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Eighth Worker Dies in World Cup Stadium Construction

Stop me if you've heard this one before: another worker has died in the construction of a World Cup stadium in Brazil. This marks death number eight in the construction process as the country hurriedly tries to get things in order for next month's World Cup.

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LED Poised to Revolutionize Outdoor Sports Lighting

As the idiom suggests, the difference between night and day is dramatic — particularly when viewed from a literal illumination standpoint. High noon on a sunny day will introduce 8,000 foot-candles of light to the earth. By comparison, a moonlit night — one bright enough to read a newspaper by — produces three one-hundredths of one foot-candle. Thus, turning night into something resembling day for sports participants, fans and live television audiences is not a task to be taken lightly.

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Storage Space Crucial to Any Rec or Fitness Facility

“Not enough storage” is a frequent lament of recreation center operators. I feel for them. I’ve watched countless owners embark on new construction projects determined to avoid this situation, only to go down the same road as their peers. What happens is, you hit the limit on the amount of space you think you can build under their budget. The owners then look at the plan and try to expand their usable program space by cutting back on their storage space, rather than add to the footprint to keep their desired amount of program space and maintain their corresponding storage needs.

Jerry Burke is the director of planning for Stanmar Inc.

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U. of Oklahoma Plans Major Football Stadium Expansion

The facilities arms race in college football just keeps getting turned up. The University of Oklahoma is the latest school planning to announce massive expansion plans to its current football stadium.

Reports say Oklahoma will spend between $350 million and $400 million on its stadium expansion.

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IOC Official Blasts Rio Olympic Preparations

Rio de Janeiro is set to host the 2016 Olympic Games, but according to the vice president of the International Olympic Committee, preparations for those games are severely off track.

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Video: K-State Reveals More Football Facility Upgrades

During the team’s annual spring football game Saturday, the Kansas State Wildcats revealed plans for a $65 million upgrade to Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

Photo via kstatesports.com.

Photos: UCLA Unveils New Football Facility Renderings

UCLA announced plans to build a new football practice facility last September and Wednesday that vision came one step closer to reality. The school released preliminary renderings for the new $50 million building.

Photos via uclafootballfacility.com.

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Golden State Warriors Plan New San Francisco Arena

As the Golden State Warriors remain focused on extending their current season in the NBA playoffs, its owners have begun to lay the groundwork for the team’s future.Golden State announced Tuesday it will buy 12 acres of land near the San Francisco Giants ballpark in the Mission Bay neighborhood, in hopes of the site will one day be home to a new 18,000-seat arena.“We believe Mission Bay is a perfect fit,” owner Joe Lacob told The Associated Press. “It is a wonderful inland site in a dynamic part of the city that is convenient for fans from all over the Bay Area.”Lacob, along with co-owner Peter Guber — who spoke at the 2012 Athletic Business Conference & Expo in New Orleans — had originally looked to a waterfront site that would offer a view, but local residents voiced concerns that the arena might block views of the bay, in addition to other environmental concerns.Instead, the Warriors new site will sit farther inland, which allows the team to avoid putting the project proposal up to a vote for residents to approve, according the San Francisco Chronicle. As a part of the move to a new arena, the Warriors will be hoping to expand their fan base back into the San Francisco area. Originally playing in San Francisco starting in 1962, the Warriors have played in Oakland since 1971.“We are looking forward to engaging with the neighborhood and, ultimately, making this site ‘Warriors Ground.’ This is our path to San Francisco,” team president Rick Welts said.The cost of the land was not released by Golden State, but Salesforce — the company that sold the Warriors the land — purchased the 14-acre lot two years ago for $248 million. In addition to a much easier route to city approval to build in the Mission Bay location, cost projections for the bayside location had doubled since the team began planning for its new home two years ago.The new arena will include seating for approximately 18,000 people, with an estimated opening date set for the 2018-19 season. It will be funded entirely with private money from the team’s owners.

Photo via the Golden State Warriors

Plastic Bottle Initiative Helping to Green Athletic Facilities

For years, Americans have been encouraged to decrease our consumption of bottled water and use reusable beverage containers, cutting down on the number of plastic bottles that end up in landfills. Despite the efforts of various sustainability campaigns, the Beverage Marketing Corporation reported that bottled water consumption reached an all-time high in 2012 when Americans consumed 9.7 million gallons of water, 65 percent of that in the form of single-use disposable bottles.

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YMCA Embroiled In Lyme Disease Summer Camp Lawsuit

In October, the parents of 17-year-old Ariana Sierzputowski filed a $41.7 million negligence lawsuit against YMCA Camp Mohawk, an overnight camp for 7- to 15-year-old girls located in Litchfield, Conn. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Connecticut, alleges that Sierzputowski contracted Lyme disease while at the camp in 2011, when she was 14 years old.

Keeping College Athletic Laundry Operations Running Smoothly

Penn State University has eight of them. The University of Alabama has nine. The University of Wisconsin recently renovated its largest, and the University of Michigan breaks ground on a new facility this summer.

(Photos By Michael Gaio)

New Projects: Beauchamp Rec and Wellness | Rogers Place Arena

After seven years of planning and fundraising, the University of Portland breaks ground this month on its Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center. The project will be triple the size of the existing Howard Hall, constructed in 1927. The $23 million facility, scheduled to open in fall of 2015, will feature three gymnasiums; spaces for group exercise, cardio and strength training; an indoor track; a climbing wall and a wellness suite. The design, by 360 Architecture of Kansas City, Mo., also incorporates infrastructure for a possible second phase, which would include a pool should funding become available.

(RENDERING COURTESY OF 360 ARCHITECTURE)

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