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DePaul athletic-department officials have a big decision to make: whether to build a $150-million arena for the Blue Demons or to take up residence at the United Center. Read More »

University of Oregon officials are adjusting budgets after the new Matthew Knight Arena has failed to meet revenue expectations across the board.   While it’s normal to readjust budgets after a facility opens, the fact that revenues failed to reach expectations across the board is a vindication for arena foes, who claimed projections were rosy, according to a report originally ... Read More »

This isn’t always true, but it makes sense: it would be cheaper to renovate Rupp Arena than to build a new downtown arena for the University of Kentucky Wildcats. Everyone agrees Rupp Arena in its present configuration is at the end of its economic life: Wildcats basketball is enormously popular, and there’s more money to be made in terms of ... Read More »

{jathumbnail off} Tonight North Carolina and Michigan State will square off at perhaps the most unusual arena ever built: the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson, with President Barack Obama in attendance. Normally the 1,094-foot-long flight deck is home to fighter jets, but tonight it will be outside San Diego and be the base for 7,000 seats, a scoreboard ... Read More »

With the University of Louisville basketball teams setting attendance records and plenty of fans queuing up for concert tickets, KFC Yum! Center is poised to turn a profit in its first year open. That basketball would benefit from a new downtown arena was a given, though the boost to the women’s program — attendance rose to 10,859 fans a game ... Read More »

Construction of a new Haymarket-area arena for University of Nebraska sports is officially underway, as a groundbreaking ceremony was held this morning to commemorate the occasion. Gov. Dave Heineman was on hand with university and city officials to mark the beginning of work on the 16,000-seat arena, largely funded by a 2 percent tax on bars and restaurants in the ... Read More »

The University of Alaska Anchorage Board of Regents approved a plan for a new $109-million basketball arena, but there a chance some expected state money for the project could be vetoed by Gov. Sean Parnell. The new arena would seat 5,600 and house university sports like basketball and volleyball. (The hockey team will continue playing at Sullivan Arena.) The complex ... Read More »

Despite some successful events and a main tenant that draws well, Missouri State University is struggling to avoid losses at JQH Arena. One solution: beer sales. The problem for MSU officials: the arena breaks even operationally, but there’s not enough revenue for debt service. The $67-million arena was built after John Q. Hammons stepped up with a $30-million gift, but ... Read More »

{jathumbnail off} The new Lincoln arena for University of Nebraska events and more is taking shape with a refined design and an interior plan that calls for students to stand on risers directly behind the benches. DLR Architects and the city released some new renderings of the arena, unveiling a multilevel design that should fit better into the historic nature ... Read More »

University of Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon is a busy guy: while the school is embarking on a first round of renovations for Crisler Arena, he’s already working on the second phase of improvements. The $52-million plan, slated to be presented to the school’s Board of Regents Thursday, will include a slew of fan-friendly amenities, including suite and club seating, ... Read More »