SPEEDWAY, Ind.–It is no longer The Brickyard 400. Now it is the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard. The race also won’t happen on the oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this year. Instead, it will be on the 14-turn road course. NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick has always been a fan of Indycar driver Rick Mears, […]
FISHERS, Ind.–There were two baseball players from Indiana selected in the first round of Sunday night’s Major League Baseball Draft. Sam Bachman is from Fishers and attended Hamilton Southeastern High School. After that, he went to Miami University in Ohio where he became an integral part of the team’s pitching rotation. Bachman was selected by […]
EUGENE, Ore. — A U.S. Olympic hopeful could miss the Tokyo Games after testing positive for marijuana. Sha’Carri Richardson has accepted a one-month ban from the US Anti-Doping Agency after she tested positive for 11-nor-9-carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol (Carboxy-THC), a urinary metabolite of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive constituent of cannabis, marijuana, and hashish. “The rules are clear, […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA has approved interim policies allowing student-athletes to be able to profit off of their name, image, or likeness. The NCAA Board of Directors approved the policy changes on Wednesday in a meeting at the NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis. The changes were recommended by the NCAA Division 1 Council on Monday. “This […]
LEXINGTON, Ohio. — Drivers will get back on the grind this weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course after taking a weekend off following a wild finish at Road America Jun. 20. The championship standings are the closest they’ve been in recent memory at this juncture of the season with seven races left to be run. […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The NC-double-A will vote tomorrow on new rules that may allow student-athletes more freedom to benefit financially. The Division I Council is recommending the body end its rules that prohibit athletes from profiting off their talents. The Division I Board of Directors will consider that recommendation at its Indianapolis headquarters on Wednesday. According […]
EUGENE, Ore.–A graduate of Cathedral High School in Indianapolis won the men’s 1,500 meter final at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon Sunday. Cole Hocker, a 20-year-old from Indianapolis who now attends the University of Oregon, chased down Olympic champion Matthew Centrowitz to finish with a time of 3:35.28. That was […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jeff Gordon won 93 races as a NASCAR Cup driver, which culminated in four series championships. All of those wins came with Hendrick Motorsports. Since the Hall of Famer’s retirement from full-time racing in 2015, he has been in the broadcast booth as a driver analyst for FOX Sports’ coverage of NASCAR […]
SPEEDWAY, Ind. — The Indianapolis 500 was run with 135,000 fans in attendance, roughly 40-percent seating capacity. As the Indianapolis Motor Speedway moves on from the “500” and onto the next event on their calendar, they are getting final preparations in place for the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard (formerly known as the Brickyard 400.) […]
SPEEDWAY, Ind. — The Formula One Canadian Grand Prix was canceled for the second year in a row a few weeks ago as COVID restrictions in Canada have made it impossible to stage the event. The cancellation has left a glaring opening on the F1 schedule, that many have speculated might be filled by an […]
