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Indianapolis will host a revived U.S. amateur cricket tournament and championship beginning next year at a complex the city is developing into a world sports venue. City officials and the United States of America Cricket Association announced Friday that they have struck a three-year deal, through 2016, for an annual four-day tournament. The kickoff in […]
Ahmad Bradshaw is known as one of the best all-around running backs in the NFL for a reason. He’s been both an effective runner and receiver for the Giants since he was drafted. But what makes him special, and a vital addition to the Colts offense that allowed 41 sacks last year, is his pass […]
The Capital Improvement Board on Monday awarded contracts for a $2.1 million suite-expansion project at Lucas Oil Stadium. The CIB, a city agency that runs sports facilities and the Indiana Convention Center, agreed in April to spend up to $2 million for the work in a deal with the Indianapolis Colts. That leaves a small […]
Big East means bigger prices for Butler basketball fans. The cost for most season tickets is rising by 7 to 10 percent from last season, according to figures released by the university this week. That continues a trend in which the price of some season tickets have more than tripled over seven years. During those […]
Advertisements, adverts, and ads everywhere. The NBA hasn’t formerly stitched a sponsor’s slogan onto its official jerseys yet, but league is set to run advertisements all over the baseline hardwood and backboard as a trial run during the 2013-14 season. Not as a trial run to see if the ads are too tacky and obtrusive, […]
Bill Belichick is now just kicking the New York Jets while they’re down. Tim Tebow is on his way to Foxborough to join the New England Patriots. The former Jets and Denver Broncos quarterback and utility player is expected to sign with the Patriots on Tuesday and be on the field this week for the […]
LeBron James. Not Carmelo Anthony. Not Kobe Bryant nor Kevin Durant, either. Strictly LeBron James. James is the one who causes the fire to burn within Indiana Pacers emerging superstar Paul George. James pushed George to get better after losing to him in the second round of the playoffs last year. James did it after […]
You can’t tell from the outside, but renovations at Butler University’s Hinkle Fieldhouse are underway. Days after the university’s graduation ceremonies this past month, construction crews began tearing down portions of the 85-year-old facility as part of a two-phase renovation plan announced in 2012. The arena listed on the National Register of Historic Places is […]
An Indiana Pacer’s hydration break is quickly turning into a viral phenomenon. Television cameras focused on Pacers center Roy Hibbert as he sat on the bench during the third quarter of Indiana’s Game 7 loss at Miami Monday night. No different than numerous other cutaway shots during the game, until Hibbert started to take a […]
The city of Indianapolis played a major role in the Negro Baseball League. The Indianapolis Clowns were the dominant team in the 1950s, claiming the pennant in 1950, 1951, 1952 and 1954. Baseball great Henry “Hank” Aaron made his professional debut with the Clowns in 1952, at age 18. Although the most successful of the […]
Roy Hibbert has spoken his mind and those comments will cost him big time – $75,000 in fact. Hibbert made two foot-in-mouth comments in the press conference following the Pacers Game 6 victory Saturday in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. The comment getting the most attention is viewed by some as a slur against the gay […]
1. Going into Game 7, the Indiana Pacers are … J.A. Adande, ESPN.com: Confident, but unproven. They know they’re controlling the paint on both ends of the floor. They had fourth-quarter leads in the first two games of this series played in Miami, and realize it took an otherworldly effort by LeBron plus a virtual […]