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NBA Finals Pacers Thunder Basketball
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton shoots over Oklahoma City Thunder guard Cason Wallace during the second half of Game 1 of the NBA Finals in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Friendly Bets Made Before NBA Finals Between Pacers, Thunder

Two destination marketing executives have entered into a friendly wager tied to the NBA Finals between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder, which started on Thursday night with a game-winning jumper by Tyrese Haliburton with 0.3 seconds left as the Pacers won Game 1, 111-110. The wager is between Leonard Hoops, president and chief executive […]

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NFL Combine
The Lucas Oil Stadium parking lot will host several free fan activations during the 2025 NFL Combine. Visit Indy photo

Indianapolis Ready to Host 2025 NFL Combine

The 2025 NFL Scouting Combine will return to Indianapolis from February 27 through March 2, offering fans the chance to see top prospects in action at Lucas Oil Stadium. The event is free to attend, including parking, and features experiences such as the Inside Look, Combine Experience and an outdoor fan festival in the stadium’s […]

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Visit Indy Celebrates Record Year for Tourism in 2024

The NFL Combine brought in more than 27,000 people to the city of Indianapolis, part of a record 2024 that Visit Indy celebrated last week at its State of Tourism event. More than 1,000 people attended the event at the Indiana Convention Center. Executives touted 10 million passengers coming through the Indianapolis International Airport with […]

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Leonard Hoops and Patrick Talty: Reviewing Indianapolis’ Successful 2024 and Future Major Events Ahead

At this year’s TEAMS Conference, Indianapolis was announced as the winner of Best Host City at the SportsTravel Awards. Since July of 2023, Indianapolis has hosted events that total an estimated $500 million in economic impact, including the 2023 Big Ten Football Championship, the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend, the 2024 NFL Combine, 2024 NCAA Division […]

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Indianapolis to Host NFL Scouting Combine Through 2026

The NFL Combine will remain in Indianapolis through 2026, staying in the Midwest destination that has hosted the event since 1987. Since coming to Indy more than three decades ago, the event has grown immensely. The 2024 NFL Combine generated $9.26 million in estimated economic impact while attracting more than 27,200 fans who attended the […]

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2024 SportsTravel Awards
Winners for the 2024 SportsTravel Awards were recognized at the TEAMS Conference at the Anaheim Convention Center on Wednesday in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jared Wickerham)
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Winners of 2024 SportsTravel Awards Announced at TEAMS ’24

The Northstar Meetings Group announced the winners of the 2024 SportsTravel Awards during the TEAMS ’24 Conference & Expo in Anaheim, California, honoring the best events, venue and host city in the sports-event industry. TEAMS: Travel, Events And Management in Sports, is the world’s largest gathering of event organizers and travel planners from the sports […]

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Liberty Fever Basketball
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark drives past New York Liberty forward Betnijah Laney-Hamilton in the first half of a WNBA game in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Indiana Fever to Host WNBA All-Star 2025

Indianapolis will host the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game and assorted festivities around Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the first time the city will have hosted the midseason showcase. The WNBA season resumes tonight after its Olympic break with the Indiana Fever playing Friday against the Phoenix Mercury. The Fever, with young stars Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston, are […]

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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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Photo courtesy Hamilton County Sports Authority

Two Indiana Combines Keep Football Dreams Alive

The NFL season may be over but football never really is and this month in Indianapolis is a prime example. Two combines, one that is known around the country but one that may not be, will be held in Midwestern destinations that run the gamut of prospects. From those who are guaranteed to be drafted […]

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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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