KJ Flunks the TSE Exam
Did he -- Kevin Johnson, ex-NBA star and current mayor of Sacramento -- really flunk the test? Unfortunately, I think he did. USAToday.com records his answers to a series of ...Will Sacramento's Arena Negotiations Turn Out Different?
On NBA.com, David Aldridge posts an interesting statement on arena development plans from Sacramento mayor and former NBA star Kevin Johnson. Although it contains the usual jobs-related, "transformational" hype, KJ's ...The Current Landscape in the Sports Subsidy Game
Ken Belson reviews the current politics of sports subsidies in today's New York Times. In this era of state and local budget stress, the answer to the request for subsidy ...1986 Tax Reform and Stadium Finance
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 ...Teams Leave Before the Debt Does
The Red Sox want spiffier spring training digs in Fort Myers, Florida, and the locals of Lee County will oblige. After "kicking the tires" of one or two alternative venues, ...Stadium Naming Fun
Lackawanna County stadium naming contract must be made public, state says What a great headline! Here is how the story begins: A naming-rights agreement for the county-owned baseball stadium is ...Stadium Debt
Stadium debt, in some cases, hangs around a lot longer than the teams that once played in them. From the Houston Chronicle comes this story that the vacant Astrodome "carries ...No More Super Bowls in Miami?
A story in today's Boston Herald reports that posted prices for Super Bowl tickets range from $2,000 to $5,000 in the secondary market. Here are some interesting quotes from market ...The NFL and Gambling
In the WSJ here. The article suggests that the NFL's stance in opposition to gambling is hypocritical and motivated by its appetite for public subsidy. John Vrooman of Vanderbilt states ...Yankees stadium deal a target
Richard Sandomir reports on a case where a NY Assemblyman has a subpoena to obtain what seems like a gazillion documents from the Yankees, in order to ferret out the ...
