Milwaukee Bucks fans can breathe easy: Their team is almost certainly staying put, now that the Wisconsin state senate has approved a revised funding bill for a new arena after weeks of negotiations between state Republicans and Democrats. There are … Continue reading
It’s part of the sports ownership playbook: When public dollars for shiny new stadiums are in doubt, break out the threats to skip town. This is how the Minnesota Vikings got their new stadium, and how the Pittsburgh Penguins got … Continue reading
It’s not often that a professional sports team gives a middle finger to a corporate sponsor, but that’s what the Philadelphia 76ers’ owners did yesterday, informing the world that they will no longer be referring to their home as the … Continue reading
You probably missed it if you’re not keeping up with the daily news from Alberta, Canada—in which case, you’re also missing all sorts of excitement over the provincial official who called his health minister “morbidly obese” on Facebook—but two Mondays … Continue reading
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is wearing two hats at the moment. On the one hand, he’s running for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, on a platform of being the guy who successfully reined in state spending, beating public employee unions … Continue reading
When news broke recently that the London football club (that’s soccer to us Yanks) Tottenham Hotspur was thinking of designing its new stadium to be fit for American football (that’s football), several thoughts no doubt ran through the minds of … Continue reading
The battle over whether the St. Louis Rams get a new stadium, move back to Los Angeles, or must endure yet another season in their oh my God almost 20-year-old building just got even freakier. The melodrama has already featured … Continue reading
If you’ve been anywhere near a computer in the last two days, you’ve probably seen the reports that President Obama has declared war on sports stadium subsidies. This is actually old news—the provision to ban the use of federally tax-exempt … Continue reading
On game days, the streets around Red Bull Arena in Harrison are packed with soccer fans in red-and-blue jerseys. They pour out of the town’s PATH station and into the surrounding blocks, queuing up 20 deep at Five Guys, the … Continue reading
With Super Bowl Sunday approaching, expect plenty of media reports on the projected economic windfall for host city Glendale, Arizona. Last year, when the NFL announced that its big game would provide a $600 million boost to the New York/New … Continue reading