Franchises

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said that he expects the General Assembly to “pass legislation incentivizing” a Bears stadium and other major development projects “before the end of the spring legislative session,” with a May 31 deadline. Pritzker said that he “expects both chambers to vote on an amended ...

Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert paying for “busloads of fans to attend games in Detroit” during the team’s second-round playoff matchup against the Pistons shows that Gilbert “cares about his fans, and vice versa,” and Cavs players “also appreciate Gilbert just as much as everyone else,” according to Al...

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. filed a “confidential” initial Form 10 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a “proposed split” of the Knicks and the N.Y. Rangers into separate companies, according to Giles Turner of BLOOMBERG NEWS. The documents are “often u...

New Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon joined The Ringer’s “Game Over” podcast, his first interview since his introductory press conference. Dundon discussed the notion of him being cheap, saying he just does not “want to waste money” but he wants to “invest it.” Dundon said he has been over the cap “mu...

The Nationals have “banned at least one individual from Nationals Park” after he “unfurled a sign during Sunday’s game that directed fans to a white nationalist website.” An usher “attempted to confiscate the banner soon after it was unfurled” in the upper deck down the first-base line, but the “thr...

The celebration of Inter Miami’s first home win at Nu Stadium on Sunday night “was a bit muted” as La Familia, Inter Miami’s collection of ardent supporters’ groups, “staged a silent protest because they felt the players have not shown them enough respect and gratitude since they moved to the new ve...

Soccer, tech and international business have helped Miami’s sports business ecosystem surge over the past few years.

Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, owner of the Avalanche, Nuggets, Rapids and NLL Mammoth, is planning a multibillion-dollar redevelopment of the area around Ball Arena that would include a hotel, 6,000 residential units and a 5,000-seat performance venue. Also on the facility front, Empower Field...

The six-county region — Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic and Union — is home to 2.6 million residents, six major league teams and four NCAA Division I athletic programs that collectively drew 12.7 million in attendance during our study.

The Nationwide Arena District, home to three venues and soon to be five teams with the addition of an NWSL franchise, hosts more than 1.5 million fans annually. Columbus’ recent event résumé includes eight different NCAA postseason tournaments and the Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series at ...