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The construction of Univ. of Nebraska at Omaha’s new arena “marked a milestone Monday with the installation of the first of the venue’s 7,500 seats” (OMAHA WORLD-HERALD, 4/21).

Organizers of the Meijer LPGA Classic have “raised the stakes by recently announcing a purse increase” of 33%, from $1.5M to $2M in ’15. The tournament will be played at Blythefield Country Club outside of Grand Rapids, Mich., in July (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 4/21).

Verizon Wireless has “beefed up its network at Churchill Downs with new ‘small cell’ technology and other upgrades” ahead of the May 2 Kentucky Derby (Louisville COURIER-JOURNAL, 4/21).

A Guinness World Record-certified attendance of 70,252 attended the 50th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday at AT&T Stadium (FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, 4/21).

FIFA and the Qatar Tourism Authority announced that they "intend to house roughly 12,000 World Cup-goers on cruise ships" in '22 (NBCSPORTS.com, 4/20).

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