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From stargazing to detours: Predicted top travel trends for 2025

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. If you are after the best conditions for gazing at stars, astronaut Kellie Gerardi says it’s best to be flexible …

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1 week, 2 days ago

From stargazing to detours: Predicted top travel trends for 2025

The Independent

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3 months ago

MLB’s best playoff ballparks: Ranking the top environments for postseason madness

New York Times

By Chad Jennings, Stephen J. Nesbitt and C. Trent Rosecrans No major-league ballpark holds more fans than Dodger Stadium. 2024 W/L Progressive Field 1994 34,830 25,703 50-30 Memorable postseason moment: Before you dismiss Cleveland as just another sleepy city in the middle of the country, try remembering Nov. 2, 2016, when Rajai Davis — choking up on the bat — …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Letters to Sports: Dodgers’ latest Shohei Ohtani bobblehead giveaway a debacle

LA Times

The Dodgers are citing budget constraints for the sponsors of a “giveaway” item? If you’re charging $131 one night, and $36 the next, I’m pretty sure you could figure out a way to partner with your cash-strapped sponsors who can only afford 40,000 bobbleheads to scrape together another 13,000 or so for the folks you KNOW are going to show …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Bulls, Blackhawks owners unveil $7 billion plan to transform area around United Center

The Independent

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Looking for a comfort watch? Turn on baseball, our pop culture critic says

NPR

Looking for a comfort watch? Turn on baseball, our pop culture critic says toggle caption Mitchell Leff/Getty Look, I love The Bear, but it's not relaxing. But if you like things speedier, the new pitch clock and limits on pickoff attempts mean there's less waiting around. But he may pitch next year, and even if he doesn't, he's great fun …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

MLB All-Stars back in Arlington, where 11 future Hall of Famers started outside in Texas heat in ’95

Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas — Major League Baseball was still stinging from a strike that had wiped out the World Series the previous season when the 1995 All-Star Game was played in the stifling Texas heat at the Rangers’ new ballpark. Craig Biggio and Mike Piazza both went deep with two outs, the latter off Rangers lefty Kenny Rogers in the seventh …

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6 months ago

Wave of summer travel expected over July Fourth holiday as hot inflation loosens grip

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Travel activity is expected to heat up to record levels around the Independence Day holiday as consumers take advantage of cooler prices for airfares, gasoline and hotels. “With summer vacations in full swing and the flexibility of remote work, more Americans are taking extended trips around Independence Day,” said Paula Twidale, Senior Vice President of AAA Travel. …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Black former players to play in Negro Leagues All-Star Game tribute on Memorial Day weekend

LA Times

Hall of Fame player Eddie Murray views the new exhibit titled “The Souls of the Game: Voices of Black Baseball.” The names trigger memories recent and long ago. Team captains CC Sabathia and Chris Young held a draft of recently retired Black players to fill rosters for the game, which anchors a Memorial Day weekend of festivities at the National …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

How to beat Memorial Day weekend traffic as millions plan to travel

Daily Mail

Anyone planning to celebrate Memorial Day weekend out of town should prepare to deal with millions of other holiday travelers this week. 'We haven’t seen Memorial Day weekend travel numbers like these in almost 20 years,' said Paula Twidale, Senior Vice President of AAA Travel. As for the worst driving times, Memorial Day Weekend travelers will likely have a tough …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: The Padres continue to consistently draw fans to Petco Park. It’s about more than winning

LA Times

The Padres have been drawing well at Petco Park and rank second only to the Dodgers in MLB attendance this season. “I think it was a little bit more tempered than it was a couple years ago,” said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, who makes his offseason home in the San Diego area, “but I think they have built something here.” …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris hotels getting cheaper before Olympic Games – with only half of rooms filled

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy With barely three months before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games begin, the slump in hotel rates …

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9 months, 1 week ago

They said baseball was dying. How Rob Manfred and MLB officials revived it

LA Times

No sport reveres statistics more than baseball, and no statistic could have been more alarming for the sport than this one: In 2017, the Sports Business Journal reported the average age of a fan watching a baseball game on television was 57 years old. “You have to continue to capture the next generation, or it is an existential threat to …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers could reach 4 million mark in attendance in 2024

LA Times

Shohei Ohtani, shown at Dodger Stadium during the 2022 All-Star Game, could help the Dodgers set a club record in attendance during the 2024 season. And, as best we can tell after consulting with sports business experts, the Dodgers are the only major sports team — in any sport, anywhere — that could attract 4 million fans in a season. …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Tropicana Las Vegas, a Sin City landmark since 1957, will be demolished to make way for MLB baseball

The Independent

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1 year ago

Plans abounding for new sports stadiums across the US, carrying hefty public costs

Associated Press

Standing on a portable stage erected at home plate of the Milwaukee Brewers ballpark, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers recently praised the professional baseball team as an “essential part” of the state’s “culture and identity” and “economic success.” With fanfare, Evers then signed off on $500 million in public aid for the stadium’s renovation, adding to a remarkable run of such …

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1 year, 1 month ago

MLB owners approve A’s move from Oakland to Las Vegas, with a new ballpark to open in 2028

Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas — One of Rob Manfred’s first trips after his election as baseball commissioner nine years ago was to Oakland to consult with Athletics owner John Fisher on attempts to keep the team in the Bay Area. Unable together to make that work, the A’s will instead move to Las Vegas and become only the second Major League Baseball …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Manfred will make recommendation ahead of MLB vote on Oakland A’s proposed move to Las Vegas

Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred will make a recommendation to teams ahead of their vote next month on whether the Oakland Athletics should be allowed to move to Las Vegas. That would be followed by a vote of the 30 clubs.” The Nevada State Education Association formed a political action committee called Schools Over Stadiums that filed a …

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1 year, 2 months ago

MLB keeping wary eye on potential Nevada vote on A’s stadium funding

LA Times

A rendering released by the Oakland Athletics in May shows the franchise’s proposed new ballpark at the Tropicana casino hotel site along the Las Vegas Strip. With major league owners on the verge of approving the proposed move of the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas, commissioner Rob Manfred expressed concern about the potential impact of a longshot referendum intended to …

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1 year, 2 months ago

MLB playoffs back at the Globe with Texas Rangers part of them, and not neutral 3 years after COVID

Associated Press

There was a World Series and other postseason games played at Globe Life Field even before Texas Rangers fans got to see their own team do anything in the stadium with a retractable roof. “This is what I’ve envisioned so many times when I’ve walked in there and just looked around,” Rangers general manager Chris Young said Monday, a day …

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1 year, 3 months ago

With new rules, MLB to draw more than 70 million fans, highest attendance since 2017

Associated Press

NEW YORK — More than 70 million fans will attend Major League Baseball games for the first time in six years, a post-pandemic rebound for a sport that instituted its biggest on-field changes in decades. “I think it’s the playoff format, balanced schedule, the rule changes this year in terms of the product, the stuff clubs have done locally in …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Manfred hopes MLB owners will vote in November on A’s proposed move to Las Vegas

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred hopes owners will hold a vote on the Oakland Athletics’ proposed move to Las Vegas when they meet from Nov. 14-16 at Arlington, Texas. Las Vegas would become the fourth home for a franchise that started in Philadelphia from 1901-54, moved to Kansas City for 13 seasons and arrived in Oakland for 1968. …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour strikes economic records, Philadelphia Federal Reserve reports highest revenue since pandemic

Hindustan Times

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour has not only captivated audiences across the country but has also caught the attention of the Federal Reserve, which credits the tour with boosting the economy. The Philadelphia Federal Reserve recently reported that Swift's tour has significantly contributed to hotel revenues in the city, marking the strongest month for hotel revenue in Philadelphia since the pandemic …

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1 year, 6 months ago

MLB players’ union ready to negotiate if A’s need temporary home before move to Las Vegas

LA Times

executive director Tony Clark speaks to reporters on the field before Game 1 of the 2022 World Series in Houston. Major League Baseball would work with the A’s, but the players’ union would have to approve the interim plans, which could involve one or more temporary homes. At that point, Clark said, the union would become involved in discussions, particularly …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Column: Here’s how the billionaire owner of the Oakland A’s is planning to rip off two cities at once

LA Times

Signs hang in right field at RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland during a major league game between the Athletics and the Houston Astros. “Thus, the large subsidies commonly devoted to constructing professional sports venues are not justified as worthwhile public investments.” Billionaire John Fisher, owner of the Oakland Athletics, is trying to move the team to Las Vegas. One hired gun …

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1 year, 6 months ago

MLB to start months-long approval process for Oakland Athletics’ move to Las Vegas

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball will start a months-long approval process for the Oakland Athletics’ proposed move to Las Vegas, which appears set to become the second shift of a franchise in the last half-century. Joe Lombardo signed legislation granting $380 million in public financing for a ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip, baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred bemoaned the …

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1 year, 6 months ago

A’s going, going, all but gone from Oakland as bill to fund Las Vegas stadium passes

LA Times

James Kaprielian pitches for the Athletics against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday at the Oakland Coliseum, where the A’s have played before few fans. The Nevada legislature on Wednesday approved $380 million in taxpayer funds toward a new ballpark in Las Vegas, leaving two hurdles for the A’s in their proposed move: Nevada Gov. The owners appear virtually certain …

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1 year, 7 months ago

MLB needs to take action on Oakland Athletics' failing Las Vegas plans

LA Times

A rendering released by the Oakland Athletics in May shows a proposed ballpark for the team at the Tropicana casino hotel site along the Las Vegas Strip. Off the field, the A’s soon could go 0 for 4 in potential host cities, striking out in the pursuit of a new ballpark in Oakland, Fremont, San Jose and maybe now in …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Las Vegas ballpark pitch revives debate over public funding for sports stadiums

Associated Press

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Gov. Joe Lombardo wants to help build Major League Baseball’s smallest ballpark — arguing that the worst team in baseball can boost Las Vegas, a city striving to call itself a sports mecca. The Oakland A’s organization has hired more than a dozen lobbyists to persuade lawmakers in Nevada’s normally sleepy, 60,000-resident state capital to approve …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Las Vegas ballpark pitch revives debate over public funding for sports stadiums

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Joe Lombardo wants to help build Major League …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Can the A’s really draw 2.5 million people in Las Vegas?

LA Times

The Oakland Athletics cleared the first hurdle of their proposed move to Las Vegas on Monday, with the owners of the Tropicana Hotel land announcing they had reached agreement with the team to reserve nine acres of that 35-acre site for a ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip. Two numbers jumped out from the statement: The ballpark would hold “approximately …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Are the Dodgers staying at a haunted hotel? Mookie Betts won’t be there to find out

LA Times

Mookie Betts has opted to stay with friends at an Airbnb while his Dodgers teammates stay at a Milwaukee hotel many claim is haunted. For the Dodgers’ series in Milwaukee this week, Betts has opted to rent a local Airbnb with some friends rather than stay with his teammates at the legendary Pfister Hotel, which many claim is haunted. “I …

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1 year, 8 months ago

MLB and A's should do the right thing and keep team in Oakland

LA Times

Oakland Athletics pitcher Mason Miller heads to the dugout before the start of a game against the Chicago Cubs in Oakland on Wednesday. If baseball mythology really came to life, if teams really were civic assets and owners really were stewards of those public trusts, Rob Manfred would have issued a starkly different statement when the Oakland Athletics decided they …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Absence of homegrown Black players at World Baseball Classic shames Major League Baseball

Raw Story

With Opening Day nearing, old-school Major League Baseball fans are now focused on their probably doomed squads' chances of winning the World Series. Meanwhile, fans around the planet — and leading-edge Americans — are experiencing the World Baseball Classic as the game’s version of soccer’s World Cup. “We need more Black people at the stadium.” pic.twitter.com/QSCcYDgSTy — Steve Saldivar July …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Opinion: A clock saved the NBA. Can it now save baseball?

CNN

Editor’s Note: Frederic J. Frommer, a writer and sports historian, is the author of several books, including “You Gotta Have Heart,” a history of Washington baseball. CNN — In recent years, there has been a lot of standing around in baseball games, with pitchers taking forever to throw the ball and hitters frequently stepping out of the batter’s box. And …

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1 year, 11 months ago

MLB expansion: Portland continues to build buzz for baseball around town

New York Times

As Major League Baseball looks toward the future, commissioner Rob Manfred has been open about his desire to eventually expand to 32 teams. PORTLAND — Driving through Portland’s Pearl District on a midsummer morning last year, Craig Cheek pointed toward the low-lying buildings up ahead, with two port cranes rising above them, and said, “You’ll figure out in a hurry …

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2 years ago

EXPLAINER: Why are baseball teams spending so much money?

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It has been an epic holiday season already for …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Phillies’ World Series run leads wild run of Philly success

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — Miles Teller — fresh off hosting “Saturday Night Live” for the season premiere — had just hit Cabo San Lucas to vacation and celebrate his wife Keleigh’s 30th birthday. “Let’s go.” So off the couple went, and the actor best known for playing Rooster in “Top Gun: Maverick” became a fixture at home playoff games and had a …

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2 years, 2 months ago

US cities Orlando and Oahu are rebounding the fastest due to leisure tourism

Hindustan Times

Tourist havens like Orlando and Oahu are seeing more revenue from taxes levied on overnight hotel stays than their counterparts who rely on business-focused travel. US cities Orlando and Oahu are rebounding the fastest due to leisure tourism Cities that depend heavily on commercial travel have seen a larger decline in their revenue per available room since the onset of …

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55 years ago

Too Many Baseball Stars Play Out West Now. Luckily, I Know How to Fix This.

Slate

When I was a kid, I used to dread the New York Yankees’ West Coast road trips. It no longer seems fair to begrudge the West Coast for poaching Eastern cities’ baseball teams. But with the news Tuesday that the San Diego Padres have acquired Juan Soto, the superstar outfielder who led the Washington Nationals to a World Series in …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Baseball’s cathedral: At 60, Dodger Stadium has never looked better

LA Times

The tour starts at Section 1. For the first time since 1980, Dodger Stadium will host Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game. “Dodger Stadium sitting up there alone — sort of literally and figuratively — in this cavernous parkland surrounded by Chavez Ravine is just so unique and special,” said Janet Marie Smith, a longtime stadium architect who serves as the …

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2 years, 6 months ago

MLB’s All-Star Game thank you to L.A.: $6 million for the community

LA Times

The moon rises behind a sign at Dodger Stadium promoting the 2022 MLB All-Star game. In 2020, when the pandemic forced postponement of the All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers and Major League Baseball nonetheless honored a commitment to deliver almost $2 million worth of community benefits. In 2022, as Dodger Stadium finally gets to play host to that …

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2 years, 6 months ago

MLB standardizes how baseballs are prepped to be put in play

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball is standardizing procedures for rubbing baseballs and their removal from humidors in an effort to establish more consistency amid complaints about slickness that followed the crackdown on sticky substances. “Baseballs should not be out of the humidor for more than two hours at any point prior to first pitch, and if it will take …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Want to go to the MLB All-Star game at Dodger Stadium? Tickets aren’t cheap

LA Times

Tickets for the MLB All-Star game and home run derby at Dodger Stadium in July could put you back some. When the Dodgers emailed fans Thursday to let them know tickets were on sale, a click revealed these prices: $622 to $722 for seats primarily on the reserve level or in the outfield pavilions. Available tickets for the July 18 …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Mistakes Tourists Make While Visiting Boston

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Boston is a classic travel destination for anyone interested in American history or professional sports, or both! Going near Fenway Park when there’s a home game means tons of traffic: people walking, people driving, people taking the T. You’ll end up stuck in any and every type of traffic!” ― Kate Mitchell, chronic illness blogger and advocate …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Commentary: Keeping baseball in Anaheim has its price

LA Times

Fans enter Angel Stadium before the season opener against the Houston Astros on April 7. Rob Fabela, the city attorney, had to explain that the $320-million land sale to Moreno’s company had called for $124 million in affordable housing credits — essentially, a rebate so Moreno would include affordable housing in his ballpark village. Now, Fabela said, the city would …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Are the Athletics trying to set up their escape from Oakland?

LA Times

Oakland Athletics fans cheer during a home game against the Houston Astros on Sept. 25. “I think the revenue from a new waterfront ballpark in Oakland can support that,” Kaval said. There’s been a lot of reasons why we have not been able to be successful to date, but we are as close as we have ever been in the …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Private equity firms invest in MLB teams because revenue is plentiful

LA Times

Major League Baseball teams have been working to develop loyalty in and make money from fans in ways that go far beyond selling tickets. The Dodgers’ program is an example of how teams are developing loyalty in and making money from fans in ways that go far beyond selling tickets, T-shirts and cable television subscriptions. “We’re big believers the asset …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Op-Ed: It should be time for Dodger baseball. Thanks to the MLB lockout, we have to wait

LA Times

The Dodgers and Brewers play in an empty Dodger Stadium during the MLB Wild Card playoffs in October 2020. For the millions of fans like me who tune into the sport annually, baseball isn’t just a game, a pastime or a hobby: It’s a signal of seasonal change, of days getting longer and warmer, afternoons expanding into evenings on which …

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