Field of Schemes
Missouri state rep claims KC mayor attempting $500m end run around voters on Royals stadium
Could FIFA really move the 2026 World Cup out of the U.S.?
Friday roundup: Lightning win $250m in tax money for 6-year lease extension, Missouri holds secret talks on Royals stadium
Chiefs lawyer says spending $4B in tax money on stadium will cost nothing, because pie
Rays don’t have to threaten Orlando move to get billions from Tampa, because county official is doing it for them
Rays owners probably demanding another $1b stadium subsidy in Tampa, counting free land and tax breaks
The two very different ways the Chiefs stadium public funding plan can fail
Friday roundup: Rays target stadium site, Bears seek Indiana stadium authority, Chiefs pursue local tax money
New Jersey legislature okays $300m Devils tax break just one week after it was introduced
Illinois speaker who called $1B+ Bears subsidies “insensitive” now says they’d be okay, maybe
Hidden subsidies cost taxpayers billions of dollars a year, yet elected officials keep pretending they’re not real money
Rams owner demands $376m in city infrastructure money following ad board kerfuffle
Do record-breaking Commanders and Chiefs deals mean other cities need to pay more for stadiums? An investimagation
Friday roundup: Trail Blazers, Lightning owners join Devils in asking states to fund their arena upgrades because reasons
Royals suitors dropping like flies, Kansas Chiefs stadium still faces bond questions
House speaker to Bears: Demanding new stadium is “insensitive” to Illinoisans’ real needs
A’s denied trademark on “Vegas Athletics” name, everybody LOL
NJ bill would give Devils $300m for arena renovations, amid $1.5B state budget shortfall
Kansas council rep sets up website to calculate how many billions Chiefs stadium would cost taxpayers
Friday roundup: The year that stadium subsidies went completely nuts
Experts debate just how many billions of dollars Kansas will lose on Chiefs stadium deal
Cleveland still has no money for Cavs, Guardians upgrades, is resorting to stalling
How Kansas governor claims $4B Chiefs stadium subsidy will cost “no new taxes,” and whether this makes any damn sense
Friday roundup: Chiefs stadium to cost all Kansans tax money, Royals up next
Chiefs stadium subsidy hits $4.1B, could siphon off taxes from 293-square-mile swath of Kansas
Judge puts 14-day hold on Ohio gifting Browns owner $600m from unclaimed private funds
Chiefs sign nonbinding deal to move to Kansas that could cost taxpayers $3B+
Friday roundup: Chiefs to ramp up Kansas saber-rattling, Bears’ Indiana move threat gets cool reception in Illinois
Bears exec finally threatens to move team to Indiana in fight for $1B in Illinois public money
Stadium questions the media shouldn’t even bother asking
Columbus council approves first $100m in public money for Blue Jackets, $150m still to go
Denver council puts off soccer stadium vote till next Monday amid public funding questions
Vancouver gives preliminary okay to build Whitecaps stadium on public land amid move threats
Friday roundup: What if schools got all the money they needed and sports teams had to hold bake sales to build stadiums?
FIFA’s bait-and-switch on sponsorships could cost US cities $250m during 2026 World Cup
Building Royals stadium in Kansas could cost state 3,500 T-Mobile workers
Stop the presses: Rays stadium site search continues to search for stadium site
Who would pay for Blue Jackets’ billionaire owner’s $250m arena subsidy: a FAQ
Friday roundup: Everybody needs a soccer stadium for a pillow
Has luxury seating ruined watching sports? The New Yorker investimagates
Cleveland city council approves deal to get at least something for dropping lawsuits over Browns move, still isn’t happy about it
Detroit’s own clown documents show taxpayers losing $39m on $45m soccer stadium subsidy
Friday roundup: This Is So Dumb edition
Do the Yankees get $38m or $84m or what every year in tax breaks, and why is Hal Steinbrenner complaining about this?
LA Olympic organizers, facing billions in potential taxpayer costs, trade arena naming rights for free tax prep
Friday roundup: Denver mayor says he’ll fight to the death to give George Lucas’s wife $170m for a soccer stadium
Spurs arena subsidy could reach $1.3B, setting new NBA record for taxpayer money
Would Mamdani aide’s plan to limit stadium food prices cause ticket prices to rise? The answer may surprise Matt Yglesias
Why “the worst seat is closer to the field” is not necessarily a sign of a more intimate stadium
Denver NWSL owners threaten to move expansion team before it’s even started play after council delays stadium approval
Friday roundup: Rays plan return to upgraded Trop, soccer stadiums in every city not working out so well
Chiefs seek ideas for Kansas dome, Missouri gov counters with roof offer of his own (cost TBD)
Will the Commanders name their stadium after Trump? A mini-investimagation
Friday roundup: Royals “poll” fans on why they need a new stadium, plus still more soccer teams, so many soccer teams
Spurs owner wins vote to unlock $889m in arena subsidies after outspending opposition 32-to-1
Cleveland mayor wants new taxes to fund Cavs, Guardians upgrades to avoid using old taxes to do so
Sportswriters alarmed as Bears again do not get $1B in tax money toward new stadium
Friday roundup: Bears offer Illinois dimes on the dollar toward stadium, Browns considering $150k-a-seat PSLs
Spurs owner pours $6.5m into campaign to win Tuesday’s arena subsidy vote
Mavericks, Stars owners launch war for Dallas arena supremacy, taxpayers hold on to your wallets
Chiefs owner to decide soon how much to demand for what kind of stadium and where, maybe
How much is Cleveland’s mayor giving up in exchange for $80m Browns payout?
Friday roundup: Pritzker endorses “infrastructure” spending for Bears, Royals could soon propose Kansas vaporstadium
Worcester stadium red ink shows dangers of hoping to cover taxpayer costs with housing magic beans
How to threaten to leave town without threatening to leave town: San Antonio Spurs edition
Missouri official tags ballot measure to repeal $1.5B stadium subsidy with language warning it would make Chiefs move
Friday roundup: Stochastic parrot edition
Spurs arena vote faces “uphill battle” as poll shows residents currently oppose using tax dollars
Illinois bill would require sports projects to include independent analysis, public hearings, repayment of lost tax revenue
Cleveland mayor okays Browns’ Brook Park move in exchange for $80m in future payments
Friday roundup: Spurs owner wants arena subsidies so he can be “scrappy,” A’s owner gets closer to unlocking county stadium cash
Browns owners want $70m in state road upgrades on top of $600m in state stadium money
New Rays owners vow to get taxpayer-subsidized stadium district by 2029
Chiefs owner still mulling all stadium options, seeking to increase $750m public price tag
Dallas Stars owners start shopping for new arena, that’s officially everybody now
Bears execs now likely demanding $1B+ from Arlington Heights for stadium project, fine print reveals
Friday roundup: D.C.NFL stadium comes with nine-figure Metro cost, Mets owner likely to win casino on city parking lots
Frank White recall leaves Royals/Chiefs stadiums even more up in air than they already were
Bears stadium economic impact reports reveal that economic impact reports aren’t worth much
Top county official says giving Spurs owner $150m for arena would have “zero impact” on locals, needs to go back to tax school
Sabres extend lease five years in hopes Buffalo’s wallet will re-open by then
A’s Vegas armadillo gets vaporcompany as Bally’s floats not-just-a-casino images
Friday roundup: Fire stadium wins Chicago approval, A’s set MLB record for alienating all their new fans already
L.A. approves $2.6B convention center expansion, even as convention demand shrivels
Zalupski completes Rays purchase, now has to figure out which city to shake down for stadium money
How does the Commanders stadium deal suck? Let Defector count the ways