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ESPN Outside the Lines:What's Lurking in Your Stadium Food
Health department inspection reports for food and beverage outlets at stadiums and arenas home to Major League Baseball, National Football League, National Hockey League, and National Baseball Association teams showed that more than half of them had been cited for a "critical" or "major" health inspection.
Tags: sports; stadium; arena; stadium food; health; safety; food preparation
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The Toughest Tickets in Town
The Washington Redskins continue to sellout the stadium and thousands of fans are left on a waiting list for general admission tickets. It turns out though, these tickets can be found online through ticket brokers. Further, the Redskins ticket office can be moderately blamed for this happening, which allowed the brokers to buy the general admission tickets. The team did this because it leveraged these tickets and caused fans to buy the more expensive premium seat tickets.
Tags: Washington Redskins; stadium; sellouts; seats; football; games; tickets; online; brokers; secondary market
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The high price of Rutgers sports
For a decade, Rutgers Univeristy pushed hard to become a college football powerhouse. But a six-month investigation of Rutgers athletics -- including a new review of public records the university fought to keep confidential -- found big-time college football came at a greater price than the school disclosed and still refuses to fully document. The investigation found that Rutgers has hiked tuition, canceled classes and eliminated six other varsity sports while doubling its football spending budget; hid millions of sports expenses, including salaries and charter flights, from public view; rushed into a $102 million expansion of Rutgers Stadium to retain coach Greg Schiano and refused to reveal several other financial and fundraising efforts.
Tags: Rutgers University; college football; financial records; private universities; expense reports; stadiums
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A risky game
"Arizona State University performed emergency repairs to its Sun Devil Stadium to repair rusting beams that posed serious risks to fans. Crews worked 24 hours a day on a first round of repairs while the university did not disclose the risk to the public." The damage was not caused by the fans who spilled their drinks, but because the university had not waterproofed the stadium correctly.
Tags: sports arena; university; safety; hazards; repairs; construction; Arizona; Sun Devil Stadium
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Out of Town Consultants
This four-part radio series investigation found that D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams broke his promise that no taxpayer money would be spent on a new baseball stadium. In fact, more than $500,000 worth of out-of-town contracts were awarded to former colleagues of D.C.'s City Administrator who was from Oakland, CA.
Tags: RADIO script; baseball; spending; contracts; D.C.; administrator; council; FOIA; money; taxes
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Full Court
The Baltimore Orioles claim that the Baltimore Ravens received a better contract when they came to Maryland in 1995, even though there was a parity clause through the Maryland Stadium Authority. Although the Authority believes it offered a reasonable contract for both teams, the Orioles say there are unfair differences, such as the rent both teams pay.
Tags: Baltimore Orioles; Baltimore Ravens; Maryland Stadium Authority
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"Yonkers Inside Out"
While examining the politics, economics and development efforts of Yonkers as it rebuilds downtown, the newspaper found a history of legal disputes and financial difficulties with a high-profile developer. The investigation raises questions about how Yonkers picks developers for large projects. A related story shows how state officials plan to sell an 84-acre office park for less than $9 million to a private corporation set up by city officials. The corporation, independent of the city and not subject to local oversight, might resell the property for more than 10 times the purchase price.
Tags: developers; development; city government; quasi-government; arson; Department of Housing and Urban Development; HUD; baseball stadium; Local Development Corporation; taxes; business incorporation records; OSHA; campaign finance
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After Further Review: The public - private deal with Paul Allen to build Seahawks Stadium was a lose - win situation. Guess who won?
This story tells the real cost and true backstory of how the world's third richest man, billionaire pro sports mogul and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, "partnered" with taxpayers to build himself a stadium the public ended up paying for.
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The Stadium
Governing looks at "stadium backlash", described as "a bitter resistance to public financing of stadiums, especially when it involves tax increases--and to sports owner demands."
Tags: stadium; sporting events; professional sports; sales tax; voters; sports facilities
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House Rules
The construction of a new football stadium for the New England Patriots in Foxborough is a sensitive issue, reports Walker. From 1994-98 the owner of Finneran and Patriots, Robert Kraft, looked in a battle over public financing for a stadium, with Finneran imposing increasingly stringent conditions for a deal and blocking every effort to reach a compromise.
Tags: state contribution; budget; stadium