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How Public Stadiums Keep Some Profits Private
120
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David Gardner
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Diana Moskovitz
October 25, 2024
NBA
Philadelphia Has A Lot To Lose On The New 76ers Arena
178
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Neil deMause
October 22, 2024
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Capital
How NYC Gave Hundreds Of Millions To The Yankees And An Oil Baron Sheikh For The Willets Point Soccer Stadium—No Questions Asked
54
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Neil deMause
July 22, 2024
NHL
Go Ahead And Start Shoveling Dirt On Alex Meruelo’s Coyotes
129
Comments
Ray Ratto
June 24, 2024
NFL
Bears’ New Stadium Proposal Includes A Lifetime Of Public Debt
207
Comments
Chris Thompson
April 28, 2024
NFL
Bears Owners Roll Out Grotesque Stadium Plan With History’s Creepiest Launch Ceremony
223
Comments
Chris Thompson
April 25, 2024
NHL
Reminder: In Order To Play Hockey You Need Access To Water
195
Comments
Ray Ratto
April 10, 2024
Capital
The Chiefs And Royals Got What They Deserved
260
Comments
Maitreyi Anantharaman
April 3, 2024
NBA
Ted Leonsis Finally Abandons Glenn Youngkin’s Doomed Virginia Gambit
210
Comments
Chris Thompson
March 28, 2024
MLB
Threats Are No Way To Do Business, Says Diamondbacks Owner Threatening To Move
134
Comments
Barry Petchesky
February 20, 2024
Hurling
The Wasting Of The Green: A Hurling Commentator’s Righteous Stadium Rant
51
Comments
Dave McKenna
February 15, 2024
MLB
The Royals Have No Good Argument For A New Stadium
164
Comments
Ray Ratto
July 25, 2023
MLB
John Fisher’s Lackeys Eat Shit In Contentious Stadium Financing Hearing, May Win Anyway
110
Comments
Chris Thompson
June 8, 2023
MLB
The Athletics’ Las Vegas Dreams Are At Least Temporarily On Hold
160
Comments
Chris Thompson
June 6, 2023
MLB
Oakland A’s: Thousands Of Fans Across The Country Will Flock To Las Vegas To Watch Us Play Awful Baseball
126
Comments
Ray Ratto
June 1, 2023
NFL
The Commanders’ New Owner Is Eyeing An Exciting Opportunity To Piss Off Grateful D.C. Fans
215
Comments
Drew Magary
May 19, 2023
MLB
The A’s Are A Poison Pill
316
Comments
Ray Ratto
April 20, 2023
NHL
Arizona Has A Chance To Reject The Coyotes Once And For All
172
Comments
Lauren Theisen
November 30, 2022
NFL
You Can Still Get A Stadium Deal By Making Shit Up
207
Comments
Tom Ley
October 18, 2022
NFL
What If A Successful Shakedown Can’t Even Keep The Bears In Chicago?
314
Comments
Tom Ley
July 27, 2022
NFL
Now The Browns Want A Billion Dollars
189
Comments
Ray Ratto
June 21, 2022
MLB
The Anaheim Corruption Scandal Confirms All Your Suspicions About How Stadium Deals Really Get Done
103
Comments
Diana Moskovitz
May 24, 2022
NFL
The Commanders Bought Some Land In Freaking Patagonia
284
Comments
Albert Burneko
May 23, 2022
NFL
This Is Why You Don’t Get Into Bed With An NFL Team
337
Comments
Tom Ley
April 20, 2022
MLB
At Least Pretend You Deserve That Money
199
Comments
Barry Petchesky
April 12, 2022
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