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San Manuel Casino Partners with Allegiant Stadium and Raiders

The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians will become a sponsor of the Raiders starting with the 2020 season—the NFL franchise’s first season in Las Vegas—and will become a founding partner of the new Allegiant Stadium on the Las Vegas Strip. San Manuel Casino is located outside of downtown Los Angeles. The casino also has […]

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Panama City Beach Complex Celebrates Grand Opening

The Panama City Beach Sports Complex recently held its grand opening of the 160-acre project that will serve as a venue for more than 50 sports events in the first year alone. The opening was held days before the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Michael’s landfall, an event that set back the complex’s construction. The complex […]

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Clemson's Memorial Stadium, also known as Death Valley, will have under 20,000 fans in attendance this season.

Clemson Stadium Enhancements Approved

Clemson University, in the midst of the best run in its football program’s history with two national championships and two additional College Football Playoff appearances the past four seasons, has had proposed renovations to Memorial Stadium approved by the university’s Board of Trustees. The project is scheduled to be completed ahead of the 2021 season […]

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Rupp Arena Improvements Will Decrease Capacity

One of the most hallowed arenas in college basketball is getting improvements to modernize it a bit and there is a big drawback for fans: Less seating. Rupp Arena, the home of Kentucky basketball since 1976, will replace bleacher seats in the upper deck with chairback seating for the first time. Ahead of the basketball […]

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USC and Washington face off during their Pac-12 Basketball Tournament game Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at the T-Mobile Arena. USC won 78-73. CREDIT: Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau

Pac-12 Basketball Doubles Down in Las Vegas

The Pac-12 Conference‘s continued emphasis on Las Vegas is only getting stronger, with the league holding its postseason men’s and women’s basketball tournaments in Las Vegas through 2022 plus the creation of a non-conference scheduling series that will be hosted on the Strip. The Coast-to-Coast Challenge will start in December 2020 with Colorado facing TCU, […]

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Esports Racing Arena Scheduled for Miami Opening

Millennial Esports Corporation will build the first dedicated esports racing arena in Miami, featuring more than 12,000 square feet of gaming and entertainment options, with a targeted opening date of 2020. Billed as the world’s first dedicated esports racing arena, it will be in the Wynwood entertainment district. Millennial has secured $2.8 million in private […]

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Anaheim and Hartford to Host Women’s Hockey Series

The second annual Rivalry Series between the women’s national teams of the United States and Canada will start in December in Hartford, Connecticut, and also make a stop in February in Anaheim, California. The two sites were announced by USA Hockey, with at least one more site to be announced at a later date. Last […]

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Vivint Smart Home Arena Latest to Become Cashless

Vivint Smart Home Arena, home of the Utah Jazz, is joining an increasing list of sports venues going cashless this season as part of a rollout that expands to the full arena next year. Going cashless is being done to try and keep concession lines moving quicker and speed up transactions. Selected locations in both […]

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