diff --git a/includes/admin/settings/class-sp-settings-events.php b/includes/admin/settings/class-sp-settings-events.php
index 8fd71e03..fa89e58f 100644
--- a/includes/admin/settings/class-sp-settings-events.php
+++ b/includes/admin/settings/class-sp-settings-events.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class SP_Settings_Events extends SP_Settings_Page {
 			),
 
 			array(
-				'title'     => __( 'Display', 'sportspress' ),
+				'title'     => __( 'Templates', 'sportspress' ),
 				'desc' 		=> __( 'Logos', 'sportspress' ),
 				'id' 		=> 'sportspress_event_show_logos',
 				'default'	=> 'yes',
@@ -162,6 +162,15 @@ class SP_Settings_Events extends SP_Settings_Page {
 				),
 			),
 
+			array(
+				'title'     => __( 'Comments', 'sportspress' ),
+				'desc' 		=> __( 'Allow people to post comments on new articles', 'sportspress' ),
+				'id' 		=> 'sportspress_event_comment_status',
+				'default'	=> 'no',
+				'type' 		=> 'checkbox',
+				'desc_tip' 	=> __( 'These settings may be overridden for individual articles.', 'sportspress' ),
+			),
+
 			array( 'type' => 'sectionend', 'id' => 'event_options' ),
 
 			array( 'title' => __( 'Event List', 'sportspress' ), 'type' => 'title', 'id' => 'event_list_options' ),
diff --git a/includes/admin/settings/class-sp-settings-players.php b/includes/admin/settings/class-sp-settings-players.php
index 5aa1a225..61a877bb 100644
--- a/includes/admin/settings/class-sp-settings-players.php
+++ b/includes/admin/settings/class-sp-settings-players.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class SP_Settings_Players extends SP_Settings_Page {
 			),
 
 			array(
-				'title'     => __( 'Display', 'sportspress' ),
+				'title'     => __( 'Templates', 'sportspress' ),
 				'desc' 		=> __( 'Photo', 'sportspress' ),
 				'id' 		=> 'sportspress_player_show_photo',
 				'default'	=> 'yes',
diff --git a/includes/admin/settings/class-sp-settings-staff.php b/includes/admin/settings/class-sp-settings-staff.php
index 8dfc45d3..48d62c33 100644
--- a/includes/admin/settings/class-sp-settings-staff.php
+++ b/includes/admin/settings/class-sp-settings-staff.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class SP_Settings_Staff extends SP_Settings_Page {
 			),
 
 			array(
-				'title'     => __( 'Display', 'sportspress' ),
+				'title'     => __( 'Templates', 'sportspress' ),
 				'desc' 		=> __( 'Photo', 'sportspress' ),
 				'id' 		=> 'sportspress_staff_show_photo',
 				'default'	=> 'yes',
diff --git a/includes/admin/settings/class-sp-settings-teams.php b/includes/admin/settings/class-sp-settings-teams.php
index fb9ef40b..90672411 100644
--- a/includes/admin/settings/class-sp-settings-teams.php
+++ b/includes/admin/settings/class-sp-settings-teams.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class SP_Settings_Teams extends SP_Settings_Page {
 			),
 
 			array(
-				'title'     => __( 'Display', 'sportspress' ),
+				'title'     => __( 'Templates', 'sportspress' ),
 				'desc' 		=> __( 'Logo', 'sportspress' ),
 				'id' 		=> 'sportspress_team_show_logo',
 				'default'	=> 'yes',
diff --git a/includes/class-sp-post-types.php b/includes/class-sp-post-types.php
index 04835735..32d29668 100644
--- a/includes/class-sp-post-types.php
+++ b/includes/class-sp-post-types.php
@@ -364,36 +364,38 @@ class SP_Post_types {
 			)
 		);
 
-		register_post_type( 'sp_event',
-			apply_filters( 'sportspress_register_post_type_event',
-				array(
-					'labels' => array(
-						'name' 					=> __( 'Events', 'sportspress' ),
-						'singular_name' 		=> __( 'Event', 'sportspress' ),
-						'add_new_item' 			=> __( 'Add New Event', 'sportspress' ),
-						'edit_item' 			=> __( 'Edit Event', 'sportspress' ),
-						'new_item' 				=> __( 'New', 'sportspress' ),
-						'view_item' 			=> __( 'View Event', 'sportspress' ),
-						'search_items' 			=> __( 'Search', 'sportspress' ),
-						'not_found' 			=> __( 'No results found.', 'sportspress' ),
-						'not_found_in_trash' 	=> __( 'No results found.', 'sportspress' ),
-					),
-					'public' 				=> true,
-					'show_ui' 				=> true,
-					'capability_type' 		=> 'sp_event',
-					'map_meta_cap' 			=> true,
-					'publicly_queryable' 	=> true,
-					'exclude_from_search' 	=> false,
-					'hierarchical' 			=> false,
-					'rewrite' 				=> array( 'slug' => get_option( 'sportspress_event_slug', 'event' ) ),
-					'supports' 				=> array( 'title', 'author', 'thumbnail', 'excerpt', 'comments' ),
-					'has_archive' 			=> false,
-					'show_in_nav_menus' 	=> true,
-					'menu_icon' 			=> 'dashicons-calendar',
-				)
-			)
+		$args = array(
+			'labels' => array(
+				'name' 					=> __( 'Events', 'sportspress' ),
+				'singular_name' 		=> __( 'Event', 'sportspress' ),
+				'add_new_item' 			=> __( 'Add New Event', 'sportspress' ),
+				'edit_item' 			=> __( 'Edit Event', 'sportspress' ),
+				'new_item' 				=> __( 'New', 'sportspress' ),
+				'view_item' 			=> __( 'View Event', 'sportspress' ),
+				'search_items' 			=> __( 'Search', 'sportspress' ),
+				'not_found' 			=> __( 'No results found.', 'sportspress' ),
+				'not_found_in_trash' 	=> __( 'No results found.', 'sportspress' ),
+			),
+			'public' 				=> true,
+			'show_ui' 				=> true,
+			'capability_type' 		=> 'sp_event',
+			'map_meta_cap' 			=> true,
+			'publicly_queryable' 	=> true,
+			'exclude_from_search' 	=> false,
+			'hierarchical' 			=> false,
+			'rewrite' 				=> array( 'slug' => get_option( 'sportspress_event_slug', 'event' ) ),
+			'supports' 				=> array( 'title', 'author', 'thumbnail', 'excerpt' ),
+			'has_archive' 			=> false,
+			'show_in_nav_menus' 	=> true,
+			'menu_icon' 			=> 'dashicons-calendar',
 		);
 
+		if ( get_option( 'sportspress_event_comment_status', 'no' ) == 'yes' ):
+			$args[ 'supports' ][] = 'comments';
+		endif;
+
+		register_post_type( 'sp_event', apply_filters( 'sportspress_register_post_type_event', $args  ) );
+
 		register_post_type( 'sp_calendar',
 			apply_filters( 'sportspress_register_post_type_calendar',
 				array(