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City Council wants traffic help from Sodo arena tax The Seattle City Council on Monday told arena investor Chris Hansen that it wants some of the tax revenue generated by a new arena to be used for improvements to traffic and freight mobility in Sodo.  By Lynn Thompson and Bob Young Seattle Times   Hours […]

The Olympic Stadium:   The Olympic Stadium is the largest center piece stadium of the Summer Olympic Games. These stadiums are the site of the opening and closing ceremonies. During the actual games they host the track and field events.   The first opening ceremonies were held during the 1908 Olympic Games in London. The first Olympic closing […]

   Video: NCAA announces Pennsylvania State University sanctions   The National Collegiate Athletic Association announced its sanctions against Penn State University on Monday.  _______________________________________________    _______________________________________________ $60 million fine, the average annual revenue of the football program. This payment will go into an endowment for external programs preventing child sexual abuse or assisting victims and […]

London ready for Olympics ‘despite nerves’   By Robin Millard | AFP   London Mayor Boris Johnson insisted Sunday the city was ready to host the 2012 Olympics despite a national outbreak of pre-match nerves before the biggest show on Earth gets under way.   Johnson said Britain was feeling the necessary tension before a […]

Los Angeles will get two NFL teams soon? Lorenzo Arguello Business Insider Talk of Los Angeles getting an NFL team for the first time since 1994, when both the Rams and Raiders left town, has been slowly picking up steam. But it’s no longer a matter of if, but when LA will get a team, […]

The Olympic Torch gets closer to London     STAFFORDSHIRE – JUNE 30, 2012: Johnson Beharry VC carries the Olympic torch on National Armed Forces Day at the National War Memorial on June 30, 2012 in Alrewas, Staffordshire. Johnson Beharry, holder of the Victoria Cross the highest military decoration, carried the Olympic flame and respectfully […]

BCS presidents approve four-team football playoff to begin in 2015 Current BCS contracts run through the 2013 season, so the playoff would go into effect after the 2014 season. Virginia Tech President Charles Steger, third from left, smiles as he and others arrive for a media availability after a BCS presidential oversight committee meeting, Tuesday, […]

  NBA: Is Michael Jordan rebranding his Charlotte Bobcats to Cats instead of Hornets?   Tom Benson said he wants to change the name of the New Orleans Hornets NBA team as soon as possible.   (L-R) Charlotte Bobcats Kemba Walker, Gerald Henderson and Bismack Biyombo pose in the team’s new uniforms on June 19, 2012. […]

NBA Board of Governors approves New Orleans Hornets sale to Tom Benson By Jimmy Smith The Times-Picayune The NBA Board of Governors on Wednesday approved the sale of the New Orleans Hornets to Tom Benson, the league announced. The sale will be officially closed later this week. The Hornets are expected to make an official […]

Sonic BOOM! The sound of Thunder- Is Seattle feeling pain of its relocated team now bound for NBA Finals? That Sconic Boom! heard in the NBA was not over Seattle, this time it was the roar of thunder over Oklahoma City.   Dilemma X As Oklahoma City celebrates, the city of Seattle plans to build […]