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The Nassau County Industrial Development Agency has approved tax breaks for the New York Islanders’ planned renovations at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum.
Newsday says completion of $9.95 million in interior upgrades would allow the hockey team to return to Uniondale for three years while a new arena at Belmont Park is developed.
The Islanders plan to split their schedule between the Coliseum and Brooklyn’s Barclays Center over three seasons. They’ll play at least 60 games at their former home arena during that period.
An attorney for BSE Global, which operates both venues, says the improvements need to be completed by Dec. 1, when the Islanders host the Columbus Blue Jackets in Uniondale.
The work’s being funded with a $6 million state grant and $3.9 million from the team.
The plan to bring the Pawtucket Red Sox to Massachusetts has cleared its first local legislative hurdle.
The Worcester City Council Economic Development Committee on Wednesday endorsed a package calling for the city to borrow more than $100 million to build a 10,000-seat ballpark.
The Telegram & Gazette reports that the Boston Red Sox Triple-A affiliate is looking to play its first season in Worcester in 2021.
The package also provides three tax-relief deals for Madison Downtown Holdings LLC, the private developer of the proposed $240 million redevelopment project.
Bonds for the ballpark, which will be built by the city, are to be paid off by new property taxes, lease revenues and other new revenue sources generated by the private development.
A person with knowledge of the negotiations says the Miami Heat and Udonis Haslem have agreed on a one-year, $2.4 million contract.
The person spoke to The Associated Press Thursday on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been signed.
Haslem is one of the team’s captains, and he and Dwyane Wade are the only two players to appear on all three of Miami’s NBA champion teams. Haslem becomes the 19th player under contract going into training camp, one shy of the preseason maximum and the Heat are waiting to see if Wade will take that last available spot.
This will be Haslem’s 16th season with the Heat. He appeared in 14 games last season, all of the bench.