Ever since Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Empire State Development agency decreed a group led by the owners of the New York Islanders to be the winning bidders for a 43-acre plot of land in the Belmont Park racetrack parking lots in … Continue reading
If anyone was wondering what it would take to get President Trump to endorse a policy promoted by President Barack Obama, we now have our answer. On Tuesday morning, Trump blasted the Internet with the message: “Why is the NFL … Continue reading
The Atlanta Falcons’ new stadium, which hosts its fourth ever NFL game on Sunday, is a technological marvel: the iris-shaped retractable roof; the mammoth video “halo board” that rings the ceiling aperture; the concession stands that sell hot dogs for a throwback … Continue reading
Nine years ago, Seattle’s sports scene was in about as dire circumstances as a city can get. The owner of the SuperSonics, Starbucks mogul Howard Schultz, had thrown a hissy fit over Washington’s refusal to gift him $220 million to … Continue reading
Tomorrow night’s MLB All-Star Game in Miami will be, above all else, a celebration of shattered hopes and dreams: The raison d’etre for Miami being awarded the game—the hulking, endomed Marlins Park which opened in 2012 after a many-year wait—remains … Continue reading
Of the many, many strong feelings people have about the looming Trump administration, few are related to potential infrastructure policy. In fact, the president-elect’s position on the matter—as he inimitably declared in his acceptance speech, “We’re going to rebuild our … Continue reading
When the New York Islanders announced they were moving to Brooklyn four years ago, plenty of eyebrows went up across the sports world. Not only was this a team so associated with Long Island that it was already named after … Continue reading
The Atlanta Braves are moving to a new ballpark next spring, and … and really, that’s it as far as the good news goes. The latest debacle to emerge from the team’s abrupt decision to abandon their 20-year-old downtown stadium … Continue reading
When rumors first began to spread last week that Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis was set to commit to moving his team to Las Vegas if elected officials there approved a new NFL-sized stadium, the whole concept seemed a little—what’s … Continue reading
The Arizona Diamondbacks opened their home season last night at Chase Field, one of the flagship venues of the modern stadium era, with its retractable roof and a swimming pool beyond the outfield fence and—oh, wait, I’m sorry, this is … Continue reading