Dave Seminara

The Indiana Pacers finished dead last in 1983, but achieved an NBA first: male cheerleaders.

“You sell that house, you don’t have to have a sales pitch for the rest of your career. That would be the only thing you need on your résumé: I sold the ugliest house in America.”

Andy Brown, now of Trafalgar, shrugged off flying pucks as hockey’s last mask-less goalie.

The landmark resort oozes Old Florida charm, retro glamour, and seaside luxury, just a short nonstop flight away.

“You never know if a pane of glass will break, or anything like that. You never walk by a toilet before the period starts.”

Weekday matinee games, which are far less numerous now though thankfully not extinct, are still the cheapest and best way to experience a Cubs game.

“You could consider being on different NBA teams similar to being in a tribe on Survivor, where you don’t necessarily like everyone. In the NBA, you can’t choose who you share a locker room with.”

“The fact that I’m a woman is the hustle. I could be No. 1 in the world, and some local guy would think, ‘I can beat her.’”

As Indy’s first professional-basketball champions in 30 years, they’ll have a banner raised in their honor at Bankers Life Fieldhouse this month. But unlike their NBA counterparts, their post-title offseason was less than glamorous.

Plus, see the number of countries that broadcast open-wheel racing, by continent. You might be surprised.

Less than 3 percent of all Division I football players are invited to the NFL’s annual scouting camp, hosted in Indy since 1987.

Rupert Boneham once earned enough votes to win the title of “America’s favorite Survivor.” Can the Libertarian fare as well in his bid for the governorship? We asked a few of his former opponents.

Dave Seminara often writes for Indianapolis Monthly and covers sports for The New York Times, ESPN, and other publications. This season, he published several articles for the Times from the perspective of a Buffalo Bills fan—for whom the Super Bowl XLVI matchup represents extreme agony. Here, his final word.

Noteworthy: French Impressions, his album with pianist and fellow IU Jacobs School of Music alum Jeremy Denk, comes out this month.