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Brewers fan banned from stadium, loses both jobs after threatening to ‘call ICE’ on Dodgers fan

Brewers fan banned from stadium, loses both jobs after threatening to ‘call ICE’ on Dodgers fan

Shannon Kobylarczyk, the Milwaukee Brewers fan who threatened to call U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Ricardo Fosado, a Latino Los Angeles Dodgers fan, earlier this week, has been banned from the stadium where the incident occurred. She has also lost both of her jobs. The Milwaukee Brewers told Yahoo in a statement on Thursday: “The Brewers expect all …

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Brewers ban fans involved in ‘Call ICE’ incident from stadium

Brewers ban fans involved in ‘Call ICE’ incident from stadium

The fans involved in the viral video, in which a Brewers fan suggested other fans “call ICE” on a Dodgers fan, have been banned from future events at American Family Field following the incident.  Both the female Brewers fan who made the comment, Shannon Kobylarczyk, and Ricardo Fosado, the Latino Dodgers fan the remark was made toward, have been outlawed …

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Joel Bitonio: Acrisure Stadium was “worst field I’ve played on”

Joel Bitonio: Acrisure Stadium was “worst field I’ve played on”

Sunday’s Browns-Steelers game sparked “outrage” from players on both teams regarding the poor quality of the playing surface. Browns guard Joel Bitonio spoke his mind on the situation during a Thursday press conference. “That’s the worst field I’ve played on,” Bitonio said, via Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com. “[I]t was kind of embarrassing that the National Football League, the best in …

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Ben Roethlisberger’s idea to fix the field at Acrisure Stadium? Evict Pitt!

Ben Roethlisberger’s idea to fix the field at Acrisure Stadium? Evict Pitt!

Former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has an idea to fix the issue of the playing surface at Acrisure Stadium. Evict Pitt. “You can’t have a professional football team — not just the Steelers, but the opponents — play on a surface like that. You’re paying them a lot of money, and if people get hurt, it’s not a good thing,” …

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NFLPA relayed player “outrage” over Acrisure Stadium field condition to NFL

NFLPA relayed player “outrage” over Acrisure Stadium field condition to NFL

On Sunday in Pittsburgh, the field at Acrisure Stadium during Browns-Steelers looked bad. Very bad. “Borderline unplayable” were the words quarterback Aaron Rodgers used to describe the playing surface. Per NFL Players Association sources, players from both teams almost immediately contacted the union to express “outrage” about the “embarrassing” condition of the grass. The NFLPA has conveyed its concern to …

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Answering 16 key questions about the Browns’ new stadium and the deal with City Hall

Answering 16 key questions about the Browns’ new stadium and the deal with City Hall

The Cleveland Browns on Thursday provided updated renderings of their planned new football stadium in Brook Park.HKS and Haslam Sports Group BROOK PARK, Ohio – The $100 million deal Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam jointly announced Monday with Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb seemingly solves the biggest remaining hurdles in the Browns’ plans to build a new indoor stadium in …

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Browns agree to pay city of Cleveland $100M to clear path for new suburban stadium

Browns agree to pay city of Cleveland 0M to clear path for new suburban stadium

CLEVELAND (AP) — Mayor Justin M. Bibb and the ownership group of the Cleveland Browns have reached a $100 million settlement that will clear the way for the franchise to build its new suburban stadium while preparing the site of the current lakefront stadium for future development by the city of Cleveland. The proposed $2.4-billion domed stadium would be built …

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Browns and Cleveland make peace, reach $100M deal to move stadium to Brook Park

Browns and Cleveland make peace, reach 0M deal to move stadium to Brook Park

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The long-running standoff between the city of Cleveland and Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam is officially over. Mayor Justin Bibb and the Haslams jointly announced Monday afternoon an agreement that clears the way for a new $2.4 billion stadium in Brook Park — and ends months of legal and political wrangling over the team’s plan to …

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