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United Kingdom of Red, The Old Trafford

It was a chilly yet sunny Saturday afternoon in October when I descended the platform of the Old Trafford Metrolink stop via the Altrincham line and headed straight towards Manchester United’s home ground down Sir Matt Busby Way. I’d arrived early in the day to fulfill my life’s purpose which left me plenty of time [...]

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Comerica Park: Detroit’s Diamond in the Rough

Completed in 2000, Comerica Park ushered the Detroit Tigers into the 21st century. A stark contrast from rustic Tiger Stadium, Detroit’s new wide-aisled, well-decorated home features many amusements for both adults and children. Food & Beverage Comerica Park offers a fairly wide array of food and beverage. From sushi, to Little Caesar’s Pizza, to baseball’s [...]

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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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The Georgia Dome, Atlanta Falcons

For me, the Georgia Dome is home. But here I’m being asked to step away from my biases, put down the homerism, and give a real objective opinion about the Atlanta Falcons’ stadium. In that case, I’ll start with the facts. Built in 1992, this is the largest cable-supported domed stadium in the world. The [...]

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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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Salt River Fields at Talking Stick

Most of the Cactus League Arizona training locations are in suburbs or within short driving distance of the state’s capital city of Phoenix. They’re in Mesa, Glendale, Goodyear, Scottsdale, Peoria and Phoenix. One of the most interesting spring training baseball stadiums is the new facility at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick within the Salt [...]