Michigan State University officials apologized on Sunday after the school football stadium’s jumbotron displayed an image of Adolf Hitler during a pre-game quiz over the weekend.
Published: Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 @ 12:56 am
By: Daily Wire
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Earlier this month, lawmakers introduced two 30-year tax extensions in Charlotte to help fund stadium renovations or build a new stadium for the Carolina Panthers.
Published: Monday, July 3rd, 2023 @ 6:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper kicked off the Carolina Hurricanes Fan Fest in Raleigh. He sounded the Carolina Hurricanes siren and spoke about the impact of hockey in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023 @ 2:49 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Why people are reading too much into David Tepper’s recent thoughts on a new stadium for the Carolina Panthers.
Published: Sunday, June 20th, 2021 @ 9:15 am
By: Daniel Bunting
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David Tepper has not been shy about the fact that he doesn’t see the Carolina Panthers’ long-term future at Bank of America Stadium.
Published: Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 @ 8:50 pm
By: Daniel Bunting
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After a miserable 12 months, it will be fantastic to see Bank of America Stadium rocking when the Carolina Panthers take the field in 2021.
Published: Tuesday, June 1st, 2021 @ 8:39 pm
By: Daniel Bunting
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As the Carolina Panthers prepare to switch from natural grass to FieldTurf this fall for the 2021 season, construction crews are now hard at work removing grass and soil from the playing surface in Bank of America Stadium.
Published: Wednesday, May 26th, 2021 @ 5:56 pm
By: Daniel Bunting
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Bank of America Stadium will transition from natural grass to artificial turf in time for the Carolina Panthers' preseason schedule in August, leaving the NFL's 32 teams with 16 grass venues.
Published: Sunday, May 2nd, 2021 @ 4:53 pm
By: Daniel Bunting
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The N.C. House on Wednesday, April 28, in 77-42 vote approved the Kickoff College Sports Act, which would allow full capacity attendance at outdoor college stadiums.
Published: Friday, April 30th, 2021 @ 7:47 am
By: Carolina Journal
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East Carolina University's Johnson Stadium will be one of nine venues to host NCAA Championship postseason soccer
Published: Sunday, April 25th, 2021 @ 2:04 am
By: ECU Sports
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Tepper Sports & Entertainment released the new renderings and a video of the stadium renovations Thursday morning.
Published: Friday, April 23rd, 2021 @ 8:53 am
By: Daniel Bunting
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Remarks by President Biden and Vice President Harris During Tour of the State Farm Stadium Vaccination Site in Glendale, Arizona
Published: Thursday, February 11th, 2021 @ 2:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Roy Cooper plans to allow fans at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte and other outdoor entertainment venues.
Published: Thursday, September 24th, 2020 @ 2:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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House Bill 389, which would open the way for universities to sell beer and wine at college sporting events, is awaiting a signature from the governor.
Published: Saturday, June 22nd, 2019 @ 7:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Senate/Higher Education Committee on Wednesday, June 5, approved the bill, introduced in the Senate as S.B. 290. It passed the House, 88-24, April 16.
Published: Wednesday, June 5th, 2019 @ 9:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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ECU and Pirate Club leaders and donors gathered on a drizzly Thursday afternoon to celebrate construction at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium and other athletic facilities that will improve experiences for student-athletes and fans alike
Published: Sunday, January 28th, 2018 @ 9:54 am
By: ECU News Services
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High Point is closer to getting a professional baseball team
Published: Saturday, December 9th, 2017 @ 3:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Guilford County Board of Commissioners' vote to table a decision on High Point's proposed downtown stadium casts doubt on the project's future
Published: Thursday, September 28th, 2017 @ 5:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Soccer promoters in North Carolina's two biggest cities have pursued public and private financing in their bids to build stadiums and attract major league clubs, but questions in Raleigh over a proposed stadium built on public land and hits to Charlotte's public funding
Published: Monday, August 14th, 2017 @ 9:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Spring, in my mind, means one thing - the return of baseball. A few years ago, there was a campaign to make Opening Day a federal holiday. I signed the petition
Published: Sunday, June 11th, 2017 @ 3:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We are right on the cusp of a mile race but have only completed the first 100 yards (days), so it may be a bit premature to declare a winner. But what do I know, I had to quit sports and go to work and they may have altered the course length since 1960.
Published: Saturday, April 29th, 2017 @ 1:28 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Before joining the John Locke Foundation, I spent 28 years in the sports industry as an executive, investment banker and consultant
Published: Saturday, January 28th, 2017 @ 10:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Baseball is all the rage in Fayetteville, with the city close to signing a deal that would commit $35 million for a new baseball stadium in the hope of attracting a minor-league team to town.
Published: Friday, October 21st, 2016 @ 4:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I'm thinking that maybe there's something strange going on in Cumberland County that I don't know about. Maybe they're awash with cash
Published: Saturday, October 1st, 2016 @ 6:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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East Carolina University must up its game, Chancellor Cecil Staton told a gathering of alumni and supporters at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Monday night, but he wasn't just talking about football.
Published: Saturday, September 10th, 2016 @ 4:35 pm
By: ECU News Services
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ome of High Point's leaders are advancing a plan that would place a multipurpose stadium somewhere downtown, even though the city does not host a minor league professional sports team.
Published: Monday, August 22nd, 2016 @ 2:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new event at East Carolina University's Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium is aimed at supporting programs and scholarships for student veterans.
Published: Wednesday, May 11th, 2016 @ 3:48 am
By: ECU News Services
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The "good" news is that, in this year's Super Bowl battle over which team fleeces its home city's taxpayers the least, Broncos or the Panthers, the winner is the Panthers by a pretty wide margin. According to this article by the Manhattan Institute's Jared Meyer (originally published in Forbes)...
Published: Tuesday, March 15th, 2016 @ 2:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Can you believe it? The Rolling Stones put on 15 US concerts in 2015, one of which was at Georgia Tech's Bobby Dodd stadium.
Published: Saturday, October 24th, 2015 @ 1:22 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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Sunshine lighted the smiles of graduates as they marched into Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium for the 106th spring commencement at East Carolina University today. And even as clouds from Subtropical Storm Ana rolled in overhead, spirits stayed bright.
Published: Friday, May 15th, 2015 @ 12:12 pm
By: ECU News Services
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A satellite image of western North Carolina from the first weekend in October might reveal vibrant shades of fall. But in the East, purple and gold prevailed.
Published: Thursday, October 9th, 2014 @ 8:55 am
By: ECU News Services
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Football is getting quite a few headlines lately. The mainstream media is aghast at the idea that people can – *gasp* – get seriously hurt playing this game. Guys who play the game are — *gasp* -- sometimes not very nice to each other.
Published: Wednesday, November 6th, 2013 @ 1:07 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Fans attending East Carolina University home football games this season may notice members of the Marching Pirates have a quicker step or an extra snap with their color guard flags.
Published: Wednesday, September 11th, 2013 @ 9:18 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Conceived by former Chancellor Leo Jenkins, named for faithful Pirate philanthropists and stamped with the legends of Stasavich, Dye, Blake, Johnson and others, Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium marks its golden anniversary this fall.
Published: Saturday, August 31st, 2013 @ 10:05 am
By: ECU News Services
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