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Bar, before you get the live game action, the stadium starts to become part of the party. >> reporter: because the stadium is just three miles from l.a.x., construction teams were forced to dig deep, setting the bowl 100 feet below street level to comply with faa height restrictions. the the massive 70,000-seat stadium was a crucial part of the nfl's return to los angeles. >> we needed to have a state-of-the-art stadium that gave us a wow factor, that gave us the ability to put on these big events. >> with this just the start, sofi stadium already slated to host next year's college national ch...

Lead architect behind the $5 billion privately funded stadium project. >> we completed a completely open stadium on all sides. you can feel the ocean breeze as we stand on the field. >> reporter: when you look up, a massive canopy, a cable net roof with 300 lightweight and highly transparent panels with motorized vents to help regulate temperature. >> we used the canopy and seating and designed them to promote air in and out of the building, it's quite the comfortable space to be, one of the best if not the best outdoor stadium in the world. >> reporter: then that halo-like video board, assemb...

Mid-80s. they're flirting with a potential super bowl record in terms of that high temperature there. so when you have 70,000 fans with that high temperature, it'll be very interesting to see how comfortable it is for folks inside. >> i guess you'll gauge that for us, too. thank you for that. nowadays the super bowl is certainly a hot ticket, but it didn't start that way. we go back to 1967 hosting the very first super bowl, although it was called the afl nfl world championship back then. only about 60% of the 100,000 tickets were sold. it is the only super bowl not to be sold out. and even ...

Jason Lucas Wednesday July 6, 2011 Everything about the Orlando Predators game-plan against the Pittsburgh Power on Friday night was camouflaged by head coach Pat O’Hara. The Preds had been in a downward spiral losing their last three contests to division foes Jacksonville, Tampa Bay, and Georgia; so O’Hara decided to make some bold changes to spark his football team.   Quarterback Nick Hill was benched in favor of Collin Drafts after Hill led the Preds offense to a season-low 34 points in the loss to Georgia. The news sent shockwaves through the press box when NFL Network broke the chan...

Wednesday July 18, 2012  When San Antonio Talons QB Aaron Garcia took the field last Friday night against the Arizona Rattlers, he added another record to his illustrious AFL career - most regular season games played.   Garcia, the league's all-time leader in all passing categories, appeared in his 208th regular season game breaking a tie with former Tampa Bay Storm WR/LB Lawrence Samuels for the most in AFL history. The reigning AFL Offensive Player of the Year and ArenaBowl MVP was under center for his 206th start (extending his AFL record).   The win improved Garcia's record as a start...