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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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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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Richmond International Raceway

Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is the centerpiece of a 1,000 acre multi-use complex known as the Richmond Raceway Complex, formerly Strawberry Hill. RIR purchased the property in its entirety from the Virginia State Fair in 1999. The complex is home to a varied assortment of exposition halls and other buildings, including an amphitheater just behind [...]

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Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) rises from the desert as an oasis of speed mere miles from the famed Las Vegas Strip. LVMS, originally dreamed of and built by two Las Vegas casino magnets, Ralph Engelstad (Imperial Palace) and Bill Bennett (Sahara), opened to the public in June of 1996. Comprised of more than 600,000 [...]

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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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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, [...]