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Plans unveiled for Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park by Hot Rod Association
INDIANAPOLIS — The National Hot Rod Association announced its future building plans at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park which includes a new Wally Parks Tower, renovated suites, a new entrance for fans, a location change for the professional pits, and much more. “We’re very excited to introduce these plans for Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. […]
Angel Reese Had Blunt Message After Making WNBA All-Star Team
Late Tuesday night the WNBA All-Star team was announced highlighted by rookies - and rivals - Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. Clark received the highest number of fan votes in WNBA history, over 700,000, while Reese came in at No. 5 with nearly 320,000. After learning that she made the All-Star team ...
After years-long effort, IndyCar is ready to unveil its hybrid engine system this weekend in Ohio
INDIANAPOLIS -- On the second floor of an upscale steakhouse in downtown Indianapolis, just days before their engines would be put to the test against each other in the Indianapolis 500, engineers from Chevrolet and Honda sat side-by-side and shared a toast. In a collaboration of rivals, they had worked...
Top 10 Best Olympians Of All Time
Top 10 Best Olympians Of All Time The history of the Olympic Games is steeped in tales of extraordinary athletic prowess, sportsmanship, and indomitable spirit. From ancient origins in Olympia to the modern spectacles that captivate billions around the globe, the Olympics have served as a stage for remarkable individuals to showcase their talents and […] The post Top 10 Best Olympians Of All Time appeared first on 93.5 / 107.5 The Fan. The post Top 10 Best Olympians Of All Time appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
Maddie Schermerhorn joins Indy Ignite for debut season
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WFFT) - One of the top volleyball stars to come out of Northeast Indiana in recent years has a new team as she heads into her second professional season. After one season in Las Vegas, Maddie Schermerhorn is returning to the Hoosier State. The Indy Ignite announced Sunday...
Women’s Bowling receives Academic Conference Awards
INDIANAPOLIS Ind. – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced the entirety of its academic honors over the last week. Newman Women's Bowling received high honors with both team and individual successes off the lanes. The 2023-24 Team Academic All-Conference Award recognizes each team from full-time and associate member institutions that have maintained a 3.30 grade point average for the academic year. The Women's Bowling team posted a 3.53 team GPA, joining 181 other individual teams in the GLVC to receive the honor. Read the full GLVC release here . Team success is built upon the success of a group...
U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials: Indy's Cole Hocker is going to Paris
EUGENE, Ore. — Cole Hocker is still going to the Paris Olympics. Just not in the 5,000 meters. In his fifth race over 10 days, the 23-year-old from Indianapolis finished seventh Sunday at the U.S. Olympic Trials. He had earlier become the first to win the 1,500 back-to-back at the trials since Jim Ryun in 1968 and 1972.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone sets fifth world record with win in 400m hurdles at US Track and Field trials
EUGENE, Ore. — It was, arguably, the greatest single performance in the history of women’s track and field. And Hayward Field fans thought they had already witnessed that two years ago. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone set a fifth world record – and that’s a record, too – in the 400-meter...
'Forever grateful for all the fight she had.' Kathy Stricker advocated for girls' sports
Kathy Stricker, the only softball coach in the history of Franklin Central High School, died Tuesday after a five-year battle with cancer. Tributes poured in on social media in honor of the 67-year-old Stricker, who was an advocate for girls’ sports during her 45-year career as a teacher and coach at Franklin Central. Stricker, a former four-sport athlete at Franklin College, pushed for gender equality and inclusion in sports going back to her days growing up in Southern Indiana in the 1960s and ‘70s – before the girls’ state tournaments were offered by the Indiana High School Athletic Association.
A NIGHT FOR BILL: UTICA-ROME HOSTS BILL SHEA MEMORIAL THURSDAY, JULY 4
VERNON, NY – A night for Bill. Bill Shea, a lifelong supporter of Utica-Rome Speedway as a fan, sponsor, car owner and promoter, will be remembered this Thursday, July 4 with a spectacular Independence Day event at the Home of Heroes. Dirt Track Digest presents the second running of...
Indiana Oaks Preview: Chatalas Makes 2024 Debut in G3 Indiana Oaks
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (Wednesday, July 3, 2024) — Rancho Temescal Thoroughbred Partners’ Grade 2 winner Chatalas makes her first start of the year and her first for Louisville-based trainer Grant Forster in Saturday’s $200,000, Grade 3 Indiana Oaks for 3-year-old fillies at Horseshoe Indianapolis. “Mark Glatt is the...
Zach Harting- 4 Feet From Glory
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.- In sports that are timed one-hundredth or even a tenth of a second can determine between winning and losing. For those not participating in those athletic events, those milliseconds are difficult to comprehend and understand just how short of time those units really are. For Zach Harting, he was a mere 0.57 seconds, or four feet from glory of making his second consecutive U.S. Olympic Swim Team.
Stronghold Returns to Racing in Indiana Derby
Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner Stronghold returns to competition July 6 as he travels to Horseshoe Indianapolis for the $300,000 Indiana Derby (G3). Last seen finishing seventh in the May 4 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs, the son of Ghostzapper has been training steadily at his Santa Anita Park base, including a bullet final tuneup of :59 for five furlongs June 30.
Hall of Fame Announces Notable Lineup of Guest Speakers
The stars will be out! Former and future Hall of Famers, car owners, media members, promoters and personal friends will be introducing the Class of 2024 during the upcoming induction ceremonies at the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame. The 32nd annual induction program will take place Wednesday, July 10...
Informed Patriot a hunch play in Indiana Derby
Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen shoots for his third victory in the Indiana Derby as he sends out Kirk and Judy Robison’s Informed Patriot in Saturday’s $300,000, Grade 3 stakes at Horseshoe Indianapolis. Informed Patriot is one of three Indiana Derby entrants coming out of the May...
Josef Newgarden dreams of trying the grueling double of the Indy 500 and the Coca-Cola 600
LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Back-to-back Indianapolis 500 champion Josef Newgarden has a driving dream he still harbors, even knowing that challenges with schedules and sponsors make it likely impossible to ever achieve. Newgarden not only wants to drive a stock car someday, he wants to do The Double. Yes,...
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