Field of Schemes
Florida senate won’t act on Rays stadium until city and county do, could raiding higher-ed fund be next?
DC considers new bus line to get Commanders fans to games, could push public cost back over $7B
Portland council president says he won’t be “held hostage” to Blazers arena deal, sports columnist insists he will too
Bears stadium tax break could cost Illinois billions more in other development subsidies
Friday roundup: Rays blink on June 1 stadium deadline, Illinois residents don’t want to break the bank to keep Bears
How many billions of dollars a Rays stadium development would cost taxpayers: an update
Rays officials won’t say if they’ll demand stadium development tax break that could add billions to public cost
It may officially be time to call the 2026 World Cup an omnishambles
Does it really matter which tax money Hillsborough spends on Rays stadium? An investimagation
Friday roundup: Rays may have bot-lobbied for stadium funds, OR gov says not rubber-stamping Blazers cash is “playing politics”
Illinois senate to “take time” on Bears stadium tax break bill, but will that save taxpayers money or cost them more?
Garber to Vancouver: Sell stadium land to Whitecaps for cheap or we’ll shoot this team, really this time
Pritzker to Illinois: Rewrite stadium bill to give Bears owners what they want, forget what I said before about holding the line
Rays execs to county: Vote on stadium now, figure out details later
Friday roundup: County tells Rays no stadium approval by June 1, Blazers and Wild get pushback on subsidy demands as well
Total taxpayer subsidy for Royals stadium in Crown Center likely to be $1.4B+
Buckner says Bears tax break bill would also cut Illinoisans’ property taxes by lowering them before raising them, let me start over
Arlington council approves $273m in tax money for Cowboys stadium upgrades
Royals reportedly looking to tear down part of Crown Center to build stadium (UPDATING)
House speaker says Missouri could give Royals owner $900m for stadium, citing very bad math
Latest Illinois funding proposal for Bears stadium: Everybody gets a tax break, never mind the costs!
Friday roundup: Rays execs threaten to “evaluate alternatives” if Tampa won’t hand over $1B; could LA revise its Olympics deal?
County commissioner on Rays owner’s $1B tax ask: “May God have mercy on the soul of anyone that supports this”
Bucs, Cowboys go back to public trough for upgrade money for taxpayer-built stadiums
What exactly is KC approving for a Royals stadium deal? Some questions and answers
AECOM’s economic impact slideshow on Rays stadium is the clowniest of clown documents
KC’s $600m in Royals stadium funding could make end run around public vote
Friday roundup: Rays stadium demands include federal disaster relief money, $10/year rent while keeping all revenues
KC mayor readies bill to give Royals $600m plus public park for downtown stadium
Rays stadium votes pushed back to May, as questions grow about sales tax surcharge
And the winner for dumbest stadium-related op-ed of 2026 is…
Bears to Illinois (via ESPN): Give us $2B so we don’t have to move to Indiana
Commanders try to hide ginormous stadium parking garages by drawing them as shorter and translucent
Friday roundup: Has Cleveland’s mayor actually found a way to make Guardians and Cavs owners help pay for own repair costs?
Buccaneers owners say if Rays are set to get public stadium money, it’s time they should too
Eagles owner says decision on where team plays won’t be made on “a geographical basis”
Hillsborough official says Rays stadium will fail unless it uses tax money Hillsborough officials said wouldn’t be used for stadium
Friends don’t let friends listen to what comes out of sports team owners’ mouths
Maryland Gov. Moore facing 2027 deadline to okay Orioles development deal or face early lease exit, thanks to Maryland Gov. Moore
Friday roundup: Can the Home Team Act save your home team, and other pressing questions
Sabres exec says team deserves up to $400m in state cash because of “all this going on at the arena”
“Privately funded” Bulls/Blackhawks arena development asks for $55m in tax breaks, could seek more
Rays execs tell public that $2.25B stadium subsidy won’t cost taxpayers anything, really
Illinois house postpones discussion of Bears “megaprojects” bill for one week
Pelicans owner demands state arena subsidies so wealthy fans can have crushed velour seating
Friday roundup: Pittsburgh cancels in-person school while hosting NFL Draft, this is just a thing that happens now?
Would-be ChiSox owner considering buying railyard for would-be stadium, maybe
Kansas house agrees to allow local officials votes on Chiefs stadium board, still gives Chiefs owner one too
Getting new stadiums in big markets “critical” for MLS, but cities aren’t driving hard bargains
Tampa and Boston both learn the hard way that stadium costs only go up
Everybody pointing fingers over Bears’ move to wherever they eventually end up moving
Friday roundup: Blazers threatened councilmembers’ careers if they didn’t subsidize arena, Rays stadium tax vote planned for April 1
Kansas bill would cap off $4.1B in stadium subsidies by letting Chiefs vote to approve own lease
Judge blocks Ohio from giving unclaimed private funds to Browns and other sports teams until trial is complete
Blazers owner-to-be lands first $365m of arena renovation tax money, still hasn’t agreed on lease
Friday roundup: Bears battle drags on, Blazers subsidy heats up, 15 teams now angling for Ohio unclaimed funds cash
Rays, college officials assure Tampa that spending $2B+ to build a stadium atop their campus is good, actually
Wild owner asks Minnesota for $362m in renovation money, because his arena is so busy
Hamilton County asks Ohio for $234m for Bengals stadium upgrades, just for kicks
Friday roundup: Bears face choice which state’s $1B+ in cash to accept, Rays stadium plans face growing questions
Bears owner set to get multibillion-dollar Indiana stadium offer, now will he take it?
A’s spending on $2B Vegas stadium passes $300m mark, is Fisher’s folly really happening?
Bears hedge on Illinois vs. Indiana decision as public cost of Hammond stadium remains moving target
Friday roundup: Breaking down taxpayer costs of the proposed Indiana Bears deal, plus other stadium news
Indiana offers multiple piles of tax money for Bears stadium in Hammond, total price tag TBD
Royals owner admits “urgency” in stadium deal is fear of missing out on taxpayer money
Bears face Thursday deadline to commit to Indiana move, somehow this is pressure on Illinois to pass stadium subsidies?
Friday roundup: Friends don’t let friends read stadium news coverage, Bears’ list of places not to move to keeps growing
Wyandotte County claims it will totally make money on $180m+ subsidy of Chiefs stadium
Oregon bill offers Blazers owner all income taxes from in and around arena in exchange for not threatening to move yet
Pritzker’s office met with Bears, Goodell to talk stadium spending, everybody speculate wildly!
MLB has lockout and more revenue sharing on deck; what will it mean for the stadium game?
Boston women’s soccer stadium to cost taxpayers 2.5 times as much as value of team
Friday roundup: Friends don’t let friends host the Olympics, and other cautionary tales
Hillsborough County considers raiding infrastructure fund to give $1.15B to Rays
Olathe council unanimously approves Chiefs subsidy after just two hours of discussion; Wyandotte County to follow tomorrow
Rays owner now demanding $2.25B in public stadium spending, land, and tax breaks
Royals owner threatens to move team to counties that no longer want him
Chiefs practice field in Olathe would break new ground in siphoning off city tax money
Friday roundup: Chiefs stadium deal still not finalized, Royals even less so
Indiana senates passes bill to create stadium authority for Bears, still mum on how much or what tax money to provide
Rays stadium cost set at $2.3B, public share still TBD
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