Stadium for Super Bowl LIII has parking lots full of EV charging plugs

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The winner of Sunday’s Super Bowl is already determined: electric vehicles.

The big football game between the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots is at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (MBS) in Atlanta  — and the newest NFL stadium was built with sustainability in mind. Part of its modern design is sections of its parking lots devoted to electric car charging.

Electric vehicle (EV) charging is available for up to 48 cars at a time, for those with a purchased parking pass. Compare that to the three charging stations at Soldier Field in ChicagoFedEx Field in Washington, D.C., does have 10 chargers, but that’s nothing compared to the dozens of DC (direct current) fast charger plugs MBS offers. Those chargers can fill batteries up to 80 percent in about 30 minutes — or about one half-time show. Read more…

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Marvel Stadium. It’s a thing.

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It’s not just people naming their kids after Marvel characters. Australia’s about to have an entire sports venue named for the brand.

Currently named Etihad Stadium, the Docklands venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, will be rebranded and renamed as Marvel Stadium starting on Sept. 1.

It’s a new eight-year partnership between Disney and Melbourne Stadiums Limited, and will see a Marvel retail store built within the venue, as well as “other activations” involving Marvel characters.

Sure, it’s pretty much just a renaming at this point, not a Grandmasters Arena-themed overhaul a la Thor: Ragnarok, but seeing as Chris Hemsworth is a major fan of one of the home team, the Australian Football League’s Western Bulldogs, we’re keeping everything crossed for some fun stunts. Read more…

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Tom Brady, Michael Strahan and Gotham Chopra are launching a new sports media startup

 The Super Bowl is over and the stadiums across the country that once held thousands of fans on any given Sunday will be mostly empty in the off-season, but Tom Brady is still at work. The quarterback who will undeniably go down in NFL history as …

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Facebook will livestream 47 college basketball games as its live sports efforts grow

Facebook is streaming live college basketball games this season as it tries to impress users with high-end video in its new Watch tab.
The games feature a variety of divisions and even includes some conference games from teams in the Big Ten, the Pac…

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