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04-27-2011, 01:17 PM
The Oakland Raiders get a new, ridiculous stadium name
By Chris Chase
Other than the brief reign of Land Shark Stadium, the NFL has largely avoided the rash of absurdly named arenas that have plagued other sports like baseball and college basketball (I'm looking at you, KFC Yum! Center.) A new deal to rename the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum is set to change that.
The Oakland-Alameda Coliseum Authority announced a deal to rename the home stadium of the Raiders and A's as Overstock.com Coliseum. The agreement with the Internet retailer will run for six years at a cost of $7.2 million.
Read more: Raiders' Stadium Gets New Name (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/The-Oakland-Raiders-get-a-new-ridiculous-stadiu?urn=nfl-wp1313)
By Chris Chase
Other than the brief reign of Land Shark Stadium, the NFL has largely avoided the rash of absurdly named arenas that have plagued other sports like baseball and college basketball (I'm looking at you, KFC Yum! Center.) A new deal to rename the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum is set to change that.
The Oakland-Alameda Coliseum Authority announced a deal to rename the home stadium of the Raiders and A's as Overstock.com Coliseum. The agreement with the Internet retailer will run for six years at a cost of $7.2 million.
Read more: Raiders' Stadium Gets New Name (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/The-Oakland-Raiders-get-a-new-ridiculous-stadiu?urn=nfl-wp1313)