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Kansas-Kentucky Crowd Breaks Record For Loudest Indoor Roar

The Kansas-Kentucky men's basketball game at Rupp Arena yesterday drew a crowd of 24,408 that "set the world record for loudest indoor crowd roar" at 126.4 decibels (K.C. STAR, 1/29).

  • The 76ers are "once again a hot ticket in Philadelphia" as Friday night against the Rockets registered their "fourth sellout of the season" at Wells Fargo Center. Coach Brett Brown said, "That crowd was fantastic. That was a playoff crowd" (PHILLY.com, 1/28).
  • UFC on Fox 23 at the Pepsi Center drew 13,233 spectators last night, generating gate receipts totaling $1,020,434 (MMAWEEKLY.com, 1/29). 
  • The Leo Santa Cruz-Carl Frampton boxing match last night was attended by 10,085 fans at the MGM Grand Garden Arena (USATODAY.com, 1/29). 
  • The Philadelphia College Hockey Faceoff featuring Princeton-Penn State drew a crowd of 15,127 at Wells Fargo Center yesterday (Princeton).
  • A crowd of 16,653 attended the Pegasus World Cup Invitational horse race at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., yesterday. The race featured a $12M purse (South Florida SUN-SENTINEL, 1/29).

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