The Bleacher Report released what’s sure to be a much debated article: “The 25 Best Cities to be a Sports Fan.” “We broke each city down into eight categories: the number of teams there, the success of those teams in the past five years, how nice the stadiums a

It’s the last week of January (sorry, we mean December; we got way ahead of ourselves), and we, too, have the listicle bug. It’s that virus that infects all blogs and websites and forces them to post their top 10 stories of the year. So, instead of fighting it, we’re

The Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC) Arena in Alabama is undergoing a name change. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2015, it will be known as Legacy Arena. The Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority approved the five-year, $2 million agreement, and a new logo will be visible on

The Japanese company Hitachi released news this week announcing it has developed walk-through-style finger vein authentication technology for security gates in large venues. Convention centers or sports stadiums, etc., where a large number of people congregate, can easily become the t

Congratulations to the Saint Paul RiverCentre and the Xcel Energy Center Complex in Minnesota for achieving LEED, Green Globes, and APEX/ASTM certifications. Each certification requires a comprehensive auditing of organizational environmental practices and procedures and compliance wi