The state of New York can use the power of eminent domain to acquire the final 12 parcels for the Atlantic Yards project; a groundbreaking for the new Nets arena has been tentatively scheduled for March 11.

The NBA, Sacramento Kings owner and several developers unveiled a complicated land-swap deal that would put a new arena downtown and move the California State Fair to the Arco Arena site.

Bruce Ratner's plans for a new Brooklyn arena got a huge boost today when Moody's came in with an acceptable rating for $500 million in bonds.

A proposed operating agreement between Izod Center and Prudential Center would put all sports in Newark and most other events -- like concerts and ice shows --in the Meadowlands. With the New Jersey Nets and New Jersey Devils reportedly looking closely at the plan, it looks like the Jersey arena wars could be over, but whether it's a long-term solution is under some debate.

After years of concentrating on America's Sun Belt, NHL officials are reportedly intrigued by the prospects of reestablishing operations in Quebec City and Winnipeg. Combine that with the league's interest in a team in Toronto's suburbs and the possibility of the Coyotes landing in Hamilton, and you may have a league reaching back to its Canadian roots.

Charles Wang sounds pretty pessimistic about the chances of the New York Islanders staying in Long Island; you can add Queens and Brooklyn to the list of cities seeking the team.

It takes guts to launch a new sports league in the depths of a recession, but the organizers of Arena Football 1 say they'll absorb the financial lessons imposed by the collapse of the Arena Football League and take what works from af2.

A new design for Barclays Center, the proposed new home of the New Jersey Nets, has been revised to incorporate more glitz and increase street accessibility. Will the third try be the charm for the long-awaited Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn? We'll know by the end of the year.

The Edmonton Oilers are pitching a pair of arenas at downtown Baccarat Casino, and Mayor Stephen Mandel is promising a financing plan in the next month. But financing an ambitious project will be a challenging sell for Mandell, as well as convincing many that downtown is a better location for a facility than next to Rexall Place.

Baltimore officials are putting off a decision on a replacement for 1st Mariner Arena, despite having four proposals from developers in hand. The city says it still looking at how to pay for a new $300-million downtown arena; given the recent history of bad development deals around arenas, perhaps the city should step back and ask whether downtown Baltimore needs retail or hotels as part of the plan.