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>>GERRY: AFTER 609 DAYS AWAY
FROM BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE AND
A 2020 SEASON IN THE WNBA
WUBBLE, THE INDIANA FEVER ARE

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FINALLY COMING HOME.
BILL BENNER HAS MORE IN THIS
WEEK'S INSIDE INDIANA SPORTS.
BILL ...

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>>BILL: THANKS SO MUCH, GERRY.
AFTER THE PANDEMIC MOVED THE
FEVER AND THE WNBA TO FLORIDA
LAST SUMMER, THE TEAM - WITH A

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REVAMPED ROSTER, NEW UNIFORMS
AND A PROMISING OUTLOOK - TIP
OFF THEIR PRESEASON SUNDAY AND
THEIR REGULAR SEASON AT THE

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FIELDHOUSE MAY 16TH UNDER SECOND
YEAR COACH MARIANNE STANLEY.
AND JOINING US TODAY TO DISCUSS
THEIR MUCH-ANTICIPATED RETURN IS

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FEVER PRESIDENT DR. ALLISON
BARBER.
ALLISON, WELCOME AND THANKS FOR
JOINING US ...

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>> THANKS FOR TELLING THESE
FEVER STORY WE ARE EXCITED TO BE
HERE.
>> A YEAR AWAY FROM INDIANAPOLIS

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SPENT IN THE BUBBLE IT'S BEEN A
WHILE SINCE THEY MADE THE
PLAYOFFS BUT EVERYBODY IS
EXCITED ABOUT THE RETURN TO

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INDIANAPOLIS AND OF THE RETURN
OF THE MUCH APPROVED TEAM SO
TALK ABOUT THAT IF YOU WOULD.
>> YOU HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB

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OF RE-CREATING THE FEVER AND SO
WE ADDED TO OUR ROSTER AND THEY
HAVE GREAT ENERGY AND BROUGHT A
LOT OF LIFE TO THE TEAM ALREADY

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AND TRAINING CAMP HAS BEEN
ENERGIZED SO WE ARE CONFIDENT
ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE FUTURE
AND GRATEFUL TO OUR URIEL FANS

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AND OUR READY TO COME BACK AND
READY TO HOST THEM.
>> THE TEAM WILL START OUT AT
BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE FOR THE

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FIRST FOUR GAMES AND MOVE TO THE
FARMERS COLISEUM AT THE STATE
FAIR GROUNDS AND THEY GOT GREAT
NATIONWIDE ATTENTION DURING THE

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NCAA TOURNAMENT SO YOU ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AS WELL
AND THE MOVE IS BECAUSE OF
CONSTRUCTION AT THE FIELDHOUSE.

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>> WE ARE HAPPY TO HOST THE FANS
FOR MAY AND JUST EVERYTHING WE
HAVE DONE SO WELL AT THE
FIELDHOUSE AND MOVING OVER TO

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THE COLISEUM IS A GREAT
PARTNERSHIP THE LEADERSHIP AND
TEAM WERE THRILLED AND PROUD TO
BE THE HOME OF THE FEVER FOR THE

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SUMMER AND, SO BETWEEN THE GAME
AND THE FANS CHEERING US ON THE
SUMMER IT WILL BE BEST IN A LONG
TIME AND THEY ATTRACTED LARGE

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AUDIENCES AND THERE WAS A REAL
APPETITE FOR BASKETBALL.
>> IT'S JUST THIS MOVEMENT
AROUND AND IT STARTED A WHILE

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BUT THERE'S GREAT ENERGY AROUND
THE IMPORTANCE OF INCLUSION AND
DIVERSITY.
AND CORPORATIONS WE ARE THRILLED

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AND THE PARTNERSHIP IS THE
TESTIMONY TO THIS AND COMPANIES
ARE COMING ALONGSIDE WOMEN'S
SPORTS AND SAY THE IMPACT THE

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ATHLETES CAN HAVE IS REALLY
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO SOCIETY
SO WE ARE FINDING PARTNERS AND
WE ANNOUNCED GOOGLE AS A PARTNER

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AND HAD SALESFORCE AND TERRIFIC
PARTNERS FOR THE FEVER SO IT'S
NOT JUST ABOUT BASKETBALL IT'S
ABOUT WORK IN THE COMMUNITY

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ATHLETES ARE DOING AND WE ARE
FINDING GREAT ALIGNMENT AND
SYNERGY AND --
>> LAST YEAR THE FIRST ROUND

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DRAFT CHOICE IS BACK AND KELSEY
MENTIONED IN THE BACK COURT AND
YOU HAVE A 6 FEET 10-INCH GROWTH
TALLEST IN THE NBA FROM HUNGARY

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AND SO THE PIECES ARE PUT INTO
PLACE.
>> THAT IS SO TRUE AND THAT'S
WHAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU ATTRACT A

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COACH LIKE MARY AND STANLEY
PUTTING TOGETHER A PUZZLE PIECE
BY PIECE HOW DO WE BUILD OUT
THIS CHAMPIONSHIP CULTURE ON THE

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COURT AND IN THE COMMUNITY AND
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE BEEN THRILLED
ABOUT HAVING A TOUGH START AND
REIMAGINING THE FEVER BUT WE

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HAVE ALL THE PIECES IN PLACE AND
I'M CONFIDENT BETWEEN STANLEY
AND OUR NEWEST COACH JARED
SIMPSON AND PAUL AND THE FORMER

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BASKETBALL ARE IN INDIANA AND
STEVE SMITH THE COACHES ARE ON
TRACK AND ALL THE PUZZLE PIECES
ARE IN PLACE.

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>> AS WE WRAP UP TALK QUICKLY AT
TAMIKA CATCHINGS AND FINALLY,
GOING INTO THE HALL OF FAME NEXT
WEEK A TREMENDOUS HONOR FOR HER.

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>> WE ARE THRILLED FOR HER AND
SO DESERVED AND EVERYBODY WHO
KNOWS HER KNOW SHE IS THE REAL
LEADER THAT YOU WANT IN THE

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COMMUNITY AND CAN'T WAIT TO HOST
HER JERSEY AND SHE DESERVES IT.
>> DR. ALLISON BARBARA THANKS
FOR JOINING US ON THE PROGRAM

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AND SO EXCITED TO SEE BASKETBALL
BACK IN INDIANAPOLIS.
BEST OF LUCK.
>> THINK YOU.

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>> GERRY, BACK TO YOU.
>>>IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE WE ARE
LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY FROM THE
105TH RUNNING OF THE

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INDIANAPOLIS 500.
IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS DAY FOR DOUG
BOLES, THE MAN IN CHARGE OF
DAILY OPERATIONS AT THE

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SPEEDWAY...AND MY GUEST ON THE
NEXT EDITION OF THE BUSINESS AND
BEYOND PODCAST.
THE DANVILLE NATIVE AND BUTLER

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GRAD HAS BEEN AROUND THE TRACK
SINCE GOING THERE AS LITTLE BOY
WITH HIS DAD.
BOLES IS KNOWN FOR HIS BOUNDLESS

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ENERGY, ENDLESS MOTOR AND
INTENSE PASSION FOR THE SPEEDWAY
AND RACING.
SO, HOW DOES HE RELAX?

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HANGING OUT WITH FAMILY OF
COURSE...BUT DANDELIONS?
>>I LOVE IRACING.
AS YOU MENTIONED EARLIER, I LIKE

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TO WAKEBOARD, I LIKE TO CYCLE.
I LIKE TO RACE.
SO ANYTIME I CAN GET IN A RACE
CAR AND RUN A RACE CARE

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SOMEWHERE, I ENJOY DOING THAT.
I LOVE TO PICK DANDELIONS.
MAYBE THAT'S THE WEIRDEST THING,
BUT I GET OUT IN THE YARD, PUT

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MY HEADPHONES IN AND PICK
DANDELIONS OR FIND A TREE AND A
CHAINSAW.
BUT THOSE ARE REALLY THE THINGS

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THAT ALLOW ME TO DISCONNECT.
>>GERRY: MUCH MORE WITH
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
PRESIDENT DOUG BOLES ON THE NEXT

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MONDAY.
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>>>AND I'LL BE BACK RIGHT BACK