It’s been quite a week for St. Louis and the Rams, with St. Louis’s plans for a new stadium to keep the Rams in St. Louis, and also the Rams’ plans to move to Los Angeles, as well as the … Continue reading
As epic collapses go, Boston’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics wins points for speed, if nothing else. On Monday, Mayor Marty Walsh announced that he didn’t intend to sign the International Olympic Committee’s required pledge to cover any cost … Continue reading
Until yesterday morning, it appeared Boston’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics was contingent on waiting out the Sept. 15 deadline for the U.S. Olympic Committee to submit its candidate. Everyone — the bid’s high-powered promoters, its loud opponents, … Continue reading
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
Gene Russianoff, who only seems like he’s been the head of NYPIRG’s Straphangers Campaign since the first IRT train left City Hall station in 1904, has a story he likes to tell about the predicament New York City’s transit system … Continue reading
On July 6, the National Hockey League will begin taking applications from cities and ownership groups interested in joining the league as part of its long-rumored expansion process.The reason the NHL is considering expanding beyond 30 teams — and the … Continue reading
If anything has stood out about the Women’s World Cup so far—aside from dramatic upsets by underdogs, which most U.S. sports fans have probably missed since they involve teams like Colombia—it has been star American striker Abby Wambach failing to … 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