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Pacers Arent Celebrating After Game 2 Victory
MIAMI - This time, David West didn't have to break up an on-court celebration and wave his teammates into the locker room. This time, the Pacers took their good and hard-earned fortune in stride, as if they had been there before. Because they have. ...
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Getting it right always tricky at Indianapolis 500
"Last year was a little frustrating because they were changing the rules on the turbo in midseason and we could have been much better. The year before, we didn't quite get it right, so it was a kick in the butt," said Castroneves, the first foreign-born three-time Indy 500 winner. "It's never easy ...
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$225M Westfield project in works
For the people concerned about traffic, you should know that mixed-use projects (like the one being proposed), actually allows for and encourages more people to walk and bike, thereby mitigating additional automobile traffic. If we continue to design and build suburban-type projects in the City (i.e. automobile-oriented projects), we are not offering anything different from what the suburbs ...
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New WellPoint CEO Joe Swedish thrives on complexity
Joe Swedish, a career hospital executive, is now two months into his job at the helm of Indianapolis-based WellPoint, the nation’s second-largest health insurer. In his first interview since starting work, Swedish indicated he’s taking his time to learn the people and the culture of the vast organization he now ...
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FDIC sues executives over Irwin failure
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has filed suit against four former officers of defunct Irwin Financial Corp. banks, alleging they "closed their eyes to known risks" in approving loans that contributed to the banks’ 2009 takeover by ...
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Indianapolis 500 Driver Profiles
Profiles of the 33 drivers in Sunday's Indianapolis 500, in starting order with car number in parentheses, age, hometown, engine, race team, and biographical information (w-former winner; ...
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Travelers budget for higher gas prices during holiday weekend
If you waited until Friday to drive your RV to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, you likely paid more to fill it up. "If you have to worry about the price of gas," said Hoosier race fan Steven ...
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Facts and figures of the 97th Indianapolis 500
POLE POSITION - Ed Carpenter, the Indianapolis native and stepson of IndyCar founder Tony George won Indy's pole with a four-lap qualifying average of 228.762 mph. He will be the first member of the track-owning family to start from the inside of the front ...
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Indiana Fever wins leagues opening game | WNBA
Tamika Catchings and Shavonte Zellous each scored 19 points and the Indiana Fever opened defense of its league title with a 79-64 victory at San Antonio in the first game of the WNBA ...
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Indiana Pacers upset Heat in Miami to level NBA playoff series
United States The Indiana Pacers threw open the NBA Eastern Conference finals by upsetting the Miami Heat with a 97-93 victory to level the series at 1-1.LeBron James scored 36 points for Miami but gave up a crucial turnover down the stretch that cost the Heat while Roy Hibbert top scored for the Pacers with 29 points and Paul George added 22.The Pacers took full advantage of a slow start from ...
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Woman seriously hurt in hit-and-run
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - A female pedestrian is in serious condition after she was struck by a vehicle that then left the scene. The accident happened around 9:45 p.m. in the area of 34th Street and Colorado Avenue. Dispatchers with IMPD say the woman was struck by a car. The vehicle then left the scene. She was taken to an area hospital and is listed in serious condition. Police are now looking ...
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Pacers Looking to Write Their Own History
A Pacers-Knicks playoff series needs hype like a drowning man needs a drink of water. Anyone who was paying attention to the NBA in the 1990s recalls all the Miller-time moments in Madison Square Garden, the David and Goliath angle of the small market taking on the behemoth market, the (false) image of Midwestern kids who grew up shooting at a goal nailed to the side of a barn taking on the big ...
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Pop Your Way Into The Pacers Playoffs With Pat McAfee
Updated April 30, 2013 - Today at 2pm, Pacers fans will start lining up to participate in the Pop Your Way Into The Pacers Playoffs promotion with Pat McAfee. Shortly after the line starts to form, fans can expet to hear music from DJ Indiana Jones and DJ Gabby Love, take photos with members of the Indiana Pacemates, and hang out with Boomer, the Pacers mascot. At 4pm, the first Pacers fan in ...
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E. 34th Street closed after female pedestrian struck
A female pedestrian is in the hospital after being struck by a vehicle on the northeast side of Indianapolis. The woman was hit on E. 34th Street, between Gladstone and Colorado, around 9:45 p.m. ...
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Henryville teacher reflect while watching Oklahoma tragedy
Several Indiana teachers put their lives on the line just a year ago when two F-4 tornadoes hit Henryville and destroyed the elementary and high school. When Henryville Elementary School Teacher ...
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Pacers top Heat 97-93 to even series
MIAMI - The Indiana Pacers have evened the Eastern Conference finals in Miami. Indiana beat the Miami Heat 97-93 in Game 2. Roy Hibbert led the Pacers with 29 points and 10 rebounds. Paul George added 22 points. LeBron James had 36 points to lead all scorers. The Pacers led by as many as 13 points in the second quarter. The Pacers lost Game 1 in overtime on Wednesday night after tying the ...
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IMPD officer fires on drug suspects
The incident happened at 33rd Street and Boulevard Place, near Crown Hill Cemetery, just before 9 p.m. Metro police arrested one man, but the other is still at large. Neither suspect was hit by the gunfire. It was unclear whether the suspects fired at ...
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Parking changes coming to Indy 500
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Indy 500 fans know race day doesn't start at the track. Veteran fans like Chance Covert say part of the adventure is just getting there. "You've got to know the right route," he said. "You've got to know the right place to park." "If you don't know where to go it can back you up big-time," said another ...
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Pacers lead at half in game 2 at Miami
Roy Hibbert shoots the ball as Miami Heat center Chris Bosh defends during the first half of Game 2 in their NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series. (AP Photo/Lynne ...
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Two arrested in Westfield shooting
Police learned that two suspects entered an apartment and woke a male resident at gunpoint. The resident was not injured. The suspects fled the scene, fired several shots back at the apartment and sped off in a vehicle. Friday, police arrested 20-year-old Adrian Michael Luley and 21-year-old Kathryn A. Hunter. Luley has been preliminarily charged with burglary, a Class B felony, robbery while ...
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Indiana University proposes 1.75 percent tuition increase
The Indiana Pacers are trying to even the Eastern Conference finals in Miami. Indiana has opened up a 12-point lead late in the first quarter. Roy Hibbert leads the Pacers with eight points. LeBron ...
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Officer shoots at suspect after incident on north side
Two people are in custody after an incident where an IMPD officer fired his duty weapon. Police say officers were investigating an incident in the 3200 block of Boulevard Place when a suspect failed ...
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Richmond man gets 37 years in prison for sons death
Indiana University President Michael McRobbie is recommending tuition and fee increases of 1.75 percent for Indiana residents in each of the next two years at the school's Bloomington campus. The ...
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Settlement calls for refunds to Indiana E-book buyers
The Indiana Pacers are trying to even the Eastern Conference finals in Miami. Indiana has opened up a 12-point lead late in the first quarter. Roy Hibbert leads the Pacers with eight points. LeBron ...
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Journalist Author Haynes Johnson Dies At 81
WASHINGTON (AP) — Haynes Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movements and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81. The Washington Post reported he died at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Md. In a statement to the Post newsroom, Managing Editor Kevin Merida said Johnson died of ...
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Indianapolis mass transit system no closer
Indianapolis is the 14th largest city in the world, but in the area of mass transit, its ranked 100th in terms of the quality of public transport in the city and surrounding regional areas. This is a state of affairs that lawmakers and city leaders have acknowledged cannot last, but finding the money and the necessary will of leadership to implement the construction of a mass transit system has proven difficult and recent events suggest the project may never find traction.
The value of mass transit on a regional level has never been in question, for twenty years the city has been exploring the idea of an integrated mass transit system incorporating the city’s already existing bus system with light and heavy rail lines, with commuter (heavy) rail systems connecting the city of Indianapolis with the wider region and light rail providing an intra-city, urban transport service. Read more
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