INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The 2012 Super Bowl is coming to Indianapolis.\nNFL owners voted Tuesday in Atlanta to award the game to Indianapolis, picking the city over Houston and Arizona.\nIndianapolis narrowly lost out to Dallas last year in its bid for the 2011 game.\nThe city's bid emphasized the new $700 million retractable-roof Lucas Oil Stadium and its experience hosting major sporting events such as the Indianapolis 500.\n"As a Colts fan, I'm thrilled," Governor Mitch Daniels said. "As a citizen of Indiana, I'm proud. This cements our state's reputation as a sports and big events capital"
Indianapolis to host 2012 Super Bowl
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