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The final NHL event at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum seemed like a perfectly fitting one considering the venue’s long history. The home team, the New York Islanders, won a must-win playoff game, and the fans made themselves heard, from … Continue reading
Are you planning a trip to the 2021 MLB All-Star Game in Denver? Or wishing you could go, but don’t know where to start? You’ve come to the right place! If you’re a baseball fan, attending the All-Star Game is … Continue reading
We’re not sure there’s an American city more in love with its sports teams than Pittsburgh. It helps that the three pro teams in town are color-coordinated — the Steelers, Penguins and Pirates all sport black and gold — and … Continue reading
It gives me great pleasure to say that I am planning out my first sports travel vacation since January 2020. This, of course, should be unremarkable except for, you know, COVID, quarantine, empty stadiums and so on. But it’s the … Continue reading
All around the country, sports arenas have seen a glorious sight: Fans returning to cheer on their teams. As the situation has improved with the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., capacities have increased. Now, with the NBA and NHL both … Continue reading
NFL schedule release day has come and gone — later than normal, with more hoopla then ever before, and with more anticipation over the possibility of acting on our NFL road trip ideas than before considering where things stand these … Continue reading
Our city guides are meant to showcase the best of a metropolitan area from the perspective of a sports fan visiting Miami to watch their favorite teams in a game or two. Here’s our guide to the best of Miami … Continue reading
There was a lot of anticipation around Southern California about the opening of SoFi Stadium, the $5 billion football palace for the Rams and Chargers, but both teams played the entire 2020 season without any fans being allowed inside. All … Continue reading
In 2019 I was fortunate to embark on what was, for me, a new kind of sports road trip: The MLB Daily Double. That’s my name for seeing two games in two different ballparks on one day. This trip took … Continue reading
Last week, I did something that I had done hundreds of times previously but, at one point, was wondering if I would ever have the chance to do again: watch a live sporting event. On the surface, there was nothing … Continue reading
