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The NFL’s Raiders, ahead of their imminent move to Las Vegas, have signed another naming rights sponsor for the team’s arrival in Nevada, this time with a healthcare provider whose name will adorn the team’s practice facility and team headquarters. The Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center will open in the summer of 2020 and is named […]
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The Memphis Convention Center has been renamed for a local bank and will be known as the Renasant Convention Center for the next decade. The bank and city of Memphis announced the deal this week. Currently undergoing a $200 million renovation, the Renasant Convention Center is expected to be fully reopened in fall 2020. The […]
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A new planned complex that would host the region’s first esports arena along with a 12,000 capacity stadium and multi-sport venue is planned for the city of Rizhao in Eastern China. The esports arena will have a capacity of between 3,000 and 4,000 to take advantage of the growth of various games in China. The […]
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One of the largest stadiums in the world will be getting over $90 million in renovations that start soon with an eye toward being finished by fall 2020. The 101,821-capacity Bryant-Denny Stadium, the home of Alabama football since 1929, will have $92.5 million in renovations throughout the stadium. The complex will have four new corner […]
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The home of the Miami Dolphins continues evolving into more than just a football stadium but a place to have multiple events and attractions with the latest news of a gondola ride at the stadium to be finished before the Super Bowl comes to town in February 2020. The ride will be built on the […]
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The legendary Rose Bowl Stadium, only a few years after an extension renovation, has asked a Los Angeles-based architectural firm to look at a revamping of the surrounding area outside the stadium. The Rose Bowl Operating Company will work with the firm Jerde to develop a plan for parts of the property in Pasadena, California, […]
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The Mercedes-Benz Superdome, one of the iconic venues in sports, will undergo a series of renovations to modernize the fan experience with the first phase of a $450 million renovation approved recently by the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District. The home of the New Orleans Saints, plus the Allstate Sugar Bowl, seven Super Bowls and […]
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The Kraft family will build an 18,000-square-foot esports complex at its practice facility for the New England Patriots, with the esports complex dedicated to the Boston Uprising Overwatch team along with a Helix eSports gaming center. The partnership between Helix and the Uprising will feature over 100 gaming stations with gaming and network infrastructure, plus […]
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Major League Rugby will visit Las Vegas for the first time as part of a MLR Vegas Weekend in February at Las Vegas Ballpark, home of the city’s Pacific Coast League baseball team. The event starts February 9 with last year’s league semifinalists Rugby United New York taking on expansion team the New England Free […]
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The University of Texas men’s and women’s basketball arena and events center, scheduled to open in 2022 with groundbreaking upcoming in December, will be named the Moody Center after a $130 million grant to the university from the Moody Foundation. The grant is the single largest gift from a foundation in Texas’ history and brings […]
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