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Marco Andretti sits in his car during a break in practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Friday, May 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Andretti team is clear favorite for Indy pole

Everything seems to be lining up for Michael Andretti this May. His five drivers have taken turns atop the practice speed charts all week and, when series officials gave the engines a boost Friday, E.J. Viso and Marco Andretti were still on top. The team owner has the defending series ...

New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony, left, goes up for a shot against Indiana Pacers' Paul George in the second half of Game 5 of an Eastern Conference semifinal in the NBA basketball playoffs, at Madison Square Garden in New York, Thursday, May 16, 2013. The Knicks won 85-75. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Pacers not talking about changes, Hill's status

The Indiana Pacers head into Game 6 against the New York Knicks in unfamiliar territory. Point guard George Hill is out with a concussion, NBA rules requiring him to pass a concussion test before he can play again. The Pacers have no idea whether that will come in time for ...

Anthony has 28, Knicks beat Pacers to stay alive

Carmelo Anthony made two jumpers to open the game, knowing it wouldn't stay that easy. The defenses in this series are too good, so the difference is something else. "It's just a matter of who wants it more," Anthony said. On Thursday night, that was the Knicks. Anthony scored 28 ...

New York Knicks' Raymond Felton (2) goes up for a shot against Indiana Pacers' Ian Mahinmi in the second half of Game 5 of an Eastern Conference semifinal in the NBA basketball playoffs, at Madison Square Garden in New York, Thursday, May 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Anthony has 28, Knicks beat Pacers to stay alive

For the New York Knicks, it was about playing harder, even if not really much better. Saving their season would be more about effort than execution. "Tonight it was just one of them days where you just got to leave it out there on the basketball court," Carmelo Anthony said. ...

School bus carrying special-needs kids rolls over

A school bus carrying severely disabled students home from a trip to the zoo rolled over Thursday on a highway near Indianapolis, injuring a dozen people, including five children, state police said. A truck was changing lanes on Interstate 65 near Zionsville about 2 p.m. Thursday when it cut in ...

Veterans group plans visit to Fort Wayne clinic

The American Legion is taking a new look at the quality of health care provided at the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Fort Wayne where inpatient care was suspended last year. Members of the Legion's System Worth Saving Task Force plan on visiting the health center next week to ...

Indiana Pacers' Paul George is fouled by New York Knicks' Tyson Chandler during the second half of Game 4 of an Eastern Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff series, on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in Indianapolis. Indiana defeated New York 93-82. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Knicks try to stay alive Thursday against Pacers

Pablo Prigioni could return to the starting lineup. Jason Kidd will remain in the rotation. Whichever players are on the court for the New York Knicks when they try to save their season Thursday night, coach Mike Woodson just wants them to shoot with confidence. "All you can do is ...

VCU appoints director for new modern art museum

Virginia Commonwealth University's planned museum of contemporary art has its first director. Lisa Freiman's appointment was announced Wednesday. She will come to Richmond from the Indianapolis Museum of Art, where she is the senior curator and chair of the contemporary art department. VCU's Institute of Contemporary Art is expected to ...

Foundation to help youths with spinal injuries

An Indianapolis man paralyzed in a diving accident two years ago is launching a nonprofit foundation to help other youths with spinal cord injuries attend college and succeed. Jay Ruckelshaus announced formation of The Ramp Less Traveled on Saturday during a fundraiser to help pay his medical costs. Ruckelshaus just ...

Purdue seeks infants for child autism study

Purdue University scientists studying how autism develops in young children are seeking the infant siblings of autistic youngsters for a new study of the mysterious disorder. The researchers are enrolling infants between six and 18 months of age who have an autistic sibling in their study. For their research, each ...

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