As the NFL ends the 2015 season with pomp and spectacle at Super Bowl 50, work continues this week on a new Inglewood NFL stadium that will surely end hosting plenty of big games in the future — and also serving as a potential West Coast center of operations for the circuit. (more…)
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Could downtown site make for less expensive Chargers stadium?
With the San Diego Chargers ownership decided to play the 2016 season at Qualcomm Stadium and work toward a new stadium, the economics of the two main alternatives — downtown and Mission Valley — are considerably more complicated than partisans on both sides are arguing. (more…)
Keeping up with the Joneses in the NFL
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…)
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 […]
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…)
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…)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium construction schedule slips
Mercedes-Benz Stadium construction has slipped by three months, and the delay to a June 1, 2017 opening won’t affect the Atlanta Falcons season, according to team owner Arthur Blank — but the price tag will go past the budgeted $1.4 billion. (more…)
Rams to Los Angeles; Chargers can move, Raiders denied
In one of the biggest realignments in NFL history, the St. Louis Rams received permission to relocate to Los Angeles for the 2016 season, with the San Diego Chargers also receiving permission and the Oakland Raiders passing on a move — for now. (more…)
Architect retained for new Redskins stadium: report
Owner Dan Snyder has reportedly retained Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group to design a new Redskins stadium in the region — the clearest sign the team is ready to leave FedEx Field. (more…)