Facilities
Cleveland, Browns reach deal clearing way for Brook Park stadium
Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam on Monday announced an “agreement that clears the way for a new covered stadium in Brook Park” and “ends months of legal and political wrangling over the team’s plan to leave the downtown lakefront,” according to Exner & McDonnel...
Report: KeyBank Center renovations expected to cost $400M
Renovations that are needed at the KeyBank Center are “expected to cost at least” $400M, according to sources cited by Nate Benson of Buffalo-based WGRZ-NBC. Sabres COO Pete Guelli confirmed that conversations among the team, state of N.Y. and Erie County “have begun,” though they are “in the prelim...
Acrisure Stadium to replace sod after field issues
The sod at Acrisure Stadium “is being replaced” following yesterday’s game, where Steelers K Chris Boswell “slipped and fell when trying to kick a field goal in the second half.” This was after he had “problems kicking during pregame warmups.” Boswell “refused to answer questions” about the field co...
Klutch launches mixed-use sales and strategy vertical
Klutch has launched a vertical that will provide strategy, sales and data analytics support for mixed-use developments to teams, leagues and municipalities that are looking to build venues.
Connection to bustling entertainment corridor is top goal for Predators’ Bridgestone Arena renovation
When Bridgestone Arena opened in 1996, Broadway, a spiritual home for country music and culture in Nashville, was at rock bottom. The four-block strip leading to the Cumberland River was dotted with pawn shops and boarded-up storefronts. The honky-tonks open then were a little too authentic for tour...
Dallas social club takes boxing to new heights in bid for new members
Forty-eight floors above ground level in Dallas, nuzzled strikingly among the city’s skyline, Irakli “BB” Jorjadze believes sports are the key to unlocking growth for his private social club inside Santander Tower, Tower Club Dallas.
Delaware North to run F&B at Freedom Park
Delaware North Sportservice will become the food and beverage provider at Inter Miami’s Freedom Park stadium when it opens ahead of the 2026 MLS season.
Nottingham Forest redoing stadium renovation plan
Three months after obtaining planning permission to start a redevelopment of their City Ground stadium, Premier League club Nottingham Forest has now “decided to shelve those designs in favour of a more ambitious overhaul.” The club had previously “intended to demolish the Peter Taylor Stand” and “r...
Steelers to replace most of Acrisure Stadium’s seats by 2028
The Steelers are “replacing the majority of Acrisure Stadium’s aging seats by 2028,” according to Adam Babetski of the PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE. The Sports and Exhibition Authority “greenlit just under” $6.2M in capital reserve funds for the “first phase of the seat-replacement project, during which ...
Pistons reveal plans for WNBA training facility, youth sports complex
Representatives for the Pistons revealed that their HQ and practice facility for Detroit’s future WNBA team would be built on a “former industrial site that was left heavily polluted” and added that the site would be “remediated and made safe for the indoor and outdoor youth playing fields that also...
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I’m not making an announcement or committing to it, but we’re kind of focused on whether or not we can do it around the 20th anniversary of the original Winter Classic. We’ve already had discussions about the possibility of an outdoor game at Highmark, and that’s something that we think would be great.-- NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, on the possibility of the Sabres hosting an outdoor game at the new Highmark Stadium in 2028.
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