Phoenix Becomes Sports Boomtown

PHOENIX - What was once the sleepy home of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns, the Fiesta Bowl and baseball’s spring training has blossomed into a national sports capital.This year’s Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and New York Giants is the latest in a growing list of national sports events that have landed in the desert. And more are on the way as Phoenix contends with Los Angeles to become the West’s top destination for major events.”I think Phoenix is just growing into itself,” said Jerry Colangelo, the former Phoenix Suns owner and Arizona Diamondbacks chairman. “On balance I think we have done an incredible job of coming from a small Western town into a major league market with an incredible array of events.”

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