Salt Lake City needed no introduction to the sports world once the year 2002 rolled around, but its turn on the global stage arrived that year when it hosted the Winter Olympics. Those Games, despite a few controversies, proved successful … Continue reading
We’ve seen it happen every time a franchise transitions from a dumpy, aging building to a sparkling new one: The amount of sentimentality toward the old place is always directly correlated to the amount of good times the team and … Continue reading
Indianapolis has established itself as a center for sports in many ways, what with various large-scale events (Super Bowls, Final Fours and the like) taking place there and the Big Ten football championship game and NFL scouting combine among the … Continue reading
The San Francisco Giants’ bayside ballpark, now known as Oracle Park, has long been considered one of the gems of MLB stadiums, and one visit makes it easy to see why. Heck, one glimpse of it on TV makes it … Continue reading
The Pacific Northwest may not have quite the reputation for fervent fandom that other parts of the country do, but in Seattle, fans get behind the professional sports teams with as much zeal as any other large city. And there’s … Continue reading