Portugal hosted Euro 2004, a fantastic tournament with a surprise winner in Greece. But as the financial crisis unfolds, some Portugese feel a tinge of regret over the expense involved. ...

The following account is from an editorial in the Daily Herald Newspaper, (from the Provo area south of Salt Lake City). It sketches the timeline of negotiations between the MLS ...

At the Chicago Tribune, Ameet Sachdev discusses the Ricketts family's petition to issue tax exempt bonds for renovations at Wrigley Field.  Most of the story is an account of standard ...

The San Francisco 49ers and the Santa Clara City Council have negotiated a deal whereby the NFL franchise will get a new $937 million stadium with seating for 68,500. The ...

Jerry Bower in todays WSJ: If there ever was a time to crow about the wonders of rebuilding a city around a professional sports team, this would be it. Three ...

In Pittsburgh: Add $5 million to the money Pennsylvania is giving toward Pittsburgh's pricey Uptown hockey arena. This time, it isn't site acquisition or construction cost overruns, but a shortfall ...

There are lots of ways to pay for an arena, but Mayor Mick Cornett said city leaders thought the choice was obvious in Oklahoma City. The Ford Center was built ...

A Minneapolis developer signed an agreement a few years back to build and operate the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. The city provided "about ...

Here's a report from McHenry County, Illinois, on plans to apply for Federal Stimulus funding to support construction of a minor league ballpark. The county has received authority to issue ...

This article in today's NY Sun, "Pro Sports Far From Easy in New Orleans," points out the difficulties facing New Orleans' two big sports teams. It would certainly look bad ...

A novel means of financing has been proposed by an investment banker and Buffalo Bills fan, Steven Brady. The idea is to finance an anticipated purchase of the team from ...

John Spry, an economist with St. Thomas University in the Twin Cities, has written an opinion piece that appeared in the St. Paul Pioneer Press.  In it, he takes issue ...