A Guide To Baseball's Best And Worst Stadiums

Where’s the best place to enjoy America’s past time?

Tropicana Field

Team: Tampa Bay Rays
Capacity: 31,042
Food Highlight: Rays Cuban Sandwich

The fixed roof seriously detracts from the ~feel~ of a baseball game: No view, no breeze, and there are lots of obstructed views. It's lacking pretty much everything that makes the sport great for fans, so sadly it takes the bottom seed.

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O.co Coliseum

Team: Oakland Athletics
Capacity: 35,067
Food Highlight: A slice from West Side gastropub

It's pretty bold for a stadium that barely fits 35,000 to call itself a 'coliseum'. The concourses are super narrow, making the place extra claustrophobic, and an entire section of perfectly fine seating is covered in tarp and reserved for Raiders games.

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These Are Your Memories Of The London 2012 Olympics, Three Years On

On 27 July 2012, Bradley Wiggins rang the bell that signalled the start of the opening ceremony of the London Olympics. Three years later, we asked BuzzFeed UK readers for their memories of the games.

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"From the second the kid started singing 'Jerusalem', I was a goner! I loved every bit of it, and cried out of pride throughout the whole thing. It gave me a spark of hope that maybe, just maybe, we might just have a good games!"
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"Just feeling so proud to be British – which I think can be difficult in this country."
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"It was SO GOOD! J.K. Rowling reading, massive Voldemort puppet, the Queen jumping out of a helicopter with James Bond, Shakespeare, and Ken Branagh! It was just the epitome of British creative eccentricity!"
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"The opening ceremony was fantastic, the torch itself was simply stunning. It was a very British ceremony which was understated in a way that knew it couldn't compete with Beijing – however, there was undeniably a feelgood factor provided."
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"I was round my boyfriend's house and we had a get-together. There was wine and family and friends. I remember getting emotional when the last Olympic ring was 'crafted' and rose to join the others. But the most emotional moment was Team GB entering the stadium to 'Heroes'. I felt this swell of patriotic happiness. What an entrance!"
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"The giant Voldemort was legitimately the best thing I have ever witnessed in my whole life. Also, Rowan Atkinson."
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Family Of NFL Legend Junior Seau Will Not Be Allowed To Speak At Hall Of Fame Induction

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has a rule that disallows families of deceased players from giving speeches in addition to a tribute video, according to the New York Times.

The family of legendary NFL linebacker Junior Seau will not be allowed to give speeches when he is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August, the New York Times reports.

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Seau played 20 seasons in the NFL and was selected for the Pro Bowl twelve times. He died by suicide in May, 2012. Upon examination of his brain, he was found to have Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease that has been linked to football players and other athletes who play contact sports.

The Times reports that Seau had asked his daughter, Sydney, to speak at his HOF induction, "if he ever made it." Instead of a speech from his daughter, a five-minute video produced by NFL Network will be shown during the induction ceremony.

The video will not mention his suicide or the post-mortem findings of CTE, according to the Times. Clips of an NFL Network interview Sydney conducted will be included.

The video-only presentation is consistent with the standard the Hall of Fame implemented years ago. A spokesman for the Hall of Fame said speeches from the families of deceased players "often repeated what was in the video, prolonging an already lengthy ceremony."

To allow Seau's family to speak at his induction would be an exception to the rule — one which many believe should be made for the NFL legend:

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WWE Drops Hulk Hogan Amid Questions Of Racist Comments

World Wrestling Entertainment terminated its contract with him after reports surfaced alleging he made racist comments on video.

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World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has terminated its contract with wrestler Hulk Hogan amid allegations that he made racist comments.

WWE said in a statement Friday:

WWE terminated its contract with Terry Bollea (aka Hulk Hogan). WWE is committed to embracing and celebrating individuals from all backgrounds as demonstrated by the diversity of our employees, performers and fans worldwide.

The National Enquirer reported Friday that Hogan made the comments in a sex tape with Heather Clem, wife of his friend Bubba the Love Sponge Clem. BuzzFeed News could not independently confirm the comments.

The sex tape is part of Hogan's $100 million lawsuit against Gawker, which posted an edited version of it before pulling it down due to a judicial order.

Shortly after WWE announced Hogan's firing, the wrestler released a statement to People:

Eight years ago I used offensive language during a conversation. It was unacceptable for me to have used that offensive language; there is no excuse for it; and I apologize for having done it.

Hogan's professional wrestling career started in the 1970s. During the wrestling heyday of the 1980s and 1990s, Hogan won the WWF World Heavyweight Championship 12 times. In 2005, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. He most recently served as host of WrestleMania 31.

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Can You Name Every English Football Suffix In Five Minutes?

It’s harder than you think.

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24 Pun-Tastic Premier League Fantasy Football Team Names For The 2015/16 Season

Okay, some of these might be too long, but… Ings Can only get better.

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8 Ways The Women's World Cup Changed Football In England, With Ellen White

Ellen White talks about the benefits of England’s third place finish in Canada.

England's heroics at the Women's World Cup have significantly raised the profile of the women's game in the UK.

So we spoke to Ellen White to ask what's changed since she returned home after the Lionesses's success in Canada.

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1. The women's game is more popular across all ages as part of the #WeCanPlay campaign.

The #WeCanPlay campaign has really taken off since England's success at the Women's World Cup, and Ellen is now seeing first hand experience of that.

"We're hitting all the different age brackets, and all the different markets out there.

"Mothers tell us their daughters and young girls are really excited about joining their school girls' team, they didn't even realise their school had a team before.

"Now they're really excited for the next school year and they're looking forward to playing football, and it's great to think we had an impact on that."

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2. More coverage of the women's game in the media and on TV.

As well as going to 10 Downing Street, shooting the breeze with Prince William, and meeting fans from all around the country, Ellen notes that the rise in interest from national media has been huge:

"In terms of the coverage that were getting in newspaper columns, it's great.

"Social media has been great as well, and quite a few of the girls go on radio and tv often now.

"That's the key to getting the next generation involved."

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3. The Lionesses are positive role models for girls AND for boys.

"We're proud we've encouraged girls and even boys," says Ellen, who was one of many players, including Fara Williams (above) to be mobbed by young fans upon returning home from Canada.

"I feel like more boys are interested, I've got young cousins who are boys, and they're really excited about football, they don't care if it's girls or boys.

"It's fantastic for boys not to worry about the gender and just focus on enjoying football.

"It's just all about supporting sport in England."

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