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The last decade has brought plenty of change to the baseball scene on the north side of Chicago, and to Wrigley Field as well. The Cubs shed their “lovable losers” label in 2016, ending a 108-year championship drought by winning … Continue reading
I’m willing to bet that for most people, the ideal sports road trip is a long and leisurely one. You know, multiple weeks spent out of town, going to half a dozen games or more, all while enjoying the spoils … Continue reading
For all the leisure and entertainment options Las Vegas offers to visitors, for a long time live sports and games were just a tiny part of the scene. Not anymore. The opening of T-Mobile Arena just off the Strip in … Continue reading
When I first began planning a soccer trip to the United Kingdom in the summer of 2019, I had no idea how to buy Premier League tickets, especially from the U.S. I’m used to the typical ticket-buying channels seen across … Continue reading
Of all the sports road trips you can plan out, we can’t think of one more romantic than a baseball road trip. Come to think of it, we can’t think of one more easy to plan, either. Think about it: … Continue reading
Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, is far from what you’d think of as a “traditional” ballpark. It’s a giant airplane hangar in the desert, one with a retractable roof and air conditioning and an artificial turf surface. The … Continue reading
From higher education to government business, and from a vibrant cultural scene to numerous craft breweries, the Raleigh/Durham region offers quite a bit to its visitors — a fact that fans of its sports teams know well, too. If you’re … Continue reading
A stated goal of mine since adolescence — and, indeed, a big reason why I started Itinerant Fan in the first place — was to visit every current stadium in the four major U.S. sports leagues: the NFL, NBA, NHL … Continue reading
Coors Field, the home of the Colorado Rockies, is a quirky ballpark that lies in a vibrant area, and those two things together always make for a more pleasant fan experience. The act of watching a game at Coors Field, … Continue reading
The 2024 Paris Olympics are fast approaching, and the city is hard at work getting its venues prepared to host an ambitious slate of events. And there’s plenty of innovation in store for spectators gathering in the City of Light … Continue reading
