Or will the Miami-thrice stop them? With Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade, and Lebron James making the Miami “super-team”, the unstoppable Lakers might have found their match.  But Jerry Buss, owner of Lakers, believes  “this could be the best [Lakers] team we’ve ever had” as the Lakers top players Kobe “Black Mamba” Bryant, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum, Lamar Odom and Ron Artest return with Phil Jackson, who already has more championship rings than fingers. This upcoming basketball season could be the most anticipated upcoming NBA season ever for the Lakers.  Make sure you don’t miss out on Kobe and the Lakers as they bring the heat and look to defend their championship at the Staples Center.

But what about the Los Angeles Kings? Finishing last season with a good record in the NHL, the Kings have a good chance of winning the division and hopefully the Stanley Cup for the upcoming NHL season.  Catch them at the Staples Center as well!

Whether you are heading out to the Staples center to watch the Kings, Kobe and the Lakers or the good neighbor LA Clippers rise to the top this season, don’t forget to reserve your LA Lakers parking, LA Clippers parking or LA Kings parking ahead of time. And if you’re heading to a non-sporting event, don’t fret, Staples Center parking is also available!  It’s fast, convenient and guaranteed!  

We’re just a few weeks away from the start of the NFL regular season and optimism is strong for fans across the country that this is the year for their team. So let’s start the Super Bowl preparations…it’s never too early, right?  

Now you may already know where you’ll be getting your Super Bowl XLV tickets (i.e. your favorite secondary ticket market, a buddy whose gone to the past 10 Super Bowls and has an extra ticket, or sending in thousands of those UPC codes for your favorite cereal to have the chance of landing 2 seats for the showdown.) But have you thought about your parking?

Super Bowl XLV, which will be held on February 6th in Arlington, TX is going to be downright crazy with hundreds of thousands of screaming fans lining the streets.  Imagine yourself with tickets to the game, but nowhere to park.  The scene will be frantic, hectic (fill in your favorite adjective) as fans look for a prime spot to park near the stadium.  Well, chillax, because NFL officials just announced parking at Super Bowl to be $71.50. That is cheaper than normal Cowboys game day parking. BUT WAIT, there is a catch, as there is little to no spots at the stadium. This year, official Super Bowl parking is redirected to over a mile away at the Rangers Ballpark! That’s a good 15 minute walk or the equivalence of walking the length of 17 football fields to get to Cowboys Stadium. And there’s no GUARANTEE that the space will be available.

Of course, there is always a better option; ParkWhiz has partnered up with over 30 parking facilities around Cowboys Stadium to offer you a GUARANTEED parking space on Super Bowl Sunday.  Be quick though! These spaces won’t last forever! With our flexible cancellation policy, it’s better to lock in your parking NOW than miss out on the biggest Super Bowl ever!  

The New Meadowlands Stadium parking situation just went from bad to worse.  Check this article out in the NY Daily News:

With parking on-site available only to season ticket holders, “the price for a $25 single game parking pass on eBay and craigslist runs as high as $110.

Of course, you could always reserve your GUARANTEED parking space for as low as $27.50 during the regular season.  Less than 1/2 mile away and with a free shuttle shuttle to and from the stadium, how is this not obvious choice for fans on game day?

Here’s hoping you don’t encounter the parking jerk at your local lot - very funny!

If you haven’t seen, TechCrunch recently wrote about ParkWhiz.  Thanks to Leena for the great article and coverage!  We appreciate it…

So Google launched an Android App that is supposed to make parking a breeze. One problem: it won’t.

The app works by having people report when they’re leaving their street-side parking spot. That data gets fed into the app, and then drivers can see where people recently left an open parking spot.

The problem is that data has a very short lifespan. In the time it takes you to pull out your phone and figure out how to get to that open spot you found using Open Spot, that spot will get taken. By someone who wasn’t futzing around with their smartphone.

The real solution is to price street parking for what it’s worth. That means parking meters, and that means much more expensive parking meters. Higher prices for parking create greater turnover in the spots, which makes it easier to find a parking spot. San Fransisco is taking a stab at this with the SFPark project. (Fun fact: the original premise of ParkWhiz was to do exaclty what SFPark is doing.)

Not being able to find an open parking spot is one of the hidden costs of “free” or cheap street parking. There are some other hidden costs too. Because these costs are hidden, raising the price of municipal street parking has long been a politically untenable issue.

So even though Google Open Spot won’t directly “make parking a breeze,” it, along with SFPark, and yes, ParkWhiz, helps comprise a rising tide organizations that are using technology to make parking more efficient. The best way for Open Spot to succeed is to make it unnecessary to use Open Spot in the first place.

Use an iPhone or Android-based smartphone? We’re excited to debut a streamlined new web app that makes it easy to find and reserve a parking space from your cell phone. No need to purchase anything or install another app; just point your phone’s browser at http://www.parkwhiz.com.

The app makes it easy to find parking near you using your phone’s GPS, or you can search for parking at a specific location. Once you find a good place to park, reserve a spot with a few swipes of your finger.

Regardless of whether you reserved a spot with your phone or a computer, you can now take advantage of ParkWhiz e-tickets. No need to print out your parking pass; just log into your ParkWhiz account using your phone to pull up an electronic ticket that you can show to the attendant when you park.

Learn more about ParkWhiz for iPhone and Android here.

Congratulations to the Chicago Blackhawks on their first Stanley Cup championship in 49 years!

While Chicago fans would’ve loved for them to win it in Chicago, it’s never a safe bet going to a game 7.  Luckily Kane was there to save the day.  But seriously, wasn’t that the most bizarre/anti-climatic ending to a championship game you’ve ever seen?!  Clearly the guy who turns on the lamp post light fell asleep and/or was a Flyers fan. Nonetheless, a goal is a goal.

Now that the monkey is off their back, it’s time to look to the Northsiders to step up their play and end their 102 year drought…

Yes, you read that right.  Not to attend the game, but to park for the game.  According to the Daily Herald,

…one pass for premium parking at the Adler Planetarium, the East Museum or the South Lots on game days could cost as much as $1,010, plus a $15 administration fee - a total of $1,025 - for eight home games and two preseason games. That’s about $102 per game to park.

Wow.

Well, more power to those who are willing to plunk down that kind of cash.  For everyone else, you can reserve your Soldier Field parking at ParkWhiz.com for as low as $18.70.  It’s cheaper AND you won’t be stuck in 2 hours of traffic after the game.