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Could A New Downtown Phoenix Arena House 2 Major Sports Teams?

US Airways Center
(Photo by Julie Levin - KJZZ)
The Phoenix Suns currently play at the US Airways Center.

The Arizona Coyotes are battling with the city of Glendale, and Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver thinks his team needs a brand-new facility. 

Phoenix city councilman Michael Nowakowski is a strong advocate for a downtown arena that would house the Suns and Coyotes. We talked with Nowakowski about the idea. 

We also heard from Victor Matheson, College of the Holy Cross economics professor, about the financial realities of building new sports stadiums.

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Steve Goldstein was a host at KJZZ from 1997 to 2022.