Topic: National Basketball Association

American football, basketball and ice hockey teams are mostly avoiding ticket price increases while watching attendance drop for Major League Baseball as the economy takes a toll on US sports teams.Commissioners for the four major US sport leagues spoke at a forum ...

4 commissioners focus on economy

NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL commissioners focus on economy when they gather for panel discussionMajor league baseball attendance is down 7 percent and the average crowd for 19 of the 30 clubs has dropped from a year ago. The NFL, NBA and NHL ...

GREEN GROW THE BALLPARKS

GREEN GROW THE BALLPARKS When the Atlanta Braves play home games this season, about 2,000 parking attendants, ticket takers, and food vendors at Turner Field will be decked out in shirts with Atlanta Braves patches on the chest. " Green, as in ...

Which Sports Teams Do You Follow?

Random, but I want to talk about sports today. They are huge supporters of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society-next week they're hosting a welcome back dinner after opening day at Citi Field and proceeds go to the LLS. This is strictly for ...

The Next Stadium Wave

Both the New York Yankees and New York Mets will open stunning new facilities this month, and others are on the way. "We're still the same, except for the name on the door," says Jerry Anderson, a senior principal with the firm.. ...
Baseball set for a full season of replay _ poll shows fans want to see it even moreHours before Game 1 of the World Series, a Major League Baseball official gazed at the catwalks above Tropicana Field and wondered: I'm not really ...

BAILOUTS FOR SPORTS FANS

BAILOUTS FOR SPORTS FANS As the economic crisis worsens, sports franchises are tweaking marketing pitches to go after a new sort of customer: Joe the Unemployed Plumber. On Nov. 29 the NHL's St. Louis Blues staged the first of 11 "Fannie & ...
Someone forgot to tell the country's sports executives that we've been living in an era of low inflation for the past several years.. A look at the numbers would suggest that baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees and Mets are ...
Philadelphia celebrates World Series title for 1st time in 28 years, plans parade for FridayMany baseball fans here would not speak the " P" word in the anxious days leading up to the city's World Series title, lest they jinx the team.But ...
No longer the loveable losers that last year became the first American sports franchise to lose 10,000 games, the Philadelphia Phillies can put away their symbols of futility.The Phillies captured their first World Series title in 28 years by beating the Tampa ...