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With MLB Opening Day around the corner, it’s a popular time to put out ballpark rankings and compare each of the 30 stadiums around baseball. And why not? Ballpark rankings are fun, subjective — everyone’s order is going to be … Continue reading
In the fall of 2021, the NHL arrived in Seattle in the form of the expansion Kraken, and with it, Climate Pledge Arena came to life. The building once known as the Seattle Center Coliseum is already fully entrenched in … Continue reading
The Dallas/Fort Worth region is gaining more and more prominence on the American sports landscape with each passing year, and not just because it’s home to teams in all four major sports leagues, plus soccer, NASCAR, major colleges and so … Continue reading
The latest in our Venues Past series looks at Arco Arena in Sacramento, aka Sleep Train Arena, home of the NBA’s Sacramento Kings from 1988 to 2016. For more Venues Past posts, click here. For nearly 30 years, the Sacramento … Continue reading
It’s been 15 years since Arizona’s Cactus League expanded to its current size of 10 stadiums, serving as the spring training home to 15 MLB teams. That was when the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cleveland Indians (now Guardians) moved … Continue reading
It’s an undeniable fact of being a sports fan: Sometimes, buying tickets is difficult – especially, of course, if the event in question is one that’s in high demand. I’ve learned this the hard way over the years, dating all … Continue reading
The Grapefruit League is distinctly more spread-out than its Arizona counterpart in that it’s spread out the width of Florida and contains a mix of sites in or close to major metropolitan areas (Tampa Bay, South Florida) and small-town sites. … Continue reading
For fans looking to visit a number of games in one trip, the Cactus League has a distinct advantage over the Grapefruit League in that all of its venues are located within one metropolitan region. If you’re looking to see … Continue reading
As anyone who has seen the movie “Hoosiers” certainly knows, Indiana’s first love when it comes to sports is basketball. And Indiana’s first major professional sports franchise, naturally, was a hoops team. You’ll be reminded of that quickly when visiting … Continue reading
When I was a kid, I received an electric football game for Christmas. I was immediately smitten by the large field and the design of the game, and I spent large chunks of my childhood using it to recreate Super … Continue reading
