HTN: Bison Ballpark Smoke-Free

If you want to smoke at Buffalo Bisons games, you'll have to take it outside the stadium. The team has announced that Coca-Cola Field is now 100-percent smoke free. Previously, smokers could light up on the club level balcony. The Bisons say they had complaints from fans that the smoke drifted to other sections of the stands. Now, if you want to puff away, you'll have to do so in a designated spot outside the stadium on Washington Street, where re-entry is permitted to get back to your seat. The team says the smoking ban will add to the enjoyment of the game.

HTN: New Name for Ballpark

The downtown stadium that hosts the Bisons has been known as Pilot Field, North Americare Park, and Dunn Tire Park. Now, it's Coca-Cola Field. The team and the city made an announcement yesterday that a ten-year naming-rights agreement with the soft-drink company will replace the Dunn Tire contract which runs out at the end of the year.

Bisons Officially Allied with Mets

The Bisons made it official this morning, signing an agreement that makes the New York Mets the Herd's new parent team. Mets management was in town today to announce the deal, and Bisons owner Bob Rich is happy with the change from Cleveland.