Duquesne plays basketball in the A.J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh. The Palumbo Center is located just 2 blocks from the CONSOL Energy Center. It was built in 1988 and holds 4,406. The most recent renovation was just finished in 2010. The A.J. Palumbo Center has a unique design with some odd sightlines. The main overhead scoreboard does not have enough room for stats, so small scoreboards are located in each corner of the arena. The corner scoreboards then rotate between the score and various stats such as points and foul totals.

The 2011–2012 season has been one of many changes for the Tampa Bay Lightning, both on and off the ice. It's an overall mentality adjustment preached from the second-year owner, Jeff Vinik, after he purchased the team from the warring duo of Oren Koules (most famous as the producer of the "Saw" franchise) and Len Barrie, both of whom disagreed on just about everything having to do with the team, including whether or not to trade longtime team superstar Vinny Lecavalier to the Montreal Canadiens. Their in-fighting spread into the locker room and onto the ice, so when Vinik seized control of the team, he was determined to clean up all the venom left behind.

The first season of Vinik's tenure, 2010–2011, included a surprise run deep into the Stanley Cup Playoffs, barely losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Finals. Eager to capitalize on this newfound sense of camaraderie and euphoria, 2011–2012 was determined to be the season of no return.

First and foremost, their logo and colors have changed from the old black, dark blue, and white of the last 19 seasons (though the logo went through some retooling throughout that timeframe) to bright blue and white with a cleaner-looking, wordless logo. Then, the Forum was scheduled for an overdue facelift, with the main additions discussed later in this review. And lastly, to coincide with the renaming of its naming rights holder, the St. Pete Times Forum (née Ice Palace) was no more, now replaced by the Tampa Bay Times Forum on January 1, 2012.

The King is dead. Long live the King!

The 2011–2012 season has been one of many changes for the Tampa Bay Lightning, both on and off the ice. It's an overall mentality adjustment preached from the second-year owner, Jeff Vinik, after he purchased the team from the warring duo of Oren Koules (most famous as the producer of the "Saw" franchise) and Len Barrie, both of whom disagreed on just about everything having to do with the team, including whether or not to trade longtime team superstar Vinny Lecavalier to the Montreal Canadiens. Their in-fighting spread into the locker room and onto the ice, so when Vinik seized control of the team, he was determined to clean up all the venom left behind.

The first season of Vinik's tenure, 2010–2011, included a surprise run deep into the Stanley Cup Playoffs, barely losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Finals. Eager to capitalize on this newfound sense of camaraderie and euphoria, 2011–2012 was determined to be the season of no return.

First and foremost, their logo and colors have changed from the old black, dark blue, and white of the last 19 seasons (though the logo went through some retooling throughout that timeframe) to bright blue and white with a cleaner-looking, wordless logo. Then, the Forum was scheduled for an overdue facelift, with the main additions discussed later in this review. And lastly, to coincide with the renaming of its naming rights holder, the St. Pete Times Forum (née Ice Palace) was no more, now replaced by the Tampa Bay Times Forum on January 1, 2012.

The King is dead. Long live the King!

A Not so long time ago, in a galaxy not far, far away, the year was 1996. Los Angeles, one of the most storied sports towns in the United States, was granted one of the ten charter franchises of Major League Soccer.

While the first fans may remember the Galaxy playing at the Rose Bowl, the team moved to a more modern $150 million facility in 2003. The capacity dropped from over 100,000 to a much more intimate 27,000. The fans responded positively, and the Home Depot Center has been filled ever since.

The stadium is located on the California State University, Dominguez Hills campus in Carson, CA. It is approximately 10 miles south of downtown Los Angeles and easily accessible from the 405 or 91 freeways. If Carson doesn’t ring a bell, you may recognize it as the setting for movies such as “The Cable Guy,” and “Gone in 60 Seconds.” While the name leads one to believe otherwise, the television show “Reno 911” is also filmed here and Carson was even the location of the “Hey Mickey” music video long before the MLS was ever created.

It is said that the Galaxy derived it nickname from Los Angeles, being the home of the stars. Clearly, this was a much better choice than being home to the traffic or smog.