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In Houston, Matt Young noted the Astros’ opening day game against the Mets tomorrow afternoon “isn’t quite sold out, so there are still some face value tickets available on the team’s official website.” Seats in the “far corners of the upper deck” cost $49. The club will be hosting its annual Openin...
Hawks courtside seats drawing celebrities, embracing Atlanta’s music scene
Hawks games attendees have the chance to “catch a glimpse of the faces of professional athletes, musicians, actors, comedians, streamers and other content creators” sitting courtside at State Farm Arena, according to Lauren Williams of the ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION. From rappers T.I. and B.O.B to...
Red Sox’s Mexico exhibition series highlights MLB’s continued global push
The Red Sox’s two-game exhibition series in Mexico against Mexican League club Sultanes de Monterrey resulted from the league’s efforts to “promote the game internationally” and the club’s “enthusiasm for their spring training trip in 2024″ to the Dominican Republic to play the Rays, according to Al...
Orioles add ‘Home Run Porch’ for kids after moving left field wall in
The Orioles announced that some of the space created by the team altering the dimensions of Camden Yards’ left field wall will be called the “Home Run Porch,” a “raised standing area where fans 12 years old and under can hang out and wait to catch long balls when they clear the fence,” according to ...
Blue Jays fans to adopt wait-and-see approach for 2025 season
The Blue Jays’ loyal fan base, that “streamed through the gates just shy” of 2.7-million strong last season, “seems to be in wait-and-see mode” for the 2025 season, according to Rob Longley of the TORONTO SUN. While the home opener, with that national holiday element, is “approaching a full sellout,...
Sabres face attendance issues amid prolonged struggles
The Sabres’ ticket sales and attendance figures are in a “better situation than the one” the team faced coming out of the pandemic when the team averaged 9,998 tickets sold per game, but the “prolonged losing is hurting the franchise’s bottom line,” according to Matthew Fairburn of THE ATHLETIC. Las...
Bill Chisholm begins to enter spotlight amid Celtics acquisition
New Celtics owner Bill Chisholm’s time in “relative anonymity appears to be coming to an end” as he attended Monday night’s Celtics-Kings game in Sacramento after agreeing to purchase the team last week, according to Adam Himmelsbach of the BOSTON GLOBE. Celtics fans at the Golden 1 Center “yelled d...
Boston NWSL team changes name to Boston Legacy FC
Boston’s forthcoming NWSL expansion franchise has settled on the name Boston Legacy Football Club. The team’s reveal of its new name this morning comes a week after the team formally renounced its previous moniker, BOS Nation FC. That name was met with derision when it was announced in conjunction w...
Dodgers to visit White House to celebrate WS title
The Dodgers “will visit the White House” to celebrate their World Series title on April 7, during their trip to Washington next month to face the Nationals. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said “he would participate,” despite comments he made in 2019 “indicating he might not go to the White House if Tr...
Official ‘cautiously optimistic’ on $8B Metropolitan Park project
Mets owner Steve Cohen’s long-term vision goes beyond his team and its Citi Field home.
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For the league to step in and say that a team chose to play one player over another player and that was the wrong decision, I think that's a bit of a slippery slope.-- NBA EVP/Strategy & Analytics Evan Wasch, on the league monitoring player availability but not mandating how coaches rotate players in game.
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