Indianapolis 500 is back with full capacity for first time since 2019
For the first time since 2019 the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is expected to have a crowd of over three hundred thousand people at the two and half mile oval on Sunday to see the Indianapolis 500. The race was run on August 23, 2020, and with no fans due to the COVI-19 Pandemic. In 2021 the race returned to its traditional spot the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend but was capped at 40 percent capacity. This year everything is back to normal as the green flag is scheduled to drop at 12:45 p.m. ET with Scott Dixon sitting on the pole for the fifth time in his career. 33 Drivers will go 200 laps and race 500 miles to get to victory lane, drink the milk. lift the Borg Warner Trophy and kiss the yard of bricks at the start finish line. The race will air live on NBC except for the Indianapolis market which will see it tape delayed at 7pm Sunday evening. The race has been shown live in Indianapolis only five times in its history. it was shown live in 1949 and 1950 before it was shown live in 2016 because of a sell out and its was the 100th running, 2020 and 2021 were shown due to attendance restrictions. 33 Drivers will get the green flag on Sunday Afternoon and the 11 rows of three are listed below.
2022 Indianapolis 500 Starting Grid
Row 1- Scott Dixon, Alex Palou, Rinus VeeKay
Row 2- Ed Carpenter, Marcus Ericsson, Tony Kanaan
Row 3- Pato O’Ward, Felix Rosenqvist, Romain Grosjean
Row 4- Takuma Sato, Will Power, Jimmie Johnson
Row 5- David Malukas, Josef Newgarden, Santino Ferruci
Row 6- Simon Pagenaud, J.R. Hildebrand, Conor Daly
Row 7- Callum Ilott, Alexander Rossi, Graham Rahal
Row 8- Sage Karam, Marco Andretti, Devlin DeFrancesco
Row 9- Colton Herta, Scott McLaughlin, Helio Castroneves
Row 10- Kyle Kirkwood, Dalton Kellett, Juan Pablo Montoya
Row 11- Christian Lundgaard, Jack Harvey, Stefan Wilson
Indiana University Football to kick off season at 8pm September 2nd against Illinois at home
The Indiana University Football team will open the 2022 season with an 8pm kickoff inside Memorial Stadium against Illinois on Friday, September 2nd, it was announced on Thursday afternoon. FS1 will televise the game. Five additional kick times were released and are listed below:
Saturday, Sept. 10: Idaho at Indiana, 8pm, BTN
Saturday, Sept. 17: Western Kentucky at Indiana, Noon, BTN
Saturday, Oct. 1: Indiana at Nebraska, 7pm or 7:30pm, Network TBD
Saturday, Oct. 8: Michigan at Indiana (Homecoming), Noon, Network TBD
Saturday, Oct. 22: Indiana at Rutgers, Noon, Network TBD
You can view Indiana’s full schedule by clicking here. Tickets are available by clicking here or by phone at 1-866-IUSPORTS.
Indiana University Men’s Soccer announces 2022 schedule
Indiana University men’s soccer coach Todd Yeagley announced the program’s 2022 schedule ahead of its 50th season on Thursday.
The slate will feature 10 regular season matches on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Season tickets are on sale now, with more information below. The 17-match regular season will see the Hoosiers face eight teams that played in the 2021 NCAA Tournament including two that reached the NCAA College Cup. Eleven of IU’s opponents finished top-60 in the end-of-season RPI ranking.
“This is a special season for IU men’s soccer,” Yeagley said in Press Release. “We are celebrating the 50th varsity season of Indiana men’s soccer, and we look forward to having our fans and alumni share in this historic season. We have once again put together a very challenging schedule, making each match an important building block to help this team compete for championships. Our loyal fans and electric student section, the Hoosier Army, help make Bill Armstrong Stadium a special college soccer venue.”
Indiana’s first five matches come against 2021 tournament teams. The new campaign kicks off Friday, August 26 in a road match again reigning national champion Clemson. Then, IU will host four consecutive home non-conference matches against Portland (Aug. 30), Notre Dame (Sept. 3) and St. John’s (Sept. 6) in the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic and Akron (Sept. 9). IU’s non-conference slate also includes contests at Butler (Sept. 14), versus Kentucky (Oct. 5), versus Trine (Oct. 21) and at Evansville (Oct. 25).
The Hoosiers open Big Ten play Sunday, September 18, at Ohio State before hosting Michigan State (Sept. 23) and Northwestern (Sept. 27) in back-to-back home conference matches. IU will bookend the Kentucky match with road Big Ten games at Michigan (Oct. 2) and Rutgers (Oct. 9) ahead of its meeting with reigning conference champion Penn State (Oct. 14) at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Indiana will travel to Wisconsin on October 18 before closing Big Ten and regular season play in Bloomington against Maryland (Oct. 30), which received an at-large bid to the tournament last season.
Indiana will try for its fourth Big Ten Tournament title in five seasons when the three-round tournament plays out from November 6-13. IU has earned a spot in the final match in five straight seasons. The NCAA men’s soccer season will conclude with the NCAA College Cup, scheduled for December 9-11 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. IU will play three exhibition matches in August before kicking off the regular season. First, the Hoosiers host DePaul on August 12 at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Then, IU will meet 2021 NCAA Tournament opponent Bowling Green at the Grand Park Sports Complex in Indianapolis on August 16. Indiana’s final preseason tune-up will be an away friendly at Louisville on August 19.
Season Ticket Information
Season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased www.iuhoosiers.com or by calling the IU Athletics Ticket Office at 1-866-IUSPORTS (487-7678). Adult season ticket packages are $40 and youth ticket packages (ages 3-18) priced at $20, and each order receives 10 priority points. Single-match tickets will go on sale August 2. Indiana University faculty/staff and students receive free admission to home matches with valid Crimson Card.
Indiana University Football adds JUCO Wide Receiver Louis Moore to 2022 class
At Huber Winery Wednesday night Tom Allen said he was looking to add an offensive skilled player, on Thursday afternoon he did. The Hoosiers gained the services of Louis Moore, a six-foot-one wide receiver out of Navarro College in Mesquite, Texas. The Hoosiers were his only Power Five offer, but he did hold three other FBS offers. Moore has been a Navarro for two seasons where he put up 713 yards and five touchdowns in 16 games. During his sophomore year, Moore averaged 17.8 yards per catch with a long reception of 75 yards. He also played defensive back in 2021 making 18 total tackles. Moore is a terrific athlete who IU hopes can refine his skills and become a contributor. The Hoosiers are searching for depth in the receiving room and that is what IU hopes Moore brings to the table along with some explosiveness. Moore plans to be a safety at IU.
Indianapolis Indians Coverage
Indians Fall 8-1 Thursday Night at Saint Paul
Canaan Smith-Njigba and Ji-Hwan Bae extended their impressive on-base streaks as the Indianapolis Indians fell to the St. Paul Saintsat CHS Field on Thursday night, 8-1. The Teams will play this evening at 8:07 pm, tomorrow at 8:07 pm and Sunday at 6:07 pm.
Indians Record: 23-21 St. Paul Record: 18-26 WP: Mario Sanchez (3-1) LP: Osvaldo Bido (0-3)
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