A few weeks into the NFL season, the public has gotten a great look at Las Vegas’ new football venue, Allegiant Stadium. The new home of the Las Vegas Raiders has instantly put itself on the map as one of … Continue reading
Even before it opened to fans, Allegiant Stadium, the new home of the Las Vegas Raiders, got plenty of attention. But what else would you expect for a glitzy new venue right off the Las Vegas Strip? The Raiders moved … 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
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
If you’re an avid sports traveler like me, you probably still have one or two of the major sports leagues in the U.S. that aren’t your favorite. For example, you love spending your fall Sundays at NFL stadiums around the … Continue reading
The latest in our Venues Past series looks at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, home of the Minnesota Twins until 2009 and the Minnesota Vikings until 2013. For more Venues Past posts, click here. The first time I … Continue reading
In my mind, one of the big disappointments of the 2020 NFL season is the fact that two beautiful new stadiums opened up and fans aren’t allowed to watch games in either. Those two stadiums, of course, are Allegiant Stadium … Continue reading
For me, one of the big disappointments of the pandemic’s effect on sports is that SoFi Stadium, the gleaming new football stadium for the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers, is closed to fans for the 2020 season, denying us even … Continue reading
The first time I visited Jack Murphy Stadium — also known for some time during its history as Qualcomm Stadium — in San Diego, it wound up on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Not due to anything I did, of … Continue reading
On Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams played their opening game at SoFi Stadium, the $5 billion football palace built as the culmination of the NFL’s long-awaited return to Southern California. For L.A.-area football fans such as myself, it felt at … Continue reading
