by cdarland | Jul 25, 2017 | Featured News
DETROIT — Comerica Park underwent quite a transformation over the past week, from a concert venue to a baseball stadium to a soccer pitch. In its latest form, the park hosted a 2-1 win (penalty kicks) for Paris Saint-Germain over AS Roma in an exhibition...
by cdarland | Jul 25, 2017 | Featured News
A week after hosting a Metallica rock concert, Comerica Park is taking on another identity as crews worked Tuesday to patch together a soccer pitch on the ballfield. On Wednesday, the home of the Detroit Tigers will host the International Champions Cup soccer...
by cdarland | Jun 26, 2017 | Featured News
Converting Wrigley Field back to its normal state actually was quite an undertaking for Steve Bush, a Rock Island County Farm Bureau board member, and his company, Bush Sports Turf of Milan. Rock Island County farmer Steve Bush at Wrigley Field’s home plate...
by cdarland | Jun 26, 2017 | Featured News
The list is lengthy and impressive: Dodger Stadium, Iowa State University’s Jack Trice Field, the University of Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium, Modern Woodmen Park. But Wrigley Field, Steve Bush said, “is king.” Mr. Bush, owner of Bush Sports Turf in...
by cdarland | Jun 26, 2017 | Featured News
FIFA doesn’t want to talk about installing grass for next summer’s Women’s World Cup in Canada. The Canadian Soccer Association doesn’t want to talk about it, either. Trey Rogers? He’s happy to talk about it. Rogers, a professor of turf grass management at Michigan...
by cdarland | Jun 26, 2017 | Featured News
Despite only being a preseason friendly, Manchester United’s match against Real Madrid at Michigan Stadium drew a sell-out crowd of 109,318 — a new record for a soccer match in the United States. The previous record of 101,799 was set by the 1984 Olympic...
