Summary
Formerly known as the Hartford Civic Center, the XL Center is a sports and convention complex located in Hartford, Conn. It is the full-time home of the Hartford Wolf Pack, as well as the part-time home of the University of Connecticut men's and women's basketball team. The XL Center also manages to host a number of concerts throughout the year, with past performers including U2, Elton John, Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and the Grateful Dead.
Formerly known as the Hartford Civic Center, the XL Center is a sports and convention complex located in Hartford, Conn. It is the full-time home of the Hartford Wolf Pack, as well as the part-time home of the University of Connecticut men's and women's basketball team. The XL Center also manages to host a number of concerts throughout the year, with past performers including U2, Elton John, Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and the Grateful Dead.
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Titanic Exhibition
1. TO ENTER: No Purchase Necessary. Entrants must be a US citizen or legal resident and a resident of Connecticut, age 18 or older at the time of entry. To enter, log onto fox61.com or cw.20 and go to the "Win Tickets to Titanic Exhibition" Sweepstakes...Tags: Family, Consumer Electronics Industry, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Security
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Arena Is Public Business
Mayor Eddie A. Perez is right to gauge the business community's enthusiasm for a new sports and entertainment arena in Hartford. Corporate box seats and suites would be critical to an arena's financial success. But Mr. Perez went about measuring business...Tags: Metro Hartford Alliance, Eddie A. Perez, Regional Authority
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Homicide, Other Shooting Reported In Hartford
Courant Staff WriterA young man was shot and killed in a downtown parking lot, moments before a teenage girl was shot in the face and seriously wounded while sitting on a porch in the city's North End. The two late-night shootings Thursday occurred just moments apart but...Tags: Murder, St. Francis Hospital, Hartford Hospital, Assault
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Small-Town Campaign Waged By Developers In Preston
Courant Staff WriterLarry Gottesdiener and John Hanselman want the same thing: the right to spend the better part of $1 billion to transform the abandoned state asylum here into a riverfront playground. But only one man can win, and currying favor with the local power elite...Tags: Sales, Christmas, Public Relations, Environmental Pollution, Health and Safety at School
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Why The Secrecy?
R. Nelson "Oz" Griebel, head of the MetroHartford Alliance, wants to direct a task force to study whether the old XL Center in Hartford needs replacing [news story, June 25, "Officials Discuss New Arena In Private"]. Everyone knows that if a new...Tags: Metro Hartford Alliance
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UConn Trustees Approve $46 Million Deal With Nike
Courant Staff WriterThe University of Connecticut's board of trustees Tuesday gave its approval to a $46 million contract between the university and Nike Inc. USA in a deal believed to be one of the biggest in the country. Under the 10-year agreement, the sports apparel and...Tags: Randy Edsall, Jim Calhoun, Geno Auriemma, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Richard Blumenthal
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Area Roots Attract Developer To Preston Site
Courant Staff WriterLarry Gottesdiener, downtown Hartford's biggest landlord, makes his home in Wellesley, Mass., but lately he has been trumpeting his New London roots. Gottesdiener has rarely had so much incentive to play the prodigal son of southeastern Connecticut....Tags: Mystic Seaport, Thames River
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Mohegan Sun Hopes To Bid On Big East Women's Tournament
Courant Staff WriterMitchell Etess, president and chief executive officer of the Mohegan Sun and the WNBA's Connecticut Sun, said Thursday that the Mohegan Sun Arena remains involved in the effort to land the Big East women's basketball tournament. "We are extremely...Tags: Connecticut Sun, Corporate Officers, Metro Hartford Alliance, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Casino and Gambling Industry
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En Route To St. Louis, After A Proper Send-Off
If former XL Center and Rentschler Field general manager Marty Brooks had any doubts about whether he would be missed as he prepares to leave Hartford, they were quickly dashed Wednesday at Max's Downtown, where an over-the- maximum-occupancy crowd...Tags: Physical Fitness, University of Connecticut, Neil Young
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KeyshiaColeatXLtonight
Despite a tumultuous childhood, soulful songstress Keyshia Cole, 24, got an early start in the music game, laying down her first recordings with MC Hammer before the age of 12. Though she was an instant hit in the Bay Area, Cole's big break didn't come...Tags: Alicia Keys, Kanye West, MC Hammer, Jim Jones
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Jun 20, 2008
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Jun 19, 2008
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Jun 26, 2008
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