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Photo Source: Business Insider
March 24, 2012
The NFL's most talked about player for all of the wrong reasons will begin play in the largest NFL stadium this fall. What Tim Tebow brings isn't exactly a ton of talent, but...
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Photo Source: Talk Sports Philly
March 20, 2012
With more than 100 million already committed to 8 Phillies in 2013, it will be very unlikely that the Phillies will be able to extend the 2008 World Series MVP. At the age of 29, it is impera...
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Photo Source: Venues Today
March 17, 2012
Like American Airlines and Target, PNC Financial now possesses the naming rights to two professional sports venues; PNC Park in Pittsburgh and PNC Arena in Raleigh. After ten seasons as the RBC Cen...
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Photo Source: Stadium and Arena Visits
March 12, 2012
Unlike many historical stadiums and arenas, HersheyPark Arena in Hershey, PA has been standing vacant for ten years and has yet to meet it's destruction. It is perhaps known more fo...
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Credit Union Centre Has Potential In Becoming An NHL Arena
Photo Source: Cameco
March 10, 2012
The NHL finally made it's way back to Winnipeg this season after a failed attempt in Atlanta, GA. Nearly every home game has been sold o...
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March 8, 2012
With only two NHL teams within a three and a half hour drive of where I live, getting to any NHL arena is not the easiest trip. Especially when you aren't too familiar with the sport and it's players. This evening I atten...
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Seattle Hoping to Erect New NHL Arena
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March 2, 2012
It's been 88 long years since Seattle was home to an NHL team; the old Seattle Metropolitans and the 1917 Stanley Cup Champions. It'...
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February 25, 2012
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Mr. Ryan Braun of the Brewers just became the first Major League Baseball player to win an appeal against the league upon receiving a suspension. Congratulations to you, sir. Many of you are ...
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February 11th, 2012
The Fan Cost Index (FCI) has been a term in the statistical sphere of sports for a number of years. Only your most intelligent sports fans will actually be able to tell you what the Fan Cost Index entails. ...
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February 9th, 2012
NFL stadiums become more of a festival on eight Sundays per year compared to other sports venues. There are 41 home games per year in the NBA and 81 home games per year in Major League Baseball. With less ho...
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February 3rd, 2012
For the most part, NHL arenas are home to very affluent fan bases. Additionally, the largest NHL markets are found primarily in Canada and the northern United States. What does all of this mean? It mea...
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February 2nd, 2012
NBA arenas overall are seeing less fans in their seats than in the 1980s and 1990s. There are many factors contributing to that. The cost of attending a game at an NBA arena doesn't help the league's...
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February 2nd, 2012
Aside from Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, no other NFL stadiums were at less than 80% capacity this season for a game. Of the 32 NFL stadiums in the league, 4 of them averaged crowds at more than capacity...
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February 2, 2012
In a sport where no revenue is shared, nothing forecasts a team's spending like the traffic that trekked thru MLB ballparks the previous season. Listed below are baseball's 30 MLB ballparks liste...
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January 30, 2012
Before Lebron James and Gund Arena, there was the old Richfield Coliseum. This NBA arena, though 45 minutes from downtown Cleveland, actually had a lot of history. Perhaps most importantly, it was the site of the m...
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January 29, 2012
American Airlines Arena is located in sunny Miami, Florida which actually seems to hinder the arena. Though I have never attended a game at this NBA arena, I often hear statements about why the venue seems to be half-ful...
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If you are an NBA fan that has been attending games since the 1980s, you probably notice the difference in atmosphere at NBA arenas. Not only is the quality of play not what it used to be but the fan experience isn't what it used to be either. Tick...
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Aside from New York City's two NHL arenas, there are really no hockey arenas that can even compare to the three former NHL arenas I am about to discuss when it comes to character, history, love and perseverance. NHL arenas these days are brand new,...
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Before mega NFL stadiums like Cowboys Stadium and Metlife Stadium were erected and littered with corporate names, there were the classic cookie cutter NFL stadiums. Today, fans know that the Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers and Denver Broncos a...
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Why do we love attending baseball games at MLB ballparks? Because there are so many things that come to our senses when we try and recall the memories of our days spent watching baseball. Time spent with family, the smell of the hot dogs, seeing our fa...
