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David Broughton

David Broughton

No. 4: Toledo, Ohio

Toledo, Ohio TEAMS (FIRST SEASON):  International League Toledo Mud Hens (1965); ECHL Toledo Walleye (2009) VENUES (YEAR OPENED):  Fifth Third Field (2002); Huntington Center (2009) Toledo, our top-ranked market in 2013, is surrounded by major league competition, with Chicago,...

No. 6: Fort Wayne, Ind.

Fort Wayne, Ind. TEAMS (FIRST SEASON):  ECHL Fort Wayne Komets (1952); Midwest League Fort Wayne TinCaps (1993); NBA G League Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2007) VENUES (YEAR OPENED):  Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1952); Parkview Field (2009) Fort Wayne...

No. 8: Scranton/Wilkes Barre, Pa.

Scranton/Wilkes Barre, Pa. TEAMS (FIRST SEASON):  AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (1999); International League Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (2013) VENUES (YEAR OPENED):  PNC Field (1989); Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza (1999) Sports fans in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre once endured a 2012 season that saw...

Minor league markets: Methodology

This is the eighth time Sports Business Journal has produced a ranking of the nation’s top minor league markets, the first coming in 2005 and then every other year since.  This year’s project included a review of the following: • 211 markets • 34 leagues (including three...

WNBA Turnstile Tracker: Attendance Down At End Of Regular Season

The WNBA regular season concluded on Sunday with teams averaging 6,535 fans per home game, down 3.5% from last season. Contributing to the WNBA's decline were three teams that experienced double-digit percentage drops. The Washington Mystics (-25.9%) had a league-worst percentage change during their first season at the 4,200-seat...

Average MLB Attendance Still Down Slightly Heading Into Home Stretch

With 25 days left in the '19 MLB regular season, teams are averaging 28,483 fans per game, down 1.6% from the same period last season. Contributing to MLB's hurting attendance figures are the eight teams experiencing double-digit percentage drops in average home attendance, including the Nationals (-12.6%) and the Indians (-10.9%), both of...