Omaha spending $140 million to keep CWS
OMAHA , Neb. — Omaha leaders so feared losing the College World Series that they were willing to commit $140 million to build a new stadium that would let the city hold onto an event that lasts less than two weeks a year.
The NCAA agreed to an unprecedented 25-year deal that keeps the CWS in Omaha, the event's host since 1950, through at least 2035.
It's money well spent, say people who make their living ...
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