On the surface, today should be a happy one for Milwaukee sports fans — or at least Milwaukee sports headline writers — as 79-year-old Bucks owner Herb Kohl has announced that he’s selling the team to a pair of hedge-fund … Continue reading
The New York Rangers and Knicks opened their regular season schedules this week, giving fans willing to shell out for opening-night tickets — now averaging $72 for the Rangers, and a staggering $123 for the Knicks — the chance to … Continue reading
With the NBA lockout almost ready to swallow the regular season, I look at the evidence for what the impact will be on local economies in NBA cities. The answer: not a whole heckuva lot. After another fruitless round of … Continue reading
Madison Square Garden is closing for renovations — but only if you’re a girl athlete: Proving the old line that the best way to find real news in the Times is to read the stories end-to-beginning, the Paper of Record … Continue reading