Harold "Sonny" VanArnem III, the onetime owner of the Detroit Express professional soccer team and technology pioneer, died June 5 in Delray Beach, Fla. He was 84. VanArnem was also part of many ...

The Pontiac Silverdome once stood as one of America’s great sporting venues. With a seating capacity of 82,600, it was home to the Detroit Lions from 1975 to 2001, and was the largest stadium… ...

But if you look at Soldier Field (where USA and Germany played) after the game, I’m sure there were hundreds of them." The Pontiac Silverdome - once home to the NFL's Detroit Lions between 1975 ...

The Pontiac Silverdome will have an explosive start to its final chapter. The empty stadium's long-awaited demolition could start before year's end and kick off with a celebration featuring a ...

After the Lions left the Pontiac Silverdome following the 2001 season, everything in the domed stadium was for sale and Gonzales made the most of the opportunity.

After the Lions left the Pontiac Silverdome following the 2001 season, everything in the domed stadium was for sale and Gonzales made the most of the opportunity.

Detroit Lions NFL football fan Rob Gonzales stands on Pontiac Silverdome turf in the basement of his home Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Frenchtown Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder) ...

Detroit Lions NFL football fan Rob Gonzales stands on Pontiac Silverdome turf in the basement of his home Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Frenchtown Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder) ...

Rob "Lion Eyes" Gonzales stood on a swath of the turf from Pontiac Silverdome in his basement, sporting his signature shades with blue frames and leaping lions on silver lenses that obstruct his view.

Less than a decade after the World Cup came to Pontiac, the Silverdome would start to circle the drain. The Lions packed up and moved to downtown Detroit in 2002, leaving the stadium without a ...

Smoke and dust come out of the Silverdome after its implosion in Pontiac on December 3, 2017. The last standing bits were taken down in early 2018.