While Indy residents likely focus our energy on local basketball favorites Indiana Pacers and…read moreIndiana Fever, not too far up the road quality basketball is happening with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, a Pacers Sports Corporation-owned team that serves as the NBA G League affiliate for our own Indiana Pacers. The team was formed in 2007 and became exclusive as an affiliate to the Indiana Pacers in 2015 when the Indiana Pacers purchased the team. The Mad Ants actually won the D League championship in 2014 and generally have a strong reputation within the league. The G League relationship means that it's not uncommon for players to go back-and-forth between the Mad Ants and the Pacers. Pacers in need of extra development/playing time, rehab, or simply more experience may spend time in G League to acquire it. Likewise, as is happening right now, you may see players either move up from G League or obtain 10-day contracts to address Pacers needs due to injuries or even potentially the current pandemic. Fort Wayne has a long history of basketball and the Mad Ants brought it back to the city. The name comes from Mad Anthony Wayne - also the namesake for Fort Wayne. The G League is essentially the NBA's minor league. There are 29 teams - 28 with direct team affiliations. In 2021, an all-time high of 45% of players on NBA rosters actually had G league experience. So, when you go to a G league game there's a pretty good chance you're seeing NBA-level playing. The league offers this kind of visibility at ticket prices that are even more affordable than NBA games. Standard tickets for the Mad Ants are right around $15 (plus fees if you go through Ticketmaster). Like the Pacers and Fever, they have a variety of special promotions throughout their season (which generally coincides with that of the Pacers and is going on right now). The mascot is, of course, a Mad Ant (who is pretty awesome). The roster this year includes Justin Anderson, Bennie Boatwright, Stephen Domingo, Nate Hinton, D.J. Johnson, Walt Lemon Jr., Daxter Miles Jr., Andrew Rowsey, Russ Smith, Terry Taylor, Will Vorhees, Duane Washington Jr., and Gabe York. I know for sure a couple of these players have already had short-term Pacers contracts including Anderson. A variety of familiar names have played over the years for the Mad Ants including Tyler Hansbrough, Victor Oladipo (during rehab), Solomon Hill, Glen Rice JR., Glenn Robinson III, Luke Harangody, and others. The Mad Ants play in the 13,000 seat Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, one of the largest venues for G League teams. If you want to see some amazing basketball, I definitely recommend a trip to Fort Wayne to check out the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.

The Fort Wayne Mad Ants are the Indiana Pacers' NBA G League affiliate. They've been affiliates for…read morea number of NBA teams since their inception in 2007, but became exclusive to Indiana in 2015 when the Pacers purchased the team. The Mad Ants won the D-League championship in 2014 and almost repeated as champions in 2015, but they got swept, 2-0, in their finals rematch against the Santa Cruz Warriors. To date, the 2014 title is the franchise's only championship. When the NBA negotiated a deal with Gatorade to become the league sponsor beginning with the 2017-18 season, the Mad Ants rebranded concurrently. They changed their colors from red and gold to blue and gold, aligning with the Pacers' colors. The Reno Bighorns (now Stockton Kings; the Sacramento Kings affiliate) did the same thing that year. The team's name is an homage to American General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, for whom the city is named after. The team plays in the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, north of downtown Fort Wayne, near the St Joseph River. With a seating capacity of 13,000 for Mad Ants games, Memorial Coliseum is one of the G League's biggest venues. Notable players who've suited up for the Mad Ants include Jordan Crawford, 2009 NCAA champion Tyler Hansbrough, Luke Harangody, Solomon Hill, John Jenkins, 2016 NBA champion Dahntay Jones, Khris Middleton, Mike Muscala, former Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Glen Rice Jr, Glenn Robinson III, Peyton Siva, Hasheem Thabeet, and Noah Vonleh. The team's first head coach was Jaren Jackson Sr, who I used to root for when he was a member of the San Antonio Spurs' 1999 championship team. He hit some big threes during that title run.

I frequented Fort Wayne Sport Club while I was playing in a Fort Wayne Sport and Social soccer…read moreleague. The atmosphere seemed a little grungy and the staff were not always friendly. It is volunteer run, but I don't feel like that gives an excuse! They had a good selections of beer which were decently priced. Many times they ran out of things on the menu, which was frustrating for the post game food rush.

The facility is older and dated but in EXCELLENT condition. It has been preserved and taken care of…read morevery well. The amenities were taken care of as well. Everything was spotless. Also, the person (Jo) who assisted with any questions or needs had the most outstanding customer service. I would use the Sycamore Hills Swim and Racquet Club again in an instant, and I highly recommend it to others.

Parkview Field is a downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana baseball field and complex that serves as the home…read moreof the Fort Wayne TinCaps, a high-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. Formerly known as the Fort Wayne Wizards, the team was bought by Hardball Capital in 2006 and efforts began to create a complex to support the team and enhance the business area in downtown Fort Wayne. The field opened in 2009 as a partnership with Parkview Health. The now 15-year-old stadium is beautiful and much better than what you might expect. That said, if you haven't been to Fort Wayne recently, the city has really grown and it's downtown area is quite nice. Parkview Field hosts a variety of community events including a holiday light show - my reason for my most recent visit. Rental options for events include: Suite Level Lounge: Capacity 220 Lincoln Financial Event Center: Capacity 220 400 Club: Capacity 150 Meeting Room: Capacity 25 Concourse: Capacity varies The venue actually hosts around 600 non-baseball related events annually and can be used for weddings and a variety of other events. There's something about the layout that really lends itself to a beautiful light display. I love the weaving together of lights, the ballfield, and a view of downtown Fort Wayne. Parking is pretty easy to find around the field at affordable prices. There are also hotels that are super close including a Courtyard by Marriott and a Hampton Inn. I'm not quite fully informed on actual accessibility, however, I will note I had no difficulty getting where I wanted to go. Obviously, in terms of games there are some limitations and some designated areas. Since the last time I wheeled through Fort Wayne, the downtown area has vastly improved and I was quite impressed. That said, if there are concerns I'd contact the stadium for more information.

Really enjoyed this ballpark. Awesome hometown feel and great prices made this an affordable family…read moredestination. It's clean, open, next door to two hotels and has a bunch of stuff to do for everyone. Team shop is awesome- spent too much up in there though! 20 different types of hats and jerseys and apparel. Bought a sweet hoodie and hat for about $100. Not a bad view in the entire park; obviously they have some suites and some cabanas along the outfield that are nice and private/ shaded. I imagine when it gets hot out, you just cook like their delicious hot dogs in that sun! (The hot dogs were really good!) They also offer a kids zone that you have to pay for and it's nothing too great. Bunch of blow up things to jump on and slide down. Beer garden is no garden. It's just a building in the outfield dead center that serves beer and backs up to the hotels. Will say, dang good beer selection. Yuengling and some Michigan brews too! It's a very comfy little stadium downtown. So much going on it can be hard to follow the game though. And, their food lines are atrocious! Takes FOREVER to get anything of substance food- wise. Two innings or more for a hotdog. Overall it was enjoyable and I'd make it a point to take in a game if headed that way in the country.

So I really didn't know what to expect. We got this card in an adventure, checklist box and we want…read moreto get out of Indianapolis so we went to Fort Wayne and we're very pleasantly surprised. The ax throwing was a more difficult than I expected and be a lot more fun than I expected. We played some arcade games after and had a very enjoyable afternoon. I think our host name was Dwayne or Dwight or something like that, but he was fantastic.

We've been to combat ops a few times and even hosted a birthday party so we have a good idea what…read morethey have to offer. They're one of the few places in Fort Wayne that have laser tag, Nerf war, virtual reality games. It definitely is not cheap, but they have a lot more to offer than Chuck E. Cheese and is geared toward older kids. I'm happy to say that the management made it right last time because kids in our party we're being harassed by older kids on their own team as they were shooting them in the head with the Nerf gun. I find that this is unacceptable and if I would've known, I definitely would've spoken with the parents. My son raised his voice and told the game master who didn't do anything about it. I spoke with the manager later and he told me that he would speak with his staff and also gave us some game points to make up for the trouble. I hope they continue to enforce the rules because part of the reason people come to these places is they have fun not to get into conflict with people and their delinquent behavior.

Customer service was super friendly and had our snack orders smooth as butter!!! Huge thanks to…read moreKyle. He was great help :)

This is me making a stand. I used to love this place. It was beautiful. The seats were great. This…read morewas the place to see a movie. Unfortunately, now I go here because it's the lesser of two crappy options. Almost all of the seats at the ends of the aisles have armrests that give way when you sit down. The seat covering is falling apart. Honestly, it looks like shit. It's embarrassing and as long as it continues like this, it just goes to show that the company doesn't give a shit about the experience of being at the movies. I don't blame the employees here. I think they're generally great and I feel bad for them that this company doesn't care enough to fix things. If they fixed things here, it would be amazing. I'll keep reviewing it every time I come here. We will see how much it matters.

Had very poor experience in the shoe department on Wednesday March 12. The associate was very rude…read moretelling us not to touch the displays because he was tired of having to put them back in order. He basically ended up telling us to get out of "his store". We told another associate about it and was told it wasn't the first complaint that day. They definitely lost at least one sale from us that day.

Received my Reward of $90 after spending quite a bit of money in the store, only to try using it,…read moreand the customer service telling me they have a system error... after going back, and forth for almost an hour of sending photos of the email, and reward code... they then tell me its accurate, but their system is not working, and for me to send them my cart number, which I searched for, and it was not even there... after sending photos of where this nonexistent cart number SHOULD BE, they requested I send each, and every item SKU in my cart so they could manually apply it, and check me out on their end.. Which mind you I then had to look up the item, and then search through the item information for the SKU, then give them sizes, and colors of each item (WHICH I HAD MULTIPLE IN EACH)!!! I had almost $170 worth of items, and thought that was ridiculous. Not happy at all.. Do better

We have only been to a few games as our son was just recently called up from Lake Elsinore.... This…read morefacility is fantastic! Plenty of food choices and plenty of restrooms so no waiting at all. If you want to see them before the show this is one of many great choices for MLB future stars.

When I was moving to the area from Florida, one thing I was looking forward to was eventually…read morewatching a Fort Wayne TinCaps game. I never been to a minor league game and I was always told its a lot of fun. The Fort Wayne TinCaps are a high a affiliate to the San Diego Padres. The TinCaps had previous names but per the wiki in the 2008 season it was changed to the TinCaps. This is "alluding to John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed (1774-1845). The Tin Cap refers to the story (dating back to the 19th century), that Johnny Appleseed wore a tin cooking pot as a hat, though this depiction has been disputed by historians. Chapman spent his final years in Fort Wayne and is buried in the city." I think that is pretty cool. My family and I finally got to go to a game on July 4th 2023... after all whats more American than watching a baseball game! The game was dramatic as their opponent, the West Michigan Whitecaps and them would continue to constantly battle it out throughout the game for the lead, changing who was in the lead several times throughout the game. The game was not decided until the 9th inning, with two outs when Nerwilian Cedeno of the TinCaps scored a game winning single that brought in runs to win the game... Epic! Loved the game! I am not a TinCaps fan for life!

you should be ashamed of yourself for hiring 8-9 year old umpires during a tournament. especially…read morethose who do not know the rules or the game of baseball! the st. joe baseball teams having umpires in their pockets was proven this evening!!!! the food was down right nasty oh and extremely expensive!!! the restrooms were filthy and full of used needles and trash!