Mike Sunnucks

The Buccaneers are bringing in Fanatics to run retail stores at Raymond James Stadium, replacing Aramark. Fanatics also will handle the online merchandise sales at Shop.Buccaneers.com. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Fanatics already operates team shops and e-commerce for the Cardinals, Chargers, Falcons, Jaguars, Saints and...

Aramark is taking over concessions at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The A's announced the deal, which has Aramark also handling premium dining and special event catering. Aramark would also handle concessions for Raiders games if the NFL team returns to Oakland next season. Aramark takes over the account from...

Comcast Spectacor is expanding and renovating a premium club area at Wells Fargo Center in the latest installment of a $250M modernization effort. The Philadelphia arena’s court- and rink-level Center City Club will double in size from 3,709 square feet to 7,393 square feet. The space will get two...

Mixed-use developments next to stadiums and arenas continue to evolve beyond just restaurants, bars and shops. In the push to become economic engines outside of game days, more of the projects are incorporating hotels, offices, apartments, event spaces and medical centers. The first phase and...

The Kings and Bucks are partnering with rapper Big Boi for a day-long social justice summit prior to their game at Sacramento's Golden 1 Center on Feb. 27. The event, which is titled "Team Up for Change," will look at how both Sacramento and Milwaukee have dealt with the...

Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center will get a renovated main concourse, 8,000 new lower bowl seats and 15,000 square feet of new LED video boards in the latest phase of a $250M arena modernization by Comcast Spectacor. The new upgrades are scheduled to be completed by the fall. The concourse...

Levy will handle concessions at USL club Louisville City's new stadium, a $65M, 11,300-seat venue currently under construction and set to open in '20. Club President Brad Estes cited Levy’s food and beverage management at other soccer venues -- including Audi Field, Rio Tinto Stadium and Providence Park --...

What did it take to put Fenway Park on ice? For six weeks, crews worked to transform the historic ballpark into a frozen course for Red Bull’s Crashed Ice extreme downhill skating event, which was held Feb. 8 and 9. “This required...

Imagine traveling to New York for a soccer match and marching into Yankee Stadium with a New York City FC supporters group. Or having a diehard San Francisco Giants fan show you McCovey Cove and where to get the best seafood at Oracle Park. Those are just...

LONNY SWEET CEO and Founder The Connect Group Sweet connects celebrity chef clients such as Eduardo Garcia (left, with his fiancee Becca Skinner), Michelle Bernstein and Marc Forgione with teams, sponsors and...