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Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Jim Irsay's Daughters With Ex-Wife Meg Coyle Will Likely Share Colts' Ownership
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay had three daughters with his ex-wife Meg Coyle, and they are expected to share in ownership of the team. That's according to The Indianapolis Star, which reported that his daughter Carlie Irsay-Gordon "is expected to assume control of the Colts' football operations." Advertisement The three daughters "were formally given the titles of vice chair/owners in 2012," according to The Star. The team's website contains a photo of Irsay with his three daughters under ownership. In recent years, Irsay also had a vegan activist girlfriend named Michelle Paul, according to The Indianapolis Star. Irsay-Gordon previously took over the team's operations during struggles her father had with rehab and DUI arrests, The Star reported. A lot is at stake as Irsay's net worth was $4.8 billion, according to Forbes. He inherited the Indianapolis Colts from his dad, Forbes reported. According to a 2013 article in The Indianapolis Star, Irsay and his wife decided to file for divorce after 33 years of marriage that year. Indianapolis Colts vice chair and co-owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon looks up at the big screen prior to an NFL game between the Washington Commanders and the Indianapolis Colts on October 30, 2022 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN."After 33 years, we have mutually agreed to end our marriage," the Irsays said in a news release printed by IndyStar at the time. "Meg will continue to pursue her professional interests and her commitment to our children and grandchildren, while Jim will maintain 100 percent ownership of the Indianapolis Colts and his other business interests." Advertisement That statement added, "Although the decision to end our marriage is a difficult one, it is the right decision for us and our family. We appreciate your respect for, and understanding of, our privacy." Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, and daughter Kalen Irsay-Jackson attend the 15th Annual HOPE Luncheon Seminar at The Plaza Hotel on November 10, 2021 in New York had three daughters together: Carlie Irsay-Gordon, Casey Foyt and Kalen Irsay (Jackson), described by IndyStar as "each a vice chair/owner of the team." The team's website says Kalen Jackson "is entering her 12th season as vice chair/owner. She joined the team in 2010 as vice president and, along with sisters Carlie Irsay-Gordon and Casey Foyt, represents the next generation of Colts ownership." Advertisement It adds: "Like her sisters, Jackson grew up with the Colts organization as a significant part of her life since birth. She is involved in various functions of the organization, including coordinating the Irsay family's community and philanthropic efforts. Jackson currently leads Kicking the Stigma, the family's initiative to raise awareness about mental health disorders and remove the stigma often associated with these illnesses." Carlie Irsay-Gordon "is in her 12th season as vice chair/owner. She joined the Colts as vice president in 2008 and, along with sisters Casey Foyt and Kalen Jackson, represents the next generation of ownership of the club," the Colts website says. "Raised in and around the organization, Irsay-Gordon interned with the Colts football operations and marketing departments while pursuing her undergraduate degree in religious studies from Skidmore College. She is involved in all aspects of the organization, with an emphasis on football operations and the team's digital, social media, content and production operations." As for Casey Foyt, the website says, "After graduating from Indiana University with a degree in sports marketing, Foyt worked for the NFL in London, England planning the first regular season NFL game played outside North America, as well as special events associated with the game." Advertisement Over the years. Irsay's relationship history also included the vegan girlfriend named Michelle Paul. In 2023, Peta wrote that "Michelle has been working on exciting projects with her partner, Jim Irsay, the owner and CEO of the Indianapolis Colts football team. Earlier this year, animal activists celebrated his unprecedented announcement that he was leading the effort to move the orca Lolita, who had spent decades in captivity, to a seaside sanctuary." According to The Indianapolis Star, Irsay and his girlfriend "met in June 2022, when she was living in L.A. She came into his life to help Irsay with holistic health." However, the Colts' statement announcing Irsay's death only mentions his daughters. Advertisement 'Jim's dedication and passion for the Indianapolis Colts in addition to his generosity, commitment to the community, and most importantly his love for his family were unsurpassed," the Colts wrote in the statement posted to X. "Our deepest sympathies go to his daughters, Carlie Irsay-Gordon, Casey Foyt, Kalen Jackson, and his entire family as we grieve with them.' On LinkedIn, Irsay's ex-wife, Meg Coyle, writes that she worked for One Body Incorporated. "I certainly didn't pursue the spotlight, but it definitely found me—through marriage. For more than 30 years, I lived in a perfect world," her LinkedIn page says. "A perfect husband. A perfect family. A perfect future. Except none of that was true." The post says, "I covered up the truth of my broken marriage. I lived under the cloud of my husband's drug addiction. I did what I could to protect my children. And in the process, I lost my Self." Related: Colts' Owner Jim Irsay's Last Social Media Post Came Hours before Death Related: Jim Irsay's Cause of Death Unclear, But Health Issues Were Well-Known
Indianapolis Star
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Indianapolis Star
Tuttle Orchards boasts family fun on pick-your-own orchards and fields
Hannah Higgins, 9, of Greenfield, works through a corn maze with her sister Emmlyn Higgins, 7, and mother Katie Higgins, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2022, at Greenfield's Tuttle Orchard. Robert Scheer/IndyStar Reagan Crouch, 4 slides down the pile of straw during the Caramel Apple Festival at Tuttle Orchards northwest of Greenfield in 2009. Matt Kryger/IndyStar Many kids race around the maze during the Caramel Apple Festival Saturday afternoon at at Tuttle Orchards northwest of Greenfield. (Matt Kryger / The Indianapolis Star) 09/17/2009 - T03 - EASTINDY - 1ST - THE INDIANAPOLIS STARThe kids had fun navigating their way through a small hay bale maze in the kids play area. 07/31/2011 - B05 - MAIN - 1ST - THE INDIANAPOLIS STARAt the Tuttle Orchard's Caramel Apple Festival in Hancock County, kids navigate a maze of hay bales. 10/18/2012 - T02 - GEIST - 1ST - THE INDIANAPOLIS STARMazes provide fall fun for young visitors to Tuttle Orchards in Greenfield. Its pumpkin patch is open through Oct. 31. Matt Kryger/IndyStar Pumpkins at Tuttle Orchard, Greenfield, Ind., Thursday, October 25, 2007. Story about country farms earning extra money through seasonal promotions such as this. (Robert Scheer/The Indianapolis Star) Robert Scheer/IndyStar Helen Roney looks over the sweet corn plants in one of their many sweet corn fields at Tuttles Orchard in Greenfield on Friday, June 14, 2019. Matt Kryger/IndyStar Katey Evans, 17 of Indianapolis, admires the bunch of sunflowers she picked and cut by hand at Tuttle Orchards in Greenfield on Saturday, October 25, 2014. Matt Detrich/The Star Mike Roney plants sunflowers in one of their many fields at Tuttles Orchard in Greenfield on Friday, June 14, 2019. Matt Kryger/IndyStar Dried corn, a sign of fall, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2022, at Greenfield's Tuttle Orchard. Robert Scheer/IndyStar Dried corn stalks wave in the breeze Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2022, at Greenfield's Tuttle Orchard. Robert Scheer/IndyStar The setting sun hits a field of corn Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2022, at Greenfield's Tuttle Orchard. Robert Scheer/IndyStar Jonathan apples lie on the ground Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2022, at Greenfield's Tuttle Orchard. Robert Scheer/IndyStar Green 'warts' grown on a knucklehead pumpkin Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2022, at Greenfield's Tuttle Orchard. Robert Scheer/IndyStar
USA Today
29-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Olivia Miles latest injury updates: Notre Dame star to play in Sweet 16 after spraining ankle
Olivia Miles latest injury updates: Notre Dame star to play in Sweet 16 after spraining ankle Show Caption Hide Caption What makes Notre Dame women's basketball so good USA Today's Jordan Mendoza tells us why the Fighting Irish women's basketball team for being number one right now. Sports Seriously No one was saying it anyways, but let it never be said Olivia Miles isn't tough. Notre Dame's star guard, the other half of one of the best backcourts in the country alongside Hannah Hidalgo, has been playing through a sprained ankle she suffered in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament against Stephen F. Austin. She will continue to do so against TCU Saturday. The good news for Notre Dame fans, however, is Miles seems to be on the upswing. REQUIRED READING: 'Do something special': Notre Dame women's basketball star battles ankle injury into Sweet 16 'It's good,' Miles said of her ankle on Thursday, per The Indianapolis Star. 'It's gotten a lot better. I haven't played a game, so I'm going to say about 75%. That could change (Saturday). I'm doing better.' While 75% may not sound great, it's an uptick from her second-round matchup against Michigan, in which the 40% 3-point shooter estimated she was operating at about 45%. Here's the latest on Miles and her injury, along with what to expect from the guard Saturday. Olivia Miles injury update Miles will be on the floor for Notre Dame as she deals with a left ankle sprain she suffered in the first round of the tournament against Stephen F. Austin. In the first weekend against Michigan, just days after the initial sprain, Miles still managed to play 28 minutes for the Fighting Irish. Despite the hindrance of the ankle, she had eight points, four rebounds and five assists. Though her point total was well off her season average of 15.5, her contributions in other areas of the game were about in-line with her season averages. A week of rest should, in theory, do a lot of good for Miles, but according to her she would be on the floor whether her ankle was truly improving or not. 'It's everything,' she said, via The Indianapolis Star's Stephen Noie. 'I can't not play. If it was December, I'd be like, 'Yeah, let me take some time off.' I can't do that. I refuse not to play.' Olivia Miles stats Miles has put together a solid season for the Fighting Irish. She's averaging 15.5 points, 5.9 assists and 5.8 rebounds per game, making her a well-rounded perimeter threat. Where she's been most impressive, however, is in the areas she has improved. Miles is shooting 40.1% from beyond the arc this season on 5.4 attempts per game, a staggering jump from 22.8% on 2.8 attempts per game last year. It has made her and Hidalgo one of the deadliest backcourts in women's basketball this season, and catapulted her draft stock. Olivia Miles WNBA mock draft To that point, USA TODAY's For The Win's Meghan Hall has Miles going second overall in her WNBA mock draft to the Seattle Storm. As Hall has noted in previous mocks, No. 4 is about Miles' floor. As it stands, she has Miles only below near-consensus No. 1 overall pick Paige Bueckers (Dallas Wings). Miles gutting out her injury has undoubtedly improved her stock to a degree, and her ability to contribute despite injury in Notre Dame's win over Michigan is something that is hard to overlook. Miles' biggest question mark will be her defense, something that will be hard to evaluate so long as she is hampered by her ankle. However, being able to shoot and crash the glass makes such things much easier to overlook for teams looking for a contributor in their backcourts. The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Automotive parts company once run by Indiana governor hit with federal lawsuit — here's what it's accused of
A major auto parts distributor sold devices that allegedly "bypass, defeat or render inoperative" vehicle pollution controls, leading to a federal lawsuit that seeks millions of dollars in penalties, The Indianapolis Star reported. Meyer Distributing, owned by Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, offered more than 600 different devices that disabled emission control systems in vehicles, according to a civil lawsuit filed in Indiana federal court. From early 2018 through September 2020, the company sold over 90,000 units across the United States before stopping sales. The lawsuit claims these sales had the same impact as adding 700,000 extra vehicles to American roads. The violations included both hardware components and electronic software modifications. Do you worry about air pollution in your town? All the time Often Only sometimes Never Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. When cars and trucks release more pollutants into the air, they create serious health risks for communities. The Environmental Protection Agency links increased vehicle pollution to the premature deaths of people with heart and lung conditions, heart attacks, reduced lung function, and breathing problems. Federal law requires automakers to meet strict pollution limits and bans anyone from selling parts that disable these protections. These rules protect public health and maintain air quality standards that benefit everyone. The government lawsuit looks to hold Meyer accountable by seeking fines of up to $5,761 for each violation. The court may also order the company to take steps to make up for Clean Air Act violations through additional civil penalties. The lawsuit sends a clear message to other companies that selling devices that increase vehicle pollution will result in serious consequences. Car owners can help by only installing replacement parts that maintain their vehicle's pollution controls. This protects both their health and their communities' air quality. Making smart vehicle maintenance and modification choices helps build a cleaner future for all. Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
