Henderson, Nevada, has announced plans for a $70 million indoor sports complex has been presented for final approval at a July 2 City Council meeting. The planned 180,000 square-foot, two-level complex is anticipated to have basketball courts that can convert to other uses such as volleyball and pickleball; hybrid turf fields for indoor soccer, box lacrosse and indoor football plus family entertainment areas. Related Stories KemperSports to Manage Williamsburg Sports & Events Center Henderson Plans for $70 Million Indoor Sports Complex Walt Disney World Resort to Host 2024 PGA Family Go ..read more

ASM Global has selected Andy Gorchov as general manager of Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the home of the NFL’s Raiders and host of the 2024 Super Bowl. In his role as general manager, Gorchov will oversee day-to-day operations at the 65,000-capacity venue. Along with the Raiders, Allegiant Stadium is home for UNLV Football and also hosts a variety of high-profile events including Super Bowl LVIII earlier this year, the 2022 and 2023 Pro Bowl, the Pac-12 Championship, Las Vegas Bowl and college football showcase games in the regular season. Related Stories 2024 EsportsTravel Summit Showcas ..read more

The Caesars Superdome will host the Super Bowl in 2025. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman, File) The New Orleans Saints made an $11.4 million payment toward Superdome renovations Friday, diffusing a standoff between the team and Louisiana officials who oversee the stadium that will host the next Super Bowl. The Superdome, which is managed by ASM Global and is nearly 50 years old, hosts the Super Bowl on February 9, 2025. The amount of money at issue was small relative to the nearly $550 million scope of the renovation project, which has grown from an initial $450 million plan formally approved in 2019 ..read more

A handler and her dog wait backstage during the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, has been home to some of the most memorable matches and players in the history of professional tennis. You would be hard-pressed to find one player in the modern era that never either won a U.S. Open men’s or women’s tennis championship or, at the very least, goes down in history as a valiant runner-up. With all of the victors that have r ..read more

National Treasure, bottom left, leads the pack toward the first turn during the 148th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course on May 20, 2023, in Baltimore. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a measure to rebuild Baltimore’s historic but antiquated Pimlico Race Course and transfer the track to state control. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File) The Pimlico Race Course will undergo extensive rebuilding starting this summer with $400 million in state bonds that will also see the Preakness Stakes relocated in 2026 to nearby Laurel Park before returning to an updated Pimlico in ..read more

The CORE4 Athletic Complex in Atlanta and The Sports Facilities Companies have announced Shaka Johnson as the facility’s general manager. Johnson has more than 18 years of experience in the sports industry, including roles with the University of Georgia, the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks and the now-defunct Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League. Related Stories Shaka Johnson Named General Manager of CORE4 Athletic Complex Philip Melton Promoted to General Manager of Montgomery Whitewater Park For NHL Arenas, There is No Offseason LIV Golf to Host 2024 Individual Championship in Chicago Spor ..read more

The areas outside of the Prudential Center in the spring and summer turn into extra fan activations both for New Jersey Devils games and any other events the venue hosts. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel On this balmy April evening in Newark, New Jersey, the game experience for NHL fans walking from Penn Station to the Prudential Center starts before they even step into the venue. It’s outside at the area they call “championship plaza” where food trucks tout various fare, a local band plays and fans of both the New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders toss bags at cornhole boards. That type o ..read more

The home of Missouri football since 1926 will undergo some modernizations in time for its centennial anniversary after the University of Missouri Board of Curators approved the hiring of Kansas City architecture firm DLR Group to execute the $250 million Memorial Stadium Improvements Project. The design will preserve the historic Rock M Hill while providing general admission seating for up to 2,600 fans. It will further enclose the north end of the stadium and add a variety of new premium seating options along the north edge of the stadium along with other upgrades throughout the facility. R ..read more

Jerry Richardson Stadium will be getting a $60 million expansion for the first phase of enhancing the UNC Charlotte football stadium after the University of North Carolina Board of Governors approved the financial outlay on Thursday. Related Stories UNC Charlotte’s Football Stadium Gets $60 Million Approval ASM Global Readies $4 Billion Kai Tak Sports Park Little 500 Generates Big Results for Bloomington New Stadium Finally Approved for NYCFC Wrigley Field to Host NWSL Game on June 8 Stadium capacity will increase to 18,170 with the first phase of expansion, with plans in motion for furth ..read more

The late winter will be a test period for Kai Tak Sports Park in Hong Kong after a nearly decade-long build for the $4 billion sports, recreation and entertainment project. Kai Tak Sports Park is expected to formally open in 2025 and is one of the sports venues that will deliver events for the 2025 15th National Games of China. The project will include a 50,000-capacity main stadium with a retractable roof and flexible field surface that can host a wide array of events in any weather. It will also have a 10,000-capacity indoor sports arena for basketball, tennis and gymnastics as well as a 5 ..read more