We may be on the verge of a historic shift in how professional sports are delivered to consumers, as a new broadcast contract between the NBA, Disney and Turner will double revenues while also providing for a new service not relying on existing pay providers. (more…)
Another cog in the new look for the Arizona Coyotes (NHL): the former Jobing.com Arena has a new name, as a naming rights deal led to a new moniker, Gila River Arena. (more…)
The Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) will be playing this season at Amalie Arena, as naming rights to the former Tampa Bay Times Forum have been sold to a local oil-products manufacturer. (more…)
Pretty thin gruel from the NBA bloggers, who claim that NBA expansion is on the way to Seattle and Louisville in the near future. Here’s why it won’t happen. (more…)
Olympia Development of Michigan unveiled new Detroit Red Wings arena plans that would also feature the development of a Sports and Entertainment District along Woodward Avenue. (more…)
The public cost of a proposed Virginia Beach arena could be at least $52 million, as city officials look at the hard costs of infrastructure improvements for the privately financed project. (more…)
Minnesota Wild (NHL) fans should be wowed by changes this offseason, as the team is working with Daktronics on Xcel Energy Center technology, signage upgrades, including a new custom HD LED center-hung video board. (more…)
Wayne Gretzky is now part of an investment team seeking an NHL team for a new Seattle arena, per a report in the New York Post. (more…)
Glens Falls (N.Y.) is moving ahead with a public auction of Glens Falls Civic Center, home of the AHL’s Adirondack Flames, with a minimum bid price of $1.5 million. (more…)
Milwaukee’s U.S. Cellular Arena is no more, with the main tenant of the facility buying naming rights to what will be known as UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. (more…)
Cincinnati is a classic tweener city, and without the ability to lure a major tenant, the future of U.S. Bank Arena may remain with the status quo: an arena that likely will go without upgrades for many years. (more…)
Calgary Flames president of hockey operations Brian Burke was pretty blunt when asked about the Scotiabank Saddledome: it’s clearly the second-worst arena in the NHL, just behind the Nassau County Coliseum. (more…)
