communities.
Andy Card, who earlier led the investment group behind the Jonathan Byrd’s Fieldhouse at Grand Park, said the new project would be able to accommodate sports including baseball, basketball and volleyball.
After his 60th season with the Indianapolis Indians, Max Schumacher has relinquished his roles as chairman and president. Two current executives with the Triple-A ballclub are moving up to fill his shoes.
The last day of the five-week torch relay began at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where IndyCar driver Sarah Fisher took the torch on a two-lap spin.
The improvements include a high-definition scoreboard three times larger than the current model. Renovations to the suite area and upgrades to stadium seats could be next.
