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General contractor selected to build new Minnesota Vikings stadium in Minneapolis By Tim Nelson Minnesota Public Radio MINNEAPOLIS — The plan to build a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings cleared one of its final hurdles on Friday as the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority picked Mortenson Construction as the project’s general contractor. There were new […]

NBA: New Orleans Hornets officially renamed Pelicans with new logo and colors WDSU 6 NBC New Orleans NEW ORLEANS- New Orleans’ NBA franchise is changing its wings. The team announced the Hornets will be renamed the Pelicans. The name change will go into effect for the 2013-2014 NBA season. Upon purchasing the Hornets for $340 […]

Olympic complex nears completion in Sochi By Galina Stolyarova The St. Petersburg Times As the much-anticipated Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games approach, the mountain resort of Krasnaya Polyana is getting ready to host international competitions at its brand new facilities. The state-of-the-art biathlon and ski complex, which boasts arguably the world’s most complex and challenging […]

2020 Olympic bid cities submit application files to IOC The election of the host city will take place on September 7, 2013 at the IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina By STEPHEN WILSON Associated Press LONDON— Tokyo began its international promotion campaign for the 2020 Olympics in London on Thursday, promising to match or surpass the […]

February 1: Crucial day Minnesota Vikings new NFL stadium Star Tribune MINNEAPOLIS- Feb. 1 will be a crucial day in the development of the new $975 million Vikings Stadium. On that day, the Minnesota Sports Facility Authority, which will own and operate the stadium, will choose a construction manager — the folks to actually build […]

Seattle unveils conceptual designs for proposed new NBA/NHL arena The Seattle Times In February 2012, Chris Hansen, a San Francisco hedge-fund manager who grew up in Seattle, announced a proposal to build a $490 million arena, to be funded in part by up to $200 million in public bonds. The deal went through city and […]

Report: New Orleans Hornets to change nickname to Pelicans WDSU 6 NBC New Orleans The Sports Xchange NEW ORLEANS- The New Orleans Hornets are planning to change their nickname to the Pelicans for the 2013-14 season in a move that could affect the Charlotte franchise as well, Yahoo!Sports reported Tuesday. New Hornets owner Tom Benson, […]

ACC extends formal invitation for membership to the University of Louisville Council of Presidents unanimously approve to accept the Cardinals Atlantic Coast Conference GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference Council of Presidents has unanimously voted to accept the University of Louisville as its newest member. The vote followed the submission of Louisville’s letter of […]

First conceptual designs for new Seattle NBA/NHL arena released Lynn Thompson The Seattle Times SEATTLE- Architects for arena investor Chris Hansen submitted conceptual designs for the proposed Seattle sports arena in the Sodo neighborhood. These aren’t the architectural drawings that will show what the arena will actually look like. Those are likely to be released […]

Rutgers University follows University of Maryland to Big Ten Maryland will join the Big Ten Conference effective July 1, 2014, with competition to begin in all sports for the 2014-15 academic year University of Maryland Park Ridge, Ill. – The Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors (COP/C) announced unanimous approval today for the University of Maryland […]