Levi’s Stadium will be in the spotlight today, with its sustainable design and pumped-up connectivity. With the home of the 49ers, Mercedes-Benz Stadium and U.S. Bank Stadium raising the bar when it comes to advanced capabilities, managers of older stadiums will feel the need to compete. (more…)
Goodell: We’re working to keep NFL in Oakland, San Diego
The NFL is working to keep the Raiders in Oakland and the Chargers in San Diego, even at a time when Las Vegas is wooing Mark Davis and Stan Kroenke is openly keep the door open for Dean Spanos and crew to join the Rams in Los Angeles. (more…)
This summer should see decisions on Beaver Stadium renovations
Any possible Beaver Stadium renovations — or a partial rebuild — should be presented this summer, as Penn State plans for the future of the 107,000-capacity facility to include more than Nittany Lions football. (more…)
Super Bowl Stadiums: Bowls, Domes and a Coliseum
The Super Bowl has been played in bowls, domes and a coliseum; under the sun and retractable roofs; before 63,000 in Minneapolis and in front of 100,000 in Arlington; in the warmth of Miami, the surprisingly temperate air of New Jersey and the even more surprising cold of New Orleans. The Super Bowl stadium has […]
Camp Randall Stadium renovations being considered
The University of Wisconsin athletic department has polled Badger football season-ticket holders on potential Camp Randall Stadium renovations that could add more premium seating to the mix. (more…)
Chargers staying in San Diego — for now
A surprising decision: Chargers staying in San Diego for the 2016 season, as chairman Dean Spanos expresses a desire to work out a new-stadium deal with the city. (more…)
Adelson pitches new Las Vegas domed stadium for Raiders, UNLV
Mark Davis met with Las Vegas Sands Corp. CEO Sheldon Adelson about a plan to build a billion-dollar Las Vegas domed stadium off the Strip for the UNLV football team and potentially the Raiders, but the lure of Los Angeles and the lack of an NFL-level facility in Vegas may impact any deal. Adelson, the billionaire […]
Arkansas moves forward with Reynolds Razorback Stadium expansion
The University of Arkansas is taking the first steps toward a Razorback Stadium expansion after the Board of Trustees approved plans to solicit donations and firm up pricing for the estimated $160 million project. (more…)
Chargers Los Angeles decision could come in days
A San Diego Chargers Los Angeles decision for the 2016 season could come from team owners by the end of the week, as they faces a no-lose situation — at least in the beginning. (more…)
Here’s to the pre-Super Bowl NFL champions
As we approach Super Bowl 50, it comes as no surprise to the embittered Detroit Lions or Cleveland Browns fan that each team will be left out of any discussions of Super Bowl triumphs, past or present. Neither franchise is known for attaining any real amount of success, right? Not quite. (more…)