Q: What are the three oldest existing stadiums and/or arenas for each major sport?
—Lance DeLoach, Thomaston
A: Boston's Fenway Park, home to the Boston Red Sox, is the oldest Major League Baseball park, opening in 1912. Wrigley Field, where the Chicago Cubs play, opened in 1914, followed by Dodger Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Dodgers, in 1962. Other sites, with city, team and year opened:
NBA
- Oracle Arena, Oakland, Calif. (Warriors), 1966
- Madison Square Garden, New York (Knicks), current building, 1968
- BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee (Bucks), 1988
- Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, Calif. (Kings), 1988
- The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Mich. (Pistons), 1988
NFL
- Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wis. (Packers), 1957
- Candlestick Park, San Francisco (49ers), 1960
- O.co Coliseum, Oakland, Calif., (Raiders), 1966
NHL
- Madison Square Garden (Rangers)
- Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, N.Y., (Islanders), 1972
- Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta (Oilers), 1974
Chicago’s Soldier Field, home of the NFL’s Bears, originally was built in 1924, but it was demolished and rebuilt, reopening in 2003, the date the NFL officially uses. The 49ers are building a new stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., that is expected to be ready for next season.
Q: The AJC recently reported a Georgia Department of Labor email glitch released vital info. How was it released and was anyone disciplined?
—Patrick Frossard, Smyrna
A: An employee was suspended after names, Social Security numbers and other confidential information of 4,457 people were mistakenly included in a "routine business service" email, the AJC reported in September. The state said it would provide free credit-monitoring services to the people affected by the email.
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