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Warriors’ Curry out for at Least Two Weeks with Injury

2016-04-28 by CapitalCityTickets.com Staff Leave a Comment

Golden State Warriors MVP Stephen Curry will need to sit out basketball games for at least the next two weeks due to a sprained MCL in his right knee. An MRI was performed on Monday, April 25. The image revealed that Curry had a Grade I sprain, which is the least severe type of sprain. He was injured in the April 24 game against the Houston Rockets. It was the fourth game in the series between the two teams.

Curry will be reevaluated in two weeks to decide whether or not he is ready to resume playing with the Warriors. Curry and the team’s general manager, Bob Myers, were somewhat relieved that the injury was not more serious. Curry sent out a tweet to thank his fans for their support.

Curry had already missed the second and third games of the Warriors’ series against the Rockets. He returned on Sunday for the fourth game but slid on a wet area of the court and hurt his knee. He returned after halftime but quickly realized he was in no condition to play and was ruled out for the rest of the game right after the start of the second half.

The other members of the team came together to sweep to victory after Curry left the court on Sunday. Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, and Andre Iguodala played an outstanding second half, making several three-point shots after Curry left. The Warriors beat the Rockets with a final score of 121-94. Green said in an interview with ESPN after the game that the other team members are confident in their abilities but worried about Curry.

The Golden State Warriors recently broke an NBA record with 73 regular season victories. They are hoping to win their second NBA title in as many years.

The Warriors were leading 3-1 over the Rockets going into Game 5 of the series, which was played on Wednesday, April 27 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. CapitalCityTickets.com has tickets available to the rest of the games in the Warriors-Rockets series, as well as other NBA Playoff games and other professional sporting events. Get in on the action by ordering your tickets today.

Rose to Tour with AC/DC after Johnson Forced to Quit

2016-04-20 by CapitalCityTickets.com Staff Leave a Comment

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AC/DC issued a statement on April 16 confirming rumors that lead singer Brian Johnson is leaving the band. Guns N’ Roses lead singer Axl Rose, who is scheduled to begin a reunion tour with that band soon, will take over as lead singer for AC/DC for the rest of their Rock or Bust Tour in Europe.

Johnson, the longtime AC/DC lead singer, was forced to quit touring with the band after doctors warned him that continuing to do so could permanently damage his hearing and possibly lead to total hearing loss. The band members thanked Johnson in the statement for his contributions and dedication to AC/DC over the many years of their career.

The statement said that although the band would have preferred to continue the rest of the tour with Johnson, they understood, respected, and supported his decision to stop touring in order to preserve his hearing. They wished him the best with his health and any future endeavors.

The band said they are dedicated to playing the rest of the tour dates to which they had previously committed. They thanked Axl Rose for offering to support them by performing as lead singer so they could continue touring.

AC/DC currently has tour dates scheduled in Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland, England, and Denmark. The European leg of the tour will conclude in Aarhus, Denmark on June 12.

After AC/DC’s European tour dates are wrapped up, Axl Rose will perform with Guns N’ Roses on their Not in This Lifetime Summer Stadium Tour. The AC/DC shows in the United States that were canceled after Johnson was forced to leave the band will be rescheduled with Rose performing as lead singer.

Capital City Tickets currently has tickets available to upcoming performances by AC/DC, now featuring Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose on lead vocals. Get your tickets now to see the new lineup featuring this legendary singer and the other members of this iconic band.

Warriors Could Break Chicago Bulls Record on April 13

2016-04-12 by CapitalCityTickets.com Staff Leave a Comment

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When they beat the San Antonio Spurs 92-86 on Sunday, April 10, the Golden State Warriors tied the 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls’ record of 72 wins. The Warriors will have a chance to surpass that record when they face off against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, April 13, in Oakland, California.

Sunday’s Warriors-Spurs game was a challenge for both teams. Even though the Spurs had an undefeated home record, they struggled at times to score against the Warriors. Golden State also struggled at times, with Stephen Curry not living up to his previous performances earlier in the season. The Warriors had scored only 14 points by the end of the first quarter. Curry’s performance improved in the second half, leading Golden State to a victory. Draymond Green also led the Warriors’ defense in an impressive run against the Spurs.

Stephen Curry kept the ball after the game. He said he learned in last year’s championship to hold onto the ball when something good happens. Last year, Andre Iguodala kept the ball.

Even though the game between the Warriors and the Spurs did not move the Warriors closer to the playoffs, it was still important and historic because it put them in the same league as the historic Chicago Bulls. Some former members of the Bulls are not happy about that and have mocked the Warriors in the media. Scottie Pippen of the ’96 Bulls said that his team would be able to beat the 2016 Warriors in a hypothetical matchup.

Some former players are more supportive. According to Draymond Green, when he spoke to Michael Jordan at All-Star Weekend, Jordan encouraged Green and his teammates to try to beat the Bulls’ record.

The Warriors are now turning their focus to their matchup against the Grizzlies and the possibility of setting a new record. If you are an NBA fan and would like to see the Golden State Warriors attempt to make NBA history on Wednesday, April 13, Capital City Tickets has last-minute tickets available for the game. We also have tickets for other NBA, WNBA, and baseball games, as well as competitions in other sports.

Villanova Wins NCAA Championship at the Buzzer

2016-04-07 by CapitalCityTickets.com Staff Leave a Comment

Villanova clinched the NCAA Championship in the final seconds of their game against North Carolina with a three-point shot as the buzzer sounded. The game ended with the Wildcats beating the Tar Heels 77-74.

The Wildcats followed a routine they call Nova. With the game tied and 4.7 seconds left, Villanova senior Ryan Arcidiacono raced toward the basket and passed the ball backward to Kris Jenkins, who made a three-point shot as the buzzer sounded.

The Nova play calls on Arcidiacono to make one of three decisions in the final five seconds of the game. He can drive forward and take a shot himself, pass the ball to the wing, or pass to Jenkins, who trails behind him. The players practice the last-minute move every day.

The buzzer-beating shot delivered the Wildcats their first NCAA Championship win in 31 years in front of a crowd of 74,340. It was the first winning shot at the buzzer in an NCAA title game since Lorenzo Charles dunked for North Carolina State in 1983. It was the first title game to be won with a buzzer-beating three-pointer.

Arcidiacono was named the most outstanding player in the Final Four. He scored 16 points in the championship game. Phil Booth scored a team-high 20 points for Villanova, and Marcus Paige of the Tar Heels earned a game-high 21 points.

When Arcidiacono arrived at Villanova as a freshman four years ago, the team was coming off a 13-19 season in which they ranked 14th in the Big East. He and other members of the freshman class wanted to restore Villanova to its previous level of success. The team had not been to the Final Four since 2009.

In this year’s NCAA tournament, there were no teams clearly dominating the competition. In the opening weekend, there were 13 first-round upsets, and 10 teams with double-digit seeds won their games. North Carolina was the top seed in the East Region, and Villanova was the second seed for the South Region. They upset Kansas, the top seed, to reach the Final Four. North Carolina was trying for its sixth NCAA championship and the third for Coach Roy Williams.

The NCAA tournament is over, but many other exciting sports events are coming up. Capital City Tickets has tickets to see your favorite teams compete across the country. Look for tickets to upcoming baseball, football, and soccer games.

If You Can’t Watch Final Four Games on TV, See Them Live

2016-03-31 by CapitalCityTickets.com Staff Leave a Comment

The 2016 NCAA men’s championship game, which is scheduled to be played on Monday, April 4, is not expected to beat last year’s 28.3 million viewers. This is not because of lack of interest in the game or the teams playing, but rather because of deals the NCAA has reached with cable networks.

This year will be the first time in decades that the two Final Four games and the championship game will not be broadcast on a free TV network. The NCAA has reached a lucrative deal that gives Turner Broadcasting System’s pay TV channels, TBS, TNT, and TruTV, the exclusive rights to broadcast these pivotal games. This means that only viewers who pay for cable subscriptions will be able to watch the games on TV. Viewers who do not subscribe to cable will be out of luck.

The sports industry in general has been changing in recent years, signing deals that restrict viewership for competitions. Sports organizations reach deals with pay TV channels to increase revenue. However, this comes at the expense of relationships with fans who are unable to watch and leads to declining TV viewership of sports in general. With more and more customers canceling their cable subscriptions in favor of streaming TV online, the problem may only get worse.

TBS and its sister channels broadcast the Final Four games for the first time in 2014. The ratings were significantly lower than they were when fans could watch the games on CBS. The Duke-Oregon game that was shown on TBS on March 24, 2016 had the highest ratings of any show on cable, but it had less than half the number of viewers who tuned in for NCAA games broadcast on CBS on other days.

When boxing adopted pay-per-view, its fan base declined significantly. Ratings for the recent NFL Pro Bowl game, which was shown on ESPN, were the lowest ever. With pay TV channels assuming the rights to many local baseball teams’ games, TV viewership of the sport has been declining.

In some cases, fans who want to watch games are unable to do so because their cable providers have not been able to reach deals with sports organizations. Comcast customers may not be able to watch Yankees games this year if the cable company does not reach an agreement with the YES Network soon. Disagreements among several TV providers in California may prevent fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers from watching them play on TV.

In-person attendance at NCAA basketball games has been increasing in recent years. In the 2014-2015 season,
32.5 million fans watched student athletes compete in Division I, II, and III games. If you are an NCAA basketball fan, you can still get last-minute tickets to games from CapitalCityTickets.com.

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