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Big Ten Championship 2023
Michigan defensive back Mike Sainristil holds the trophy after the Big Ten Championship game on December 2, 2023, in Indianapolis. Michigan defeated Iowa 26-0. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Big Ten Football Championship Game to Remain in Indianapolis

The Big Ten Conference has announced that Indianapolis will continue to host the conference’s football championship game through 2028 at Lucas Oil Stadium during a press conference to kick off Big Ten Football Media Days, hosted in Indianapolis this week. This 2023 Big Ten Football Championship Game featured a sold-out crowd of 67,842 which set […]

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March Madness

Indianapolis to Host All 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships, All 2028 Women’s Basketball Championships

Indianapolis will host all three NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament championships plus the NIT in 2026 along with all three NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament championships in 2028. The men’s setup in 2026 will be the first time the NCAA will host its three men’s basketball championships on one weekend in the same city since Atlanta in […]

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WM Main Pic
WrestleMania 39 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles was the highest-grossing event in WWE history at the time, with more than 160,000 fans in attendance. Photo by Justin Shaw/SportsTravel

Wrestlemania, SummerSlam and Royal Rumble Heading to Indianapolis

Lucas Oil Stadium will host the WWE Royal Rumble on February 1, 2025, along with hosting SummerSlam and WrestleMania in future years as part of a new partnership. WWE and Indiana Sports Corp will also work with community partners across the state to create a legacy program. Raw, SmackDown, NXT and WWE Live Events will […]

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Lucas Oil Stadium Trials Setup
The U.S. Olympic Trials for swimming will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, the first time the Trials have been held in an NFL stadium. Rendering courtesy Indiana Sports Corp

Why USA Swimming Put a Pool in Lucas Oil Stadium for the Olympic Trials

Indianapolis has been the location for several firsts within the sports-event industry. It was the first Super Bowl host to organize a Fan Village in 2012, something the NFL now requires of any future host. It was the first city to host an entire NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. And this summer, Indianapolis will host the […]

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Indianapolis Airport All Star Weekend
The Indianapolis International Airport has a full-sized basketball court for visitors ahead of NBA All-Star Weekend. Photo courtesy Visit Indy

Indianapolis Ready for NBA All-Star Spotlight

Indianapolis’ turn on the international sports stage for the upcoming NBA All-Star Weekend is, in one way, going to be bigger and better than originally planned thanks to the pandemic. The city was scheduled to host the weekend’s festivities in 2021 before the game was postponed because of COVID-19. Because of the three-year delay, the […]

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USA Swimming

USA Swimming Announces Domestic Competitions for 2024

USA Swimming has announced the dates for its domestic competitions for the 2024 calendar year in the leadup to the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris. The event schedule is highlighted by the U.S. Olympic Team Trials from June 15-23 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, home of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts. It will be […]

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Mercedes-Benz Stadium Named Host for Potential Bills-Chiefs Game

The NFL has announced that Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta would host a potential AFC Championship Game between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, January 29. NFL clubs approved a resolution last week to address the situation after the cancellation of the Week 17 Buffalo–Cincinnati game after Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on […]

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Big Ten Keeps Football Title Game in Indianapolis, Bringing Basketball Tournaments to Minneapolis

The Big Ten Conference will keep its football championshig pame at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis through 2024 while also announcing that its 2023 women’s basketball tournament, plus the 2024 men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, will be heading to the Target Center in Minneapolis, which recently hosted the Women’s Final Four. “We are thrilled to […]

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The Indiana Sports Corp has announced the Local Organizing Committee leadership for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials.

Indianapolis to Host 2024 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials

Indianapolis will host the 2024 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium, the home of the Indianapolis Colts — the first time the event will be staged in a football stadium. The official announcement was made Tuesday in Indianapolis by city officials and USA Swimming executives. “From day one, I truly believed that there […]

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