Facilities

A key Florida state senator on Tuesday “threw cold water on the Legislature assigning” $150M to help the Rays build a ballpark in Hillsborough County, according to Lawrence Mower of the TAMPA BAY TIMES. State Sen. Ed Hooper, who leads the Senate budget committee, said that he “didn’t think the state...

The Washington, D.C., Metro is “not recommending the construction of a new Metrorail station” at the Commanders’ upcoming home at the RFK Stadium site. The transit agency “instead recommended the creation of a rapid bus line called the Gold Line that would connect to Metrorail and buses at Union Sta...

FIFA VP Victor Montagliani, representatives of three local First Nations bands, City of Vancouver, provincial/federal government and MLS officials have a meeting on Wednesday and the “hope” is to get a memorandum of understanding signed on a four-to-five-year B.C. Place contract with the Whitecaps, ...

The New Balance world headquarters is a “growing miniempire at Boston Landing,” according to Amin Touri of the BOSTON GLOBE. The Celtics and Bruins “practice at adjacent facilities owned by the Boston-based footwear and apparel giant,” and across the street is the state-of-the-art “TRACK at New Bala...

The “epicenter” of K.C.’s “monumental opportunity” to play 2026 World Cup host was unveiled on Monday with the naming of “Kansas City Stadium,” as GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium officially has been dubbed by FIFA for the tournament, according to Vahe Gregorian of the K.C. STAR. For all the alterati...

The NFLPA issued a “reminder that the owners will give players in a different sport the surface that NFL players almost uniformly prefer” as 11 NFL stadiums that have artificial turf for football will be installing high-quality natural grass for the FIFA World Cup, according to Mike Florio of PRO FO...

B.C. Place’s facelift is “nearly complete” with a month to go before the FIFA World Cup in Vancouver, including the installation of a grass playing surface, according to Gemma Karstens-Smith of the CP. Work was still underway at B.C. Place on Friday, with “blacked-out fences shielding onlookers from...

Airbnb is getting into the NASCAR realm, reaching a deal with NASCAR Holdings and Speedway Motorsports to embed its listings into some of their tracks’ websites. The various agreements are being announced Tuesday by the five tracks and through an event in South Carolina, where one of the involved ve...

The Bills will hold their first regular-season game in their new Highmark Stadium against the Lions in Week 2 on Sept. 17, which “will kick off” Amazon Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football” schedule. The matchup was “one of three announced by the NFL” on Monday as NBC, Fox and Prime Video made the...

Chicago aldermen on Monday “advanced a $54.7 million tax break” for the $7B 1901 Project plan by owners of the Bulls and Blackhawks to redevelop parking lots around the United Center. Members of the council Economic Committee “unanimously advanced the abatement in a voice vote.” It is expected to “f...