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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
Sonics & Seattle settle for $45 - $70 million
From the Seattle Times: The city of Seattle will be paid $45 million in exchange for letting the Sonics move to Oklahoma City this year as part of last-minute settlement ... -
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 ... -
A New Stadium and a Bargaining Chip for the NFL?
Edward Roski Jr. has unveiled plans to build a new stadium in the Los Angeles metro area to entice a team to move to the nation's second-largest market. The proposed ... -
Mixed Use Developments
The former Richmond Braves have moved into their new place in Gwinnett, Ga. (with a quote by JC Bradbury of The Baseball Economist and Sabernomics). As Richmond continues to debate ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Seattle vs. the Sonics
The lawsuit brought by the city of Seattle against the Sonics began yesterday. The city is seeking to force the Sonics to play at KeyArena through the remaining two years ...
