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With an eye toward the 2023 World University Games, which will be hosted in Lake Placid, New York, state officials are proposing $147 million in capital funding for the state’s Olympic Regional Development Authority. The budget, proposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, would have $134.5 million for upgrades and modernization to Olympic facilities and ski resorts, […]
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When the NFL Draft comes to Las Vegas in April, activities will be spread across the Las Vegas Strip, with the main stage and a fan festival at Caesars Forum and a red carpet for prospects along the fountains of the Bellagio. The 85th NFL Draft will be staged April 23–25 in Las Vegas, which […]
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The NHL team in Seattle does not yet have a nickname, but it does have a big-name sponsor and partner. Alaska Airlines will be the official airline and founding partner of the hockey team, with a 36,000-square-foot space at the main entrance to the south side to the team’s New Arena at Seattle Center renamed […]
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The home of Kentucky basketball will now be called Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center as part of the Lexington Center Corporation’s 14-year naming rights agreement with the financial firm that rebrands the complex that is home of the legendary Wildcats program as well as meetings and entertainment events. A key part of the agreement […]
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The North America Scholastic Esports Federation has announced it will partner with four NHL teams to organize the 2020 Chel Invitational, an esports tournament where participants can earn scholarships and team prizes by playing EA Sports NHL 20. The organization will work with the Anaheim Ducks, the Los Angeles Kings, the Vegas Golden Knights and […]
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New facilities to replace outdated venues are key parts of what the University of Pittsburgh is touting for its Victory Heights Initiative, a series of athletic projects that would bring new places to train and compete for several Panthers’ athletic squads. The project is centered around several of Pittsburgh’s Olympic sports programs. There would be […]
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The city of Rochester, New York, will begin to build its first indoor training facility for sports to open in the fall of 2020 as part of a public-private partnership. The indoor sports complex will be in an unused warehouse near a former soccer stadium that housed the Rochester Rhinos. The $2.1 million project will […]
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The home of the defending National League East Division champions will have a new name as the Atlanta Braves‘ stadium has been changed from SunTrust Park to Truist Park. Truist Financial Corp. was formed when SunTrust Bank and BB&T merged in the summer. The original stadium naming rights deal with SunTrust was made three years […]
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The home of the New York Mets for spring training along with its Class A short-season team will be renamed in February from First Data Field to Clover Park after a corporate takeover. First Data was bought in 2019 by Fiserv, a payments and financial services technology company. Fiserv operates a platform called Clover, which […]
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Giants Enterprises has announced the expansion of Pier 48 near San Francisco’s Oracle Park, which will provide the largest contiguous indoor event space in the city after the Moscone Convention Center. The expansion allows the venue to use 200,000 square feet of event space that can accommodate up to 10,000 people. As part of the […]
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