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1 - With the Heisman Trophy in Ann Arbor before promptly returning it to Charles Woodson, September 1998

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2 - At Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, September 1998 (ak)
3 - Outside Michigan Stadium, about to drive away in the ESPN control truck, September 1998 (ak)

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4, 5 - At Ericson Stadium in Charlotte, home of the Carolina Panthers, with my sister Lisa, June 1998
6 - At the Charlotte Colisseum, June 1998

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7 - Outside Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, wearing an over-the-shoulder sign decrying the destruction of sacred sports monuments, June 1999
8 - At Air Canada Centre, thwarting preparations for the NHL Awards Show, June 1999
9 - At SkyDome, shortly before trying to pry open the retractable roof with a salad fork, June 1999

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10, 11 - At the Pro Football Hall of Fame with Lori, March 2000 (ak)

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12 - Touring France, Lisa catches a glimpse of the stadium used for World Cup '98 Final, July 2000 (lb)

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13 -Outside Comerica Park, July 2000 (ldb)
14,15,16, - Inside Comerica Park, July 2000 (nb)

From the Chicago Page
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17 - Outside the United Center, October 1999 (nvk)
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18,19 - Inside the United Center for a Bulls-Pacers game, January 2000 (nb)

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20,21 - At Wrigley Field, July 2000 (nb)
22 -Sammy Sosa at bat, July 2000 (nb)

From the Minnesota Page

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23, 24 - Ten years before ground broke on the Western Hemisphere's answer to the Pyramids, the location hosted Metropolitan Stadium, home of the Twins and Vikings. Now only home plate remains - right in the middle of Camp Snoopy.
25 - Over five hundred feet away, a red stadium chair mounted on the wall (just left of the center evergreen in the picture) marks the landing spot of Harmon Kilbrew's record-setting home run in the old stadium.

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26 - At the Metrodome, which in 1992 hosted the Final Four, Stanley Cup Finals, and World Series. Today it hosts the Triple A Twins, and the Vikings.
27 - On a bus tour of Kevin Garnett's neighborhood, getting a glimpse from the window of the Target Center.

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28 - The still-in-progress home of the NHL expansion team, the Minnesota Wild.

From the Baltimore Page

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15, 16  - A classy modern stadium, Camden Yards, home of the Orioles, and a comparatively tacky modern stadium, football's Ravens' PSI Net Stadium.

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9,10,11,12,13,14  - The first ESPN Zone, of a chain that will span 8 locations with an opening in Denver next fall, opened in this renovated industrial plant on the harbor. The Zone shares a roof with Barnes&Noble and Hard Rock Cafe.

From the Cleveland Page

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23-30 - At Gund Arena for the 2001 Mid-American Conference Tournament.

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31,32 - Jacobs Field.

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33,34,35 - The new Cleveland Browns Stadium, built on the site of the former Cleveland Municipal Stadium.

credits: nb-Nathan Bierma, ak-Andrea Kloostra, 
lb-Lisa Bierma, ldb-Lyle Bierma

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