construction - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Asshole Hoaxes Hundreds Of Job Seekers Into Attending Raiders Stadium-Board Meeting
If you lived in Las Vegas and were looking for a construction job, you might have been thrilled to read the flyer below, which promises “JOBS!!! JOBS!!! JOBS!!!” of both the union and non-union variety, to “black men and women” in particular. The flyer declared that if you, the job seeker, showed up...
Roof Of Czech Gym Collapses During Floorball Match
The roof of a newly-built Czech gymnasium collapsed this weekend, during the middle of a youth floorball match in Česká Třebová. A camera in the gym caught video of players and fans sprinting to the exits as the roof caved in, likely from the weight of 16 inches of snow....
Only 12 Of The 31 Olympics Athletes' Village Buildings Have Passed Safety Inspection
Athletes are arriving in Rio de Janeiro for the Olympics, and have been greeted at the Athletes’ Village with gas leaks, power outages, and “a small fire.” The Australian Olympic Committee already declared the Village “uninhabitable”, and according to The Guardian, 19 of the 31 apartment towers (all...
The New Stadium For Hartford's Minor League Baseball Team Is A Total Mess
The Rockies’ AA affiliate Hartford Yard Goats are performing well enough in their first season, and sit in third place in the Eastern League, but the Connecticut club’s stadium situation is a different story. To make matters worse, the mayor and developers are blaming each other for the fiasco....
Wrigley Field Has A Big Jumbotron Now, Still No Bleachers
It’s three days until opening night, and Wrigley Field is finally starting to look like a real ballpark again. Haha, just kidding! ...
Here's What The Massive Construction At Wrigley Looked Like Yesterday
We asked readers to send us recent photos of the ongoing construction at Wrigley Field, which is all fucked up. We got a lot of pictures from readers that were taken yesterday. This is what Wrigley looked like, 10 days out from opening night....
Your Food/Finance/Heavy Construction Metaphor Of The Day
"[W]hen a team gets on a postseason roll, it usually produces a steamroller effect. Sometimes the roll goes stale, but if you get a fast bite after it leaves the oven, it still tastes good and pays dividends." [NYDailyNews.com]...
