NASCAR Slot Making Las Vegas Debut

Bally Technology's new NASCAR slot machine today "will make its Las Vegas debut at several Boyd Gaming properties," making Boyd the "first casino operator in Southern Nevada to premier" the machine. The NASCAR slot lets players choose among five drivers: Clint Bowyer , Dale Earnhardt Jr. , J ...

Vincent Exploring IPO Of Cardiff City

Sources said that Cardiff City's Malaysian investor Vincent Tan is "exploring an IPO" for the Welsh soccer club "in a deal that would follow the team's recent promotion" to the EPL. Sources added that the process "is in its early stages," with details on the "timing, size and listing venue subject ...

Hurricanes Posting Uniform Teaser Images

The Hurricanes today on the team's Instagram page  will begin posting teaser swatches of their new home and road uniforms, which are slated for a full unveiling in a June 4 launch event at PNC Arena. The team said that this will be the first significant uniform alteration in the team's 15-year ...

Pens Putting New Video Board Outside Arena

The Penguins announced that they will erect a new 27-by-15-foot Trib Total Media Big Screen outside Consol Energy Center "that will be 11 feet wider and 6 feet taller than the previous one." It will be "operating in time" for tonight's Stanley Cup Playoff Eastern Conference Semifinal Game 5 against ...

Facility Notes

In Orlando, Denise-Marie Ordway reported UCF's 10,000-seat basketball venue will "be known as the CFE Federal Credit Union Arena -- or the CFE Arena for short." The credit union is paying nearly $4M over seven years for the deal and "plans to open a branch inside the arena." The branch will "feature ...

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MLS Team Execs Forecast League's Eventual Expansion

MLS Sounders GM & minority Owner Adrian Hanauer does not think the addition of NYC FC will be the "end of the story" when it comes to league expansion, according to Joshua Mayers of the SEATTLE TIMES. Hanauer said, "How and when the next expansion happens, I couldn’t say, but there are cer ...

Tags: MLS, Leagues and Governing Bodies

Foot Locker's Sales, Profit Up In Q1

Foot Locker today reported that Q1 profit rose a "better-than-expected 7.8% as the athletic-apparel retailer's same-store sales boosted results." Foot Locker has posted "about three years of sales and earnings growth" ( WSJ.com, 5/24 ). Net income for the period ending May 4 was $138M co ...

People & Personalities

The 49ers on Thursday announced that radio play-by-play announcer Ted Robinson has received a five-year extension and will remain with the club through at least the '18 season. In San Jose, Cam Inman noted Robinson has "handled play-by-play duties" since '09. Beside radio calls, Robinson w ...

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Which Is It: French Open Or Roland Garros?

Tennis fans using Twitter will find the monikers French Open and Roland Garros “reflected over the next two weeks in the abbreviated hash tags #RG13 and #FO13,” according to Christopher Clarey of the N.Y. TIMES. French speakers “call the tournament, not just the stadium in which it ...

Tags: Marketing and Sponsorship, Tennis

Sports Pitches In For Tornado Relief

Michael Waltrip Racing's three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series cars in Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 "will carry decals of Feed The Children, an Oklahoma City-based group that is providing food and resources" to tornado victims. Also, NASCAR driver David Ragan  and Front Row Motorsports are "encouraging fan ...