THIS IS THE PROBLEM: Orlando Demolishes 23-Year-Old Amway Arena
Orlando recently demolished the Amway Arena, which was home to the Orlando Magic and which was built just 23 years ago. Why? Well, it didn’t have enough luxury seating. Seriously. That’s why. Here’s how the Orlando Sentinel explained the reason for a new arena: “The new Amway Center opened in fall 2010, at a cost [...]
Opening Day Blackout? Mets, Cubs, White Sox, Phillies Fans with DirecTV Could Miss Opener
There is yet another retransmission consent dispute occurring between media companies that threatens to cause a large number of sports fans to miss baseball’s opening day. This time it is Tribune Company and DirecTV who are fighting over carrier fees. Tribune Company owns owns or operates 23 television stations, WGN America on national cable and [...]
Minneapolis City Council Reverses Course, Will Support Stadium Without Public Referendum
When we last left the Minnesota Vikings stadium proposal, it appeared all but dead, with a majority of the Minneapolis City Council indicating they had no plans to back the plan without first putting the proposal to a public vote, as Minneapolis rules require. It now appears that two city council members have reversed their [...]
Tarred and Feathered: On Being a Fan of KU and UNC
by Brian Frederick I am one of the few people in America who is loyal to both the Kansas Jayhawks and the North Carolina Tar Heels. I grew up in Lawrence and my father was the athletic director at Kansas, the one who once took criticism for hiring an unknown assistant from North Carolina. Meanwhile, my [...]
Surprise! Louisville’s KFC Yum! Center Not as Profitable as Predicted
The University of Louisville Cardinals may be knocking on the door of a Final Four, but their home arena isn’t faring quite as well. The Louisville Courier Journal reported Thursday: “The Kentucky State Fair Board, which manages the building for the Louisville Arena Authority, expects net income of about $500,000 from operations in 2011. That’s [...]
Bravo: Sen. Durbin (D-IL) to Call Hearing on “Bounties”
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) is reportedly setting up a Judiciary Committee hearing on the issue of “bounties” in sports and whether they should be a crime. He will reportedly ask representatives of the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and NCAA to testify. (How about the fans?) The hearings come a day after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell [...]
STOP: Sacramento Citizens Launch Petition Drive to Force Vote on Arena Funding
A group of concerned citizens in Sacramento called the Sacramento Taxpayers Opposed to Pork (STOP) has launched a petition drive to force a public referendum on the proposed $255 million in city funds that will go toward a new $391 million arena for the Kings. Just a few weeks ago, the city, the Kings, and [...]
Why So Scared? NFL Refuses to Defend Blackouts in U.S. News and World Report
U.S. News and World Report recently asked SFC Buffalo Chapter Chair Matt Sabuda to submit an op-ed on blackouts and asked the National Football League to provide an opposing op-ed. If the NFL believes that its blackout policy is sound, why won’t it justify the policy in a neutral forum? This follows on the heels [...]
The Enormous Ego of an NBA Owner No Match for Disgruntled Fan Base
We’re not sure what exactly set off Golden State Warriors fans last night when they booed Warriors owner Joe Lacob. Maybe it was years of frustration, maybe it was his upstaging of the primary honoree of the night, maybe it was an unpopular recent trade deal. Whatever it was, it is absolutely amazing to watch [...]
NFL Has Yet to Provide ANY Evidence It Deserves FCC’s Blackout Rule
Now that the FCC’s public comment and reply period is complete, we can sit back and assess all the arguments and evidence presented on whether to end the sports blackout rule. Sports Fans Coalition and other public interest groups have argued that the rule is a needless government regulation that only serves to prop up [...]
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