NCAA: Sampson misled IU about calls

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	Wednesday, February 13, 2008
	NCAA: Sampson misled IU about calls Indiana University coach Kelvin Sampson and his staff violated telephone-recruiting restrictions imposed because of his previous violations at Oklahoma University, then lied about it to the school and NCAA investigators, a report from the NCAA released today said. The NCAA listed five major violations against Sampson, saying he gave "false or misleading information." IU spokesman Larry McIntyre said the university would release a response later today.   WellPoint shares fall ahead of news conference Stock in Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. fell 2.5 percent this morning as investors awaited news from a noon press conference by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo about an investigation into the health insurance industry. One of the nation's largest insurers will be sued, Cuomo said.
	House sales, prices drop in January Pended house sales in the nine-county Indianapolis area fell 12.2 percent in January from the same month last year, according to figures released today. The region saw 2,235 pended sales, compared to 1,962 in January 2007, said locally based F.C. Tucker Co., which based the news on figures gathered by the Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors. The average price fell 4.9 percent, to $133,671.   Indy foreclosure rank improves to No. 18 Indianapolis' foreclosure ranking improved to No. 18 last year from sixth place in 2006, an analysis of foreclosure activity in the country's largest 100 metropolitan areas shows. The Detroit area, hit hard by the double-whammy of unemployment and a slumping housing market, had the highest foreclosure rate in the nation last year, with several cities in California ranked close behind.   Great Lakes Compact bill heads to governor The Indiana House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a Senate bill yesterday that calls on Indiana to join a regional compact intended to prevent water-hungry states from tapping into the Great Lakes' waters. The bill, which was approved on a vote of 91-8 with no amendments, now goes to Gov. Mitch Daniels, who has 10 days to sign the legislation. The compact would protect water from being siphoned out of the Great Lakes watershed to drought-stricken states or areas that need water to continue their growth. Indiana encompasses parts of both the Lake Michigan and Lake Erie watersheds.   Slowing orders hit another trailer maker Monon-based Vanguard National Trailer Corp. has reduced its operations from two shifts to one at its Monon plant, but did not cut workers, joining other truck-trailer makers that are responding to a slowdown in the market, reports The Herald Journal of Monticello. Lafayette-based Wabash National Corp. and Georgia-based Great Dane Trailers also have cut jobs in recent weeks due to weakening orders.   Pharma group lobbied on imports, safety The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America paid Washington, D.C.-based Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP $600,000 in 2007 to lobby on drug imports and safety. The trade group, better known as PhRMA, paid the firm $300,000 in the second half of 2007 to lobby the federal government, according to a disclosure form posted online Monday by the Senate's public records office. PhRMA members include locally based Eli Lilly and Co.
	'Of course I'm going to use it' The lawyer who accidentally sent an e-mail to a New York Times reporter about settlement talks underway with Eli Lilly and Co. asked that the reporter not use information from the e-mail in a story. However, the reporter, Alex Berenson, quickly dispelled any notion of keeping it under wraps. "And I said, you know, are you kidding me? Of course I'm going to use it," Berenson said in a recent public radio interview about the exchange.   Blog: Are IU officials a marketing nightmare? With the revelation that the NCAA discovered more possible wrongdoings by Indiana University basketball coach Kelvin Sampson than the school reported in October, the embattled coach and his boss, athletic director Rick Greenspan, could become marketing liabilities for the school at the worst possible time. To weigh in, go to IBJ's new sports business blog, The Score. From IBJ staff - Compiled by Norm Heikens
	Bus passengers stranded after cancellations Winter weather resulted in about 100 Greyhound bus passengers being stranded at the downtown depot and even in buses from around 7 p.m. last night until 9:30 this morning. A company official said Greyhound does not typically offer people accommodations when there are cancellations because of weather. Fox 59 will have the latest at 10 p.m. IMPD investigates 16th homicide this year Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officials are investigating another homicide in Marion County, this time on the north side. Relatives discovered the body of Dehaven Carpenter, 44, at a home at 4615 Evanston Ave. Police aren't commenting on how Carpenter died or how long he's been dead. This is the 16th homicide in Marion County since Jan. 1. Obama, McCain register for state primary Barack Obama and John McCain are official candidates in Indiana's primary. Obama's state coordinator, Kip Tew, turned in more than 6,000 signatures supporting Obama to the Secretary of State. Attorney General Steve Carter and State Republican Chairman Murray Clark delivered signatures for McCain. Blighted west-side corner gets new owner A group of local real estate developers led by Brent Benge has bought two parcels spanning five acres on Rockville Road near Interstate 465. The property includes a Walgreen's drugstore and a long-vacant building that housed a Frank's Nursery and Crafts store. The former 21,800-square-foot nursery, which occupies 3.2 acres, will be redeveloped for a single tenant or multiple tenants, Benge said.
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