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Atlanta Dream (WNBA) (2017–2018) Hank McCamish Pavilion, nicknamed The Thrillerdome and originally known as Alexander Memorial Coliseum, [2] is an indoor arena located on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. It is the home of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball and Yellow Jackets women's ...
Due to the renovations conflicting with the WNBA schedule, the Dream announced that they would move their 2017 and 2018 home schedules to McCamish Pavilion on the campus of Georgia Tech, mirroring the Hawks' move to the same venue (then known as Alexander Memorial Coliseum) between the time the Omni was razed and State Farm Arena was built. [67]
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (pictured in 2006) hosted the boxing competitions for the 1996 Summer Olympics Finish tower at Lake Lanier (pictured in 2010), the site of canoe sprint and rowing competitions at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Olympic Stadium witnessed American Carl Lewis win his fourth straight Olympic gold medal in the men's long jump.
OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland announced the city has reached a purchase-and-sale agreement to transfer its share of the Coliseum to the African American Sports and Entertainment Group for $105 million.
Atlanta Hawks (2004-2015) Atlanta Hawks, LLC (formerly known as Atlanta Spirit LLC) was an Atlanta, Georgia -based parent company formerly the holder of the franchise of the Atlanta Hawks, a professional basketball team in the NBA, and the Atlanta Thrashers, a former professional hockey team in the NHL. The Atlanta Spirit LLC name was changed ...
September 10, 2009 [4] The Veterans Memorial Coliseum (originally known as the Memorial Coliseum) is an indoor arena located in the oldest part of the Rose Quarter area in Portland, Oregon. The arena is the home of the Portland Winterhawks, a major junior ice hockey team, and was the original home of the Portland Trail Blazers of the National ...
The Coliseum was commissioned in 1921 as a memorial to L.A. veterans of World War I (rededicated to all United States veterans of the war in 1968). [ 33 ] The groundbreaking ceremony took place on December 21, 1921, with construction being completed in just over 16 months, on May 1, 1923. [ 34 ]
The 1992 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Sunday, April 19, 1992 at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1992. The game was the 15th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first ...