Sports arenas are often the subject of feasibility studies that project a boost in economic development and increased sales tax revenue, but economists across the country say such venues often fall short of those projections. Cleveland County Commissioners paid Community Sports & Leisure to update a 2015 and 2018 feasibility study to assess the viability […]
A move that would allow five of Chicago’s professional sports teams to let fans place bets in their home arenas and during stalled games again on Tuesday despite backing from Mayor Lori Lightfoot, amid concerns that he could undermine long-delayed efforts to build a casino in Chicago. With Lightfoot’s backing, the revised measure that was […]
A rendering of the proposed two-story sports betting lounge at Addison Street and Sheffield Avenue next to Wrigley Field. (Provided) A measure that would allow five of Chicago’s professional sports teams to allow fans to place bets while attending home games remained blocked Monday after the apparent leader in the effort to build a casino […]
Ontario is increasing its capacity limits in professional sports arenas now that the vaccine passport is in effect. Up to 30,000 fans will be allowed at the Rogers Center and nearly 10,000 fans will be allowed inside the Scotiabank Arena, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore said Friday afternoon. Under Ontario’s COVID-19 rules […]
Breadcrumb Links Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Canucks Sports British Columbia Lions Basketball Baseball The BC Lions will be able to hold 50% of their capacity, and the Whitecaps are highly likely to return home to BC Place Stadium this season as well. Author of the article: JJ Adams Do you remember this place? BC Place Stadium […]
by Anne Blythe, North Carolina Health News North Carolina bars and taverns, forced to close for nearly a year in the battle against COVID-19, could reopen this weekend to welcome people for a beer, a glass of wine or a shot of their choice at limited capacity. Govt. Roy Cooper announced Wednesday that it was […]
NEW YORK (WABC) – Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that New York arenas with capacity for more than 10,000 people will be able to reopen with a 10% capacity limit from February 23. Those present must have a negative PCR test within 72 hours to attend. Face covers must be worn, social distancing enforced, and […]
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Top line More than 298,000 people voted in professional sports stadiums and arenas in the 2020 general election, according to voter turnout data compiled by USA TODAY, highlighting how important these sites were in a presidential election that was ruled by very fine margins in certain oscillating states. Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James # 23 […]
LeBron James, Doc Rivers on Voting: Yes, Your Vote Counts Sports Pulse: Top athletes talk about the importance of voting SportsPulse, USA TODAY LOS ANGELES – Shabazz Williams walked out of Staples Center on Election Day wearing a Lakers jersey and team-branded face mask, his civic duty done. Williams, 38, knew he could have voted […]
item FILE – General view of Dodger Stadium during its massive $ 100 million exterior pavilion renovation on February 12, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. LOS ANGELES – Professional sports stadiums and arenas have typically been closed to the public amid the coronavirus pandemic, but now major political groups are scrambling to turn some arenas […]
Sports fans are living in the new golden age of stadiums. The likes of “Jerry World” in Dallas, the new Yankee Stadium and other venues have pushed old-fashioned stadiums away from modern, high-tech venues. Even older stadiums like Fenway Park and Arrowhead Stadium have been upgraded in recent years for bigger Jumbotrons and scorecards, better […]
Richard Nixon stood inside a three-quarter-length Candlestick Park finished on June 12, 1959, the wind whipping through his wavy hair and uttering perhaps the biggest untruth of his entire political career. “It will be one of the most beautiful baseball parks ever,†Nixon told The Chronicle. It was not beautiful, by any architectural or aesthetic […]
Golden State Warriors president Rick Welts said he believes cities should help fund sports arenas. The Warriors have self-funded the $ 1.4 billion Chase Center, their new arena in San Francisco, because San Francisco does not allocate public money to sports buildings. The debate over whether sports arenas should receive public funding has been heated […]
Quicken Loans Arena, home of the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James, gets noisy. At a high point in the 2015 final, the decibel level was hovering around 101, about as loud as a nearby jackhammer. If you’re a fan looking to scream at the top of their lungs when others do the same, great. Intoxicating, […]
For decades, cities and states have wooed sports teams with hefty grants for new arenas and stadiums, sums that have increased with the cost of facilities, despite howls from economists who deem them a misuse of it. public money. Critics now have new momentum as the Obama administration targets grants. President Barack Obama’s 2016 budget, […]
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Culture wars start with this kind of question: if museums, opera houses and symphony halls all receive public funding because of their social value, shouldn’t hockey arenas and football stadiums benefit as well? It can be difficult, days after the cheesy excesses of the Super Bowl, to view professional sports franchises as noble and needy […]