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LA Convention Center Expansion Moves Forward Ahead of 2028 Olympics

The Los Angeles City Council has voted to move the LA Convention Center Expansion and Modernization Project forward with plans to have the project finished before the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games. The Council approved contracts with a joint venture of AEG and The Plenary Group to complete the project before the LA28 Games […]

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SportsEngine Play, SFC Partner on Venue Streaming

SportsEngine Play, NBC Sports Next’s new youth and amateur sports streaming platform, and the Sports Facilities Companies have announced a multi-year video streaming partnership at SFC-managed sports venues each year. The partnership signals SportsEngine Play’s entry into the facilities market, providing game and event streaming opportunities for SFC’s 60-plus managed venues. A Sports Events & […]

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Synovus Park

Columbus Breaks Ground on $50 Million Baseball Stadium Renovation

Baseball is returning to Columbus, Georgia, as the city celebrated a groundbreaking at the newly-named Synovus Park on June 11 that will allow Minor League Baseball to return to the Columbus area for the first time in 17 years when the Mississippi Braves — Double A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves — move to Georgia […]

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Henderson Rendering

Henderson Plans for $70 Million Indoor Sports Complex

Henderson, Nevada, has announced plans for a $70 million indoor sports complex has been presented for final approval at a July 2 City Council meeting. The planned 180,000 square-foot, two-level complex is anticipated to have basketball courts that can convert to other uses such as volleyball and pickleball; hybrid turf fields for indoor soccer, box […]

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ASM Global Hires Andy Gorchov as General Manager of Allegiant Stadium

ASM Global has selected Andy Gorchov as general manager of Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the home of the NFL’s Raiders and host of the 2024 Super Bowl. In his role as general manager, Gorchov will oversee day-to-day operations at the 65,000-capacity venue. Along with the Raiders, Allegiant Stadium is home for UNLV Football and […]

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Superdome Upgrades
The Caesars Superdome will host the Super Bowl in 2025. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman, File)

Saints Make Superdome Renovation Payment

The New Orleans Saints made an $11.4 million payment toward Superdome renovations Friday, diffusing a standoff between the team and Louisiana officials who oversee the stadium that will host the next Super Bowl. The Superdome, which is managed by ASM Global and is nearly 50 years old, hosts the Super Bowl on February 9, 2025. […]

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Westminster Dog Show
A handler and her dog wait backstage during the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

From Dogs to Djokovic, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Has Seen It All

The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, has been home to some of the most memorable matches and players in the history of professional tennis. You would be hard-pressed to find one player in the modern era that never either won a U.S. Open men’s or women’s tennis championship […]

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Rebuilding Pimlico Horse Racing
National Treasure, bottom left, leads the pack toward the first turn during the 148th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course on May 20, 2023, in Baltimore. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a measure to rebuild Baltimore’s historic but antiquated Pimlico Race Course and transfer the track to state control. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

Maryland to Rebuild Pimlico, home of Preakness Stakes

The Pimlico Race Course will undergo extensive rebuilding starting this summer with $400 million in state bonds that will also see the Preakness Stakes relocated in 2026 to nearby Laurel Park before returning to an updated Pimlico in 2027. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a measure on Thursday to transfer the track to a newly […]

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Shaka Johnson

Shaka Johnson Named General Manager of CORE4 Athletic Complex

The CORE4 Athletic Complex in Atlanta and The Sports Facilities Companies have announced Shaka Johnson as the facility’s general manager. Johnson has more than 18 years of experience in the sports industry, including roles with the University of Georgia, the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks and the now-defunct Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League. “I’m excited […]

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Prudential Center Outside
The areas outside of the Prudential Center in the spring and summer turn into extra fan activations both for New Jersey Devils games and any other events the venue hosts. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

For NHL Arenas, There is No Offseason

On this balmy April evening in Newark, New Jersey, the game experience for NHL fans walking from Penn Station to the Prudential Center starts before they even step into the venue. It’s outside at the area they call “championship plaza” where food trucks tout various fare, a local band plays and fans of both the […]

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