Bret McCormick

Populous’ design for the Aramco Stadium in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, was revealed today by the Saudi state oil company. The 47,000-seat stadium will host games during the 2027 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament in Saudi Arabia, and will likely be used for 2034 FIFA Men’s World Cup...

Crypto.com Arena is debuting a new six-display, 5,500-square-foot center hung videoboard Aug. 15 for the WNBA L.A. Sparks’ game against the N.Y. Liberty. Daktronics manufactured and installed the board, which features 41.7 million pixels, and replaces the arena’s 14-year-old center scoreboard. Installation began Aug. 1...

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. booked $1.03B in FY 2024 revenue, a 16% increase over FY23, according to the company’s annual report released today. Increases in playoff-related revenues ($71.9M more than FY23); season ticket-related revenues ($25.6M more); league distribution revenues ($22.4M); suite revenues ($11.2M); food and beverage and merchandise...

Ground is officially being broken today on Swing, the $100M facility for tennis, pickleball and padel (and a few other sports) in Raleigh, N.C., that will house a new HQ and research and development lab for Wilson Sporting Goods. The goal is to open the...

Seven hundred and fifty tons of soil were loaded into the Barclays Center late last week as the venue prepared to host the PBR ’s Maverick Days on Friday and Saturday, the first dirt event in the arena’s 12-year history. “I don’t know if...

Levy Restaurants heads into the college football season with seven significant account renewals in hand. Ohio State, Colorado, Wisconsin, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Arkansas and New Mexico all re-upped with the food and beverage provider in the last few months (accounts that amount to more than $100 million...

The Broncos have officially opened Club 1977, the new all-inclusive premium space they built during the offseason. The club pays homage to the Broncos’ Orange Crush era when the team reached its first Super Bowl. Two suites were combined into one 1,670-square-foot space designed by DLR Group and...

The Dolphins coaching staff and players were surprised Friday before their NFL preseason game against the Falcons with a renovated home locker room at Hard Rock Stadium. The space hadn’t been renovated since 2005 but was quietly refurbished this summer without the team’s knowledge. The project brought the...

The Pawtucket Red Sox announced in 2018 that after a half-century in Rhode Island, they were leaving for a new stadium in Worcester, Mass. Brett Johnson called the United Soccer League office that very day and bought the market rights for Rhode Island. ...

MLB announced today that it will host a regular season game at Bristol Motor Speedway on Aug. 2, 2025, between the Reds and Braves. A baseball diamond will be built across Bristol’s race track for what’s being called the MLB Speedway Classic, presented by BuildSubmarines.com. ...