naming-rights - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Corporate names on sports venues are dumb, we have suggestionsSick of corporate names on your sports stadiums and arenas? So are we. So, let’s fix it, and get the names of all these places right, once and for all. ...

Let’s be real here, now that NHL has sold division naming rights, there’s no going backIn a shrewd display of the importance of the almighty dollar, the NHL has sold the naming rights for one year of its four divisions. ...

You Don't Have To Call It Guaranteed Rate FieldThe White Sox got themselves a new stadium naming-rights deal, and it’s a laugher. Starting next season, U.S. Cellular Field, formerly the second Comiskey Park, will go by: Guaranteed Rate Field. Yes it will....

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The 49ers' New Home Will Be Named Levi's Stadium

The 49ers just announced a naming rights deal for their new Santa Clara home, opening in 2014. $220 million over 20 years gets you "Levi's Stadium." The CEO of Levi Strauss, at this morning's press conference, actually said "Win one for the zipper." Christ....

FAU Students Stage Sit-In To Protest Stadium Deal With For-Profit Prison Operator

Some members of the Florida Atlantic University student body are not very happy about the fact that their school has agreed to sell the naming rights to its on-campus stadium to GEO Group, a slimy corporation that operates detention centers and for-profit prisons across the globe. On Monday, a grou...

Florida Atlantic Football Joins The Prison-Industrial Complex

Florida Atlantic has been playing in its new on-campus stadium for two years, but has had a devil of a time selling the naming rights. No more, as the Owls plan to announce later today they've finalized a deal with The Geo Group, one of the world's largest operators of detention centers and for-prof...

80 Bucks Will Buy You A Chance To Name A British Soccer Stadium After Your Penis

Or your cat. Or your shoes. Or pretty much whatever you want. Bath City FC, of the Blue Square Premier League, is raffling off naming rights to its stadium, with almost no restrictions. All you need is £50, which converts to about $80. Those who enter will also receive four tickets to the April 9 ma...