Stadium naming rights deals make rebound
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Sports stadium naming rights deals seemed bad karma a few years ago amid accounting scandals and the dot-com bust, but they have rebounded with a vengeance, with bigger dollar amounts and more comprehensive plans.
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The chances of Major League Soccer returning to Miami have been boosted after city politicians gave their backing to the building of a new, purpose-built, stadium for the sport.
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Washington's decision to fund a baseball stadium highlights a debate over sports funding.
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The FleetCenter sits in the country's fifth-biggest media market and plays host to events ranging from the Democratic National Convention to the Women's Final Four. But when it comes to renaming the arena, the deal is likely to cost less than many of the other naming-rights contracts signed over the last several years, most notably the $9.3 million a year ...
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Peter G. Angelos could sell the Baltimore Orioles for almost $200 million more than he paid for the team 11 years ago under terms of a deal he is negotiating with Major League Baseball to compensate him for the Montreal Expos moving to Washington
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Liverpool take a step towards a move to a new 60,000-seater stadium after they secure funding to regenerate the surrounding area.
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Baseball's plan to move the Expos to Washington might come apart after the District of Columbia Council voted last night to require private financing for at least half the cost of a new ballpark.
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TORONTO -- It was one of the more unusual examples of contract leverage in recent memory. When third baseman Mike Lowell agreed to sign a four-year extension with the Florida Marlins after they won the World Series in 2003, it included this stipulation: If the cash-strapped Marlins didn't obtain financing for a new stadium by the following November, Lowell had ...
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The Florida Marlins and two local governments have ironed out the financial details of a $515 million proposal that would give the team a new 37,000-seat ballpark on the site of the Orange Bowl.
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New York's two NFL franchises, the Giants and Jets, will be able to proceed with their plan to jointly build a new stadium at the Meadowlands.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- It&#39;s a sign of the times for Forty-Niner fans, who are getting used to major changes. The team confirmed Monday that naming rights to the stadium have been sold to Monster Cable Products Inc
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Washington, D.C., Mayor Anthony  Williams will try to get financing for a Major League Baseball  stadium back on the city council agenda next week after the  council added a deal-breaking provision to the original bill,  the mayor's spokesman said on Thursday.
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When they negotiated to build a new stadium, the Yankees and elected officials agreed the team would give roughly $1.2 million a year to local groups. Theyâre building it, but no money has been distributed yet.
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ARSENE WENGER will finally sign a new three-year contract extension with Arsenal by the end of the week as the club prepare to face a fans&#39; backlash over the naming of their new stadium.
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Anaheim officials say the city has hired two firms to help it increase its chances of landing a pro football team and a lucrative stadium deal.
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District of Columbia officials moved yesterday to salvage an agreement to bring baseball back to the United States&#39; capital, after a tense week that had subjected them to ridicule
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Major League Baseball and the players union are negotiating a new contract, and the gameÂs rising attendance and revenue give both sides reason to keep the peace.