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Globe Life Field [Photo: Globe Life Field]
Texas Rangers Tap NYC-Based Astronomer for Real‑Time Game Analytics
by David Seeley | Oct 22, 2024
The Texas Rangers finally won the World Series in 2023, thanks in part to embracing the power of analytics to help gain a winning edge. Now the team is doubling down on its use of an analytics platform from NYC-based Astronomer, slashing its data pipeline processing times "by over 80%." Could this be the key to getting back on top in '25?
by David Seeley |
Oct 9, 2024
If you've been stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic around Texas Stadium and Globe Life Field before a game, you probably dreamed of going faster. How does 200 MPH-plus sound? Those speeds are on the way when the IndyCar Grand Prix of Arlington roars through in 2026.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 19, 2024
While the Texas Rangers chased a .500 season this week, Rangers fans chased something else around DFW: 25 hidden "Baseball Forever" sculptures by Dallas' Brad Oldham Sculpture. But you may as well stay put—the "scavenger hunt" has ended with all 25 bronze prizes found.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 17, 2024
Texas Rangers first baseman Nathaniel Lowe leads a star-studded sports team of players and legends from the Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Stars, Dallas Mavericks, FC Dallas, and Dallas Wings in encouraging even more donations on North Texas Giving Day.
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Corey Seager World Series replica ring [Photo: Texas Rangers]
The Last Word: Why 15,000 Texas Rangers Fans Are Showing Off This Bling Today
by David Seeley | May 15, 2024
Last night, the Rangers presented free replica Corey Seager World Series rings to the first 15,000 fans at the team's game against the Cleveland Guardians at Globe Life Field.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 26, 2024
Veteran economic development leader Marty Wieder has been named as the new executive director of the Arlington Economic Development Corp. He will begin his new post on Feb....
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 1, 2023
The 5G Innovation Sessions will showcase new product innovation and demonstrations from across industries. The free event will feature panel discussions and presentations by industry executives. Here's what will be covered, and how you can register.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 16, 2023
Overair said it expects the eVTOL air taxi operations to offer a direct connection to Arlington's Entertainment District, the home of Six Flags Over Texas, Hurricane Harbor, the Texas Rangers, Dallas Cowboys, Arlington Renegades, and the WNBA’s Dallas Wings—as well as numerous restaurants, shopping centers, museums, and live entertainment venues. The service could begin in 2028.
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The Last Word: Texas Rangers GM Chris Young’s January Mission For His Team
by David Seeley | Nov 2, 2023
All of North Texas has been going bonkers since the Texas Rangers won the 2023 World Series last night, defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 and snagging the series with four wins against only one loss. Way back in January, GM Chris Young told the Dallas Regional Chamber that this was the team's goal.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 27, 2023
While fans pound down Boomstick Burgers at Globe Life Field this weekend, people in both DFW and Phoenix are struggling with food insecurity. So organizations representing both the Rangers' and Diamondbacks' home cities are giving fans a chance to donate to local food banks while supporting their teams.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 9, 2023
One Rangers Way—an architecturally striking luxury residential project being built in the Arlington Entertainment District—isn't slated for completion until December 2024. But pre-leasing has been underway for three weeks now, triggering "incredible interest and momentum," according to The Cordish Companies, the building's developer.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 3, 2023
Recently refreshed, the ballpark's sensory room dampens distant roars and bat cracks with carpeted walls and floors and acoustic enhancements. Bean bag chairs, soothing color-changing lights, and wall-mounted fidget boards are part of the safe refuge. The ballpark also offers "sensory bags" featuring noise-canceling headphones and fidget toys. See why one in four of us could use them.
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Spark Arlington is the fourth collaborative workspace community for Spark Coworking. [Rendering: The Cordish Companies]
Spark Arlington Coworking Space Opens Inside Choctaw Stadium
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Feb 15, 2023
The Cordish Companies and Texas Rangers have announced the opening of Spark Arlington, a two-level, 30,000-square-foot collaborative workspace located inside Choctaw Stadium, the Rangers' former ballpark. Over 20 companies have already become members, including Lone Star Drones, the XFL, WFAA, ANKR Agency, BGD Digital Marketing, Scudder Storycraft, and the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 27, 2022
The 300-unit One Rangers Way will be "one of the most luxurious, resort-style apartment communities in the country" when it opens in 2024, the city of Arlington says. Just a short walk from Choctaw Stadium, Globe Life Field, and AT&T Stadium, it will provide the "missing piece" at the heart of the Arlington Entertainment District, said Rangers EVP Rob Matwick.
"One of the things that was very important to our company, to the Rangers, to the city, was that we create a 365 community and a heartbeat for the city," Blake Cordish, principal at The Cordish Companies, said at the groundbreaking. “To do that, you need great residential."
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by Kevin Cummings |
Sep 29, 2022
A leader in the local private equity and sports business space, Thomas O. Hicks will be inducted at a ceremony put on by the Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation in early November, joining others from Houston and Austin. The former owner of the Dallas Stars and Texas Rangers, Hicks currently serves as the founder, chairman, and partner of local family office Hicks Holdings and as a senior partner and director at Dallas' The Beneficient Company Group.
Hicks will join other local business legends like Mark Cuban and Ross Perot, Jr. in the Texas Business Hall of Fame, which has been inducting new members since 1983.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 4, 2022
The Dallas Jackals finished their inaugural Major League Rugby season in June, finishing 0-16. (Sound familiar? The Dallas Cowboys went winless in their 1960 debut season, too.) Now the team aims to improve both on the pitch and on the balance sheet, with new front office leadership including President Steve Violetta and GM Santiago Sodini. The Cowboys became America's Team. So what might the Jackals do?
"We want to be an elite franchise not only in Major League Rugby, but in all professional sports," says Violetta.
"We want to be an elite franchise not only in Major League Rugby, but in all professional sports," says Violetta.
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