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Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia Flyers

Wells Fargo Center is the home of the Philadelphia Flyers and 76ers. Built near the soon to be demolished Spectrum, it is part of the massive Philadelphia Sports Complex, which includes Lincoln Financial Field, home of the NFL’s Eagles, and Citizens Bank Park, home of the two time defending National League Champion Phillies. The first [...]

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Madison Square Garden, Home of the New York Rangers

Madison Square Garden is a legendary arena. It has been host to the New York Rangers, Knicks, Democratic National Convention, Republican National Convention, legendary concerts and boxing events and so much more. There have been several versions of the Garden around the island of Manhattan. The current edition was opened February 11th, 1968 and was [...]

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Reviews Red Bull Arena

Judging by the relatively sparse attendance at Red Bull Arena, it appears the soccer craze hasn’t fully caught on in the New York area just yet. But with the brand new, state-of-the-art facility the Red Bulls have built, it shouldn’t take long. The arena, new for the 2010 season, is intuitively designed, squeaky clean, and [...]

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Comfort At University of Phoenix Stadium

Rising out of the Arizona desert, the University of Phoenix Stadium dwarfs the landscape. The architects who designed the venue describe its unique shape as a representation of a barrel cactus indigenous to the area. From a fan’s perspective it more closely resembles a space ship from the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind [...]

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Atmosphere and Fans at Staples Center

Atmosphere I have to admit, the first time I attended a Lakers game while traveling through all of the NBA, I was not very intrigued by the experience. As I visited more, I became more attuned to the traditions and have found it to be one of the most exciting atmospheres in all of sports. [...]

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A Staple of the LA Experience

There are a handful of venues in each sport that seem to transcend the balance. Baseball enthusiasts enjoy the historical venues – Fenway Park, Wrigley Park, and the old Yankee Stadium. The NFL loves its modern bells and whistles in Lucas Oil Stadium and Cowboy Stadium while the NHL tends to judge its best venues [...]

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Journey to the Valley of the Suns

US Airways Center (formerly America West Arena in the Charles Barkley days) in Downtown Phoenix opened in 1992. It also serves as the home for the WNBA franchise Phoenix Mercury (league champs in ’07 and ’09) and a host of other minor league soccer, hockey and football teams. The Suns have represented Phoenix since 1968, [...]