Tag: Stadium
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Was Buffs legend Christian Fauria wrong to pancake Coach Prime with criticism?
Hey, Kiz! I know you’re at the Winter Olympics in Italy. But did you see former CU Buffs football star Christian Fauria unload on Coach Prime with criticism? Just want to say: Thumbs up to Mr. Fauria! – J.G., honeymoon’s over Kiz: Welp, that was a bruising pancake block Fauria put on Deion Sanders. Fauria,…
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Women’s soccer team looking at options outside Denver to build stadium
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Denver Summit FC is considering other places to house its stadium outside of the city, the new major league women’s soccer team said in a statement. The announcement followed a tense City Council committee meeting last week where city leaders voted to delay a $70 million agreement for the city to purchase the Santa Fe…
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Denver plans to pay for another pedestrian bridge to women’s soccer stadium
At Denver’s old Gates Rubber Factory, a pedestrian bridge built to accommodate the promise of people at new developments yet to come stands in an empty area surrounded by a barricade of fences. The bridge was built over light rail and train tracks, connecting two empty plots of land on Bannock and Acoma streets. Since…
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Denver’s new women’s soccer stadium to feature all-electric design
The national women’s soccer stadium to be built in Denver could be all electric. During the South Platte River committee meeting on Wednesday, Summit FC owner Robert Cohen said it would likely become the third all-electric stadium to be built in the U.S. The other two all-electric stadiums include Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, home of…
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EDITORIAL: A promising plan for the Broncos’ new home
The Broncos will move barely a mile from Empower Field at Mile High, just west of I-25, to the old Burnham Yard a little south of Denver’s downtown. Yet, it portends of a whole new, fresh start for Colorado’s beloved football team. On Tuesday, the team ownership announced the historic rail yard is the “preferred…
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Mark Kiszla: No. 1 reason to build new Broncos stadium? More touchdowns, not mo’ money
Let’s not get it bassackwards, Broncos Country. The primary reason to build a new football stadium isn’t to get a Super Bowl to Denver for a once-in-a-lifetime celebration. The No. 1 goal should be to get the Broncos to the Super Bowl on a regular basis. A new football stadium in the Mile High City…
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As Denver mulls $70 million price tag, backers point to study saying women’s soccer stadium will bring in $2.2 billion
As Denver’s elected officials weigh a push for $70 million in spending along Interstate 25 and Broadway Avenue, economists and business leaders hope the buzz around the city’s new National Women’s Soccer League team rubs off on councilmembers who have pushed back on the project’s price tag. Supporters argued that the proposed stadium would serve…
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Future home of Denver women’s soccer stadium was once a booming rubber factory
The land has barely been used over this millennium as environmental damage and recessions stalled several development plans.
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WATCH: National Women’s Soccer League commissioner awards Denver 16th league franchise
Jessica Berman made the announcement alongside Mayor Johnston and Gov. Polis.