Some Indiana Pacers fans are upset with Larry Bird for not upgrading the team's roster in front of the Feb. 18 NBA trade
deadline. But team owner Herb Simon and Pacers Sports & Entertainment President Jim Morris believe in Bird's long-range
plan.
Race car driver Paul Tracy said IndyCar fans need to stand up and let series officials know what they want. Meanwhile, Derek Daly said the open-wheel series has turned its back on a generation of new American drivers.
In the 1970s and 1980s tobacco sponsorship cash was auto racing's life blood. Reliance on the money helped kill CART,
and the IndyCar Series is still trying to figure out how to survive without it.
Indianapolis Indians turn traditionally slow night into big money-maker by cutting profit margin at concession stand.
The world's most famous golfer made his first public appearance today in three months. But it's difficult to say if
sports fans and sponsors will accept him back with open arms.
TV ratings for the stock-car races Danica Patrick has been in this year are off the charts. Still, a handful of NASCAR stars
aren't happy about the exposure she's stealing from the regulars.
Bold new designs for an open-wheel chassis in 2012 are getting lots of attention from racing insiders. But without better
driver recruitment and marketing, it won’t be enough to save the sport.
Bill Polian’s son, Chris, has quietly worked his way up through the ranks of the Indianapolis Colts’ front office. If he’s
to become the team’s next president, it’s time for him to step out of the shadows.
Though they both want growth, it’s not clear that Indy Racing League’s new boss can coexist with current commercial division
president.
Indianapolis Colts President Bill Polian has a simple explanation for why the team lost the Super Bowl. But he has no idea
why there was no parade celebrating the team’s season in its hometown.
Indy Racing League officials must be wondering why so many more people tuned in to watch Danica Patrick race in a rinky-dink
stock car race than watched her race open-wheelers at 200 plus mph.
NFL honchos are asking local 2012 Super Bowl Host Committee leaders for patience while they work out a deal with the players
union that will preserve the big game here. If that doesn’t happen, locals may be waiting a while for the game to come back.
Eli Manning and Jim Mora are telling tales out of school about the Indianapolis Colts’ MVP.
Indy Racing League officials want the open-wheel series’ new chassis to be built in Indiana. But that’s not all they want.
Colts owner Jim Irsay’s promise to Peyton Manning this week puts team president Bill Polian in a difficult, some may say impossible,
position.
There are some ominous signs that the 2011 NFL season and 2012 Super Bowl are in serious jeopardy. So when are Mayor Greg
Ballard and host committee leaders going to start asking pointed questions of league chiefs?
Lots of fans love the idea, but moving the Super Bowl to Saturday night is a concept the NFL hates because it would cost the
league and its sponsors tens of millions of dollars.
