With Worcester eyeing a deal others have valued at $38 million to attract the minor league baseball team from Rhode Island, economists warn $7 million is a better deal for the city.
The Massachusetts Pirates, an arena football team, will start play next April at the DCU Center as the newest team in the fledgling National Arena League.
The average attendance at the three Worcester Railers home games over the weekend had a 73-percent increase over the number of people who attended the team's Halloween game.
In just over a month, the Worcester Railers will drop the puck on their first home game at the DCU Center in Worcester, becoming the city's third professional hockey team since 1994.