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April 23, 2014

Virginia Beach may try again for arena

  • City leaders are considering an 18,000-seat arena that could help land a pro team and boost tourism during the winter.
    • By BROCK VERGAKIS
    Associated Press

    VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Beach metropolitan area is one of the largest in the country without a major professional sports team, and numerous attempts to lure one here have repeatedly left sports fans in the area disappointed.

    The area's most recent flirtation with the NBA was rebuffed just last year after a deal to get the Sacramento Kings to relocate fell apart when plans to build them an arena and pay for their moving expenses didn't come to fruition, among other reasons.


     
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