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After years-long effort, IndyCar is ready to unveil its hybrid engine system this weekend in Ohio
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — 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...
Indianapolis police shot at an armed man. Now it’s unclear if they wounded him or if he shot himself
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis police fired shots at a man who had pointed a handgun at officers after he allegedly called 911 and reported that a person had been shot, police said Tuesday. The man was hospitalized in critical condition with gunshot wounds, but it was not...
Arrow McLaren to replace Rossi with Lundgaard in yet another driver lineup change for IndyCar team
Arrow McLaren Racing is making another driver lineup change and will replace former Indianapolis 500 winner Alexander Rossi with Christian Lundgaard next season. The 22-year-old Danish driver will leave Rahal Letterman Lanigan, the team that brought him out of the Formula 1 ladder...
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...
Officers fatally shot a man as he held one female at knifepoint after shooting another, police say
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police fatally shot an Indianapolis man who was holding a female at knifepoint after fleeing an earlier shooting and forcing his way into an apartment, authorities said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene Tuesday afternoon, and the female wasn't injured....
On heartland roads, and a riverboat, devout Catholics press on with two-month nationwide pilgrimage
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — “Bye bye, Jesus!” a child called out as the riverboat chugged away from shore into the Ohio River, a solemn bell tolling amid the thrumming of an old-fashioned sternwheel. Two Catholic bishops on board, representing dioceses on each side of the river,...
WWE, Indiana Sports Corp. teaming to bring Royal Rumble, SummerSlam and WrestleMania to Indianapolis
WWE and Indiana Sports Corp. are teaming up to bring the sports entertainment company's three largest stadium events, Royal Rumble, SummerSlam and WrestleMania, to Indianapolis. The companies announced on Monday that the partnership, the first of its kind, will see the Royal Rumble...
Simone Manuel channels her winning side, touches first in 50 free to claim individual Olympic race
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Simone Manuel was feeling a bit down as she prepared for her final shot to swim an individual event at the Paris Olympics. So she pulled out some video of her greatest hits. Talk about a confidence boost. The first Black female...
Walsh and Shackell siblings produce milestone performances at U.S. Olympic trials
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Walsh sisters and the Shackell siblings cast aside any discussion of sibling rivalries at this week's U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Indianapolis. Instead, they're just about the respect and mutual admiration for one another. And next month, it will be on...
Shaine Casas finally makes U.S. Olympic team, Chris Guiliano's big week continues at swim trials
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Shaine Casas looked at the scoreboard, took off his cap and slapped the water furiously as if he had just won the men’s 200-meter individual medley at Friday’s U.S. Olympic Trials. Finishing second was well worth it for the 24-year-old Californian. ...
