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- Oct 9
A'ja Wilson wins record fifth WNBA MVP as Aces face elimination Friday
Wilson received 65 of 74 first-place votes to become the first player to win three straight WNBA MVP awards. Her Las Vegas Aces trail the Golden State Valkyries 2-0 in their best-of-five semifinal and host Game 3 on Friday night.
- Oct 4
Jonathan Taylor scores twice as Colts defeat Commanders 30-13 in London
Jonathan Taylor rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns before 60,907 fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Indianapolis secured a 30-13 win over Washington, while Commanders receiver Jaylin Lane suffered a season-ending ankle injury.
- Sep 26
US Jockey Club forces renaming of racehorse Austrian Painter over Hitler references
The Jockey Club ordered the two-year-old colt Austrian Painter renamed to Merrylegs following its debut win in Indiana, ruling the name violated bans on offensive political terms.
- Sep 13
Ravens defeat Colts 41-23 as Henry scores three touchdowns in Minter debut
Derrick Henry rushed for three scores to move into third on the NFL's all-time rushing touchdown list as Baltimore opened its season with a road win in Indianapolis.
- Aug 22
Falcons defeat Colts 34-6 as Jack Strand throws for 212 yards in preseason win
Jack Strand and Cooper Rush combined for 298 passing yards as Atlanta dominated Indianapolis, while Detroit and Buffalo also secured Saturday preseason victories.
- Aug 21
Kyle Kirkwood wins inaugural Freedom 250 IndyCar race in Washington as Donald Trump waves green flag
Andretti Global driver Kyle Kirkwood won IndyCar's first Washington street race, finishing 3.09 seconds ahead of Christian Lundgaard after 147 laps around the National Mall.
- Aug 18
LIV Golf cancels Michigan team championship to end 2026 season early in Indianapolis
The breakaway circuit will end its 12-tournament 2026 season this week at The Club at Chatham Hills in Indiana, moving the team championship after scrapping the Michigan event to focus on its planned 2027 transition.
- Aug 16
Five dead in Indiana flooding as White River breaks 1913 records, Trump pledges federal aid
At least five people have died and more than 90 have been rescued after record rainfall pushed the White River past levels not seen since 1913, with Governor Mike Braun securing a pledge from President Trump for federal aid.
- Aug 13
Marcin Budkowski appointed team principal of Cadillac F1, replacing Graeme Lowdon
Polish engineer Marcin Budkowski replaces Graeme Lowdon as team principal of Cadillac F1, the only team without a point after 11 rounds of its debut season.
- Aug 9
Caitlin Clark faces suspension, DiJonai Carrington ejected in Fever's 90-86 win over Sky
Indiana Fever beat Chicago Sky 90-86 in a game marked by DiJonai Carrington's Flagrant 2 ejection and Caitlin Clark's eighth technical foul, which triggers an automatic one-game suspension unless rescinded by the WNBA.
- Aug 2
Progressive El-Sayed edges Stevens in Michigan Senate primary, setting up November showdown with Rogers
Progressive doctor Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated establishment-backed Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, fending off $98.2 million in spending to set up a November contest with Republican Mike Rogers.
- Jul 27
US deports Daniel Ogama Adongo, first Kenyan-born NFL player, under Laken Riley Act
Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed former Indianapolis Colts linebacker Daniel Ogama Adongo on June 20 after he overstayed a visa that expired in 2016 and accumulated multiple criminal charges in Indiana.
- Jun 20
Kate Douglass breaks women’s 50m freestyle world record with 23.59 in Indianapolis
Kate Douglass lowered the women’s 50m freestyle world record to 23.59 seconds at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis on Friday, beating Sarah Sjöström’s 2023 mark by two hundredths.
