Bret McCormick

I cover sports venues / fan experience / ticketing for Sports Business Journal. Reported and hosted Return Man podcast

[Bret McCormick @Bretjust1T]

The @IntuitDome design team provided @LAClippers owner @Steven_Ballmer with a series of concepts to guide the arena's overall vibe. Ballmer kept coming back to two specific options (1/2) ...

[Bret McCormick @Bretjust1T]

@AppalachianFc I ordered an Appalachian FC t-shirt in May and haven’t received it yet. Can you assist? It showed up in my bank, so the charge went thru 😫

[Sports Business Journal @SBJ]

Curaçao became the smallest nation ever to qualify for the FIFA World Cup ⚽

Now, the island is looking at how the tournament can put Curaçao on the global map and create new opportunities around soccer and tourism.

MORE: https://t.co/6ykw67YPJn

[Mike Mazzeo @MazzNYC]

Mets break ground on $60M Player Development Complex in Florida @Bretjust1T https://t.co/sOqU2a3NGB

[Nick Veronica @NickVeronica]

By 2031, more than half of NFL games will be played in covered stadiums.

Really interesting look from @Bretjust1T and Ben Fischer at where new stadium construction is heading. Only one stands out the other way. https://t.co/PiRuxCcWdb

[Ben Portnoy @bportnoy15]

More college facilities news from my guy @Bretjust1T:

Texas has issued an RFP to build ~another~ arena and student housing next to Moody Center.

The arena would house the Longhorns’ powerhouse volleyball program and seat around 6,000 people.

https://t.co/GVwwtE6RoX

[Bret McCormick @Bretjust1T]

Second college athletics mixed-use development RFP this week came from @TexasLonghorns who are building a smaller scale arena next to @MoodyCenterATX for live events and powerhouse @TexasVolleyball https://t.co/LTEfbqJ5ox

[Ben Portnoy @bportnoy15]

Ole Miss has filed an RFP for a mixed-use development project around Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, per docs obtained by @SBJ.

The Grove won't be affected, but 25 acres around the stadium would be converted into an entertainment district.

@Bretjust1T w/ more:
https://t.co/yXHFDOF2XR

[Sports Business Journal @SBJ]

OVG co-founder Tim Leiweke is pardoned by President Trump. He faced a single felony charge of restraining trade, relating to OVG’s successful pursuit of the RFP to develop the University of Texas’ Moody Center. https://t.co/HDeCJTk1AS

[Sports Business Journal @SBJ]

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: The @azcardinals are shifting gears.

The team has pivoted from upgrading its Tempe practice facility to building a roughly $200M facility in N. Phoenix surrounded by mixed-use development, Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill told @bretjust1t.
https://t.co/KQOv0SNJWh

[Sports Business Journal @SBJ]

New renderings show a stadium design, by Manica Architecture, that looks similar to the downtown Chicago venue concept the Bears unveiled in April 2024 but with the more spacious suburban surroundings of the Arlington Park site. https://t.co/3od25kLDmj

[MLB @MLB]

Here's a full timelapse of an MLB field being made inside a NASCAR track 🤯

The Speedway Classic will take place tonight as the Braves and Reds face off inside Bristol Motor Speedway

[Adam Stern @A_S12]

Here's a look at how the build-out of an @MLB field in the center of @ItsBristolBaby is coming along from SBJ's @Bretjust1T, ahead of next month's Speedway Classic.

[Sports Business Journal @SBJ]

Tim Leiweke’s initial court appearance on a felony restraining trade charge is set for July 21 in Austin.

He’s expected to turn himself in that day, be booked, and appear before Judge Susan Hightower.

Read more from @Bretjust1T: https://t.co/HXtIofejps

[Bret McCormick @Bretjust1T]

@Todd_Couture It doesn’t. OVG paid a $15M fine but isn’t being prosecuted. This is specific to Leiweke

[Dan Patrick Show @dpshow]

"What they're trying to do is set up a stadium as a hub of a district where you have people living, working, and playing. That's what they're looking for — is space."

– @Bretjust1T on the #Browns' plan to move from downtown Cleveland to the suburbs.

[Bret McCormick @Bretjust1T]

First renderings of @ChicagoFire's proposed stadium in The 78, designed by @gensler_design. @ExcelSports, @oneelevate_ and @caaicon all involved with the project, expected by '28 @MLS season: https://t.co/Bs6xZSaOD8

[Sports Business Journal @SBJ]

SBJ EXCLUSIVE: The Sixers and HBSE have chosen @populous to design the Sixers/Comcast Spectacor's new arena in the existing Philly Sports Complex.

@Bretjust1T has more details 🔻
https://t.co/1z6HvllelL

[Mike Mazzeo @MazzNYC]

Rogers Centre renovation: A Whole New Ballgame @Bretjust1T https://t.co/w1DTTqCE71

[Bret McCormick @Bretjust1T]

Breaking news in the sports venue food and beverage world: @AramarkSports bid includes a nine-figure equity stake in the @Athletics, involvement of famed restaurateur: https://t.co/Hhu4FeQ6pg

[Bret McCormick @Bretjust1T]

A million bucks to the winner, a Ferrari for 2nd place. Introducing the @Fanatics Games, debuting this summer: https://t.co/m9sY9fi3Mg