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Ticketmaster on Monday will put on sale tickets for Beyonce’s “Renaissance” world tour beginning with members of her official fan club as the company is “already facing heightened scrutiny for is botched Taylor Swift presale in November,” according to Rachel Treisman of NPR. Many observers are “wondering (and in...

The Orioles in declining a Camden Yards lease extension will seek a bigger deal expected to "commit the team to Baltimore for many more years," as well as "outline plans for upgrades to the state-owned ballpark," according to Jeff Barker of the BALTIMORE SUN. The Orioles will decline an option to "extend...

The Toyota Center has "two newly decorated suites: the Green Room and the Sneaker Suite," which are part of an "effort to bring more local culture to the home court of the Rockets," according to Diane Cowen of the HOUSTON CHRONICLE. The Sneaker Suite has "custom sneakers...

The Hornets are scheduled to begin a five-year, $215M “overhaul" of the Spectrum Center this summer and the Hawks' State Farm Arena looks "like the future” for the arena, according to Erik Spanberg of the CHARLOTTE BUSINESS JOURNAL. Hornets President Fred Whitfield said that he “came away with a...

MSG is unveiling the Chase Lounge tonight, a refurbished space that replaces the Club Bar and Grill. Access to the Chase Lounge, which is exclusive to Chase cardholders, requires a reservation made in advance through ChaseGetsYouCloser.com. The revamped space -- the Club Bar and Grill closed last summer for...

The Orioles will "decline an option to extend" their Camden Yards lease by five more years, "planning instead to secure a longer-term, more comprehensive" stadium agreement. The lease expires at the end of 2023, and the team "expects to reach a new agreement by then" with the Maryland Stadium...

MLB “appears on board” with the Rays’ plans to "build a new stadium adjacent to their current Tropicana Field location," according to Marc Topkin of the TAMPA BAY TIMES. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred in a statement said they “look forward to working with" St. Petersburg Mayor Ken...

MSG and JAMES DOLAN have hired former White House Communications Dir HOPE HICKS to help "deflect criticism of his use of facial recognition technology ," according to sources cited by Jesse O'Neill of the N.Y. POST. The decision comes after it was "revealed...

The Univ. of Louisville's new football stadium naming-rights deal comes as that was one of UL AD Josh Heird’s “top priorities” when he took the role in December 2021, according to Alexis Cubit of the Louisville COURIER JOURNAL. UL's 20-year, $41.3M naming rights deal with financial institution L&N Federal Credit...

Rays President Brian Auld said the team is “fully engaged” with the city of St. Petersburg, but cautioned that yesterday’s announcement of the team's proposal as the winning bidder to redevelop Tropicana Field was “merely ‘the very beginning’ of the end game,” according to Marc Topkin of the...