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Coverage dated November 16, 2021

Los Angeles' Staples Center is becoming the Crypto.com Arena

Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business In a sign of the times, Los Angeles’ Staples Center is switching its name to Crypto.com Arena. The 20-year naming rights agreement, announced Tuesday by arena owner AEG, marks an end of an era.

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  1. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Los Angeles' Staples Center is becoming the Crypto.com Arena (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business In a sign of the times, Los Angeles’ Staples Center is switching its name to Crypto.com Arena. The 20-year naming rights agreement, announced Tuesday by arena owner AEG, marks an end of an era.

  2. KESQ Palm Springs

    Staples Center is changing its name to Crypto.com Arena (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles will be renamed Crypto.com Arena on Christmas. The home of the NBA’s Lakers and Clippers, the NHL’s Kings and the WNBA’s Sparks will change its name after 22 years.

  3. New York Times

    L.A.’s Staples Center will be renamed Crypto.com Arena. (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The rebranding, which will take effect on Christmas Day, is the latest example of a company at the center of a technology boom paying to rename a well-known sports arena.

  4. Engadget

    LA's iconic Staples Center will become the Crypto.com Arena (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Los Angeles' Staples Center is becoming the Crypto.com Arena on Christmas Day — cryptocurrency will be part of the local landscape for a while..

  5. ABC 10 Sacramento

    One of LA's most iconic sports venues is getting a name change (opens ABC 10 Sacramento)

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    ABC 10 Sacramento's feed description

    Since opening in 1999, the arena has been called Staples Center. Starting Christmas Day it'll be called Crypto.com Arena.

  6. Newsweek

    Vanessa Bryant speaks out over Staples Center being renamed (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The Los Angeles venue is set to be renamed the Crypto.com Arena—sparking a reaction from Lakers legend Kobe Bryant's widow.

  7. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Staples Center is changing its name to Crypto.com Arena | NewsChannel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    The Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles will be renamed Crypto.com Arena on Christmas.

  8. Insider

    Staples Center in LA is being renamed Crypto.com Arena (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com struck a deal for 20-year naming rights for the center. The change is set to take place on December 25.

  9. The Week

    Staples Center to be renamed the Crypto.com Arena — but Reggie Jackson will 'still be calling it Staples' (opens The Week)

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  10. Newsweek

    Staples Center Renaming to Crypto Arena Leaves Fans Outraged: 'This Feels Gross' (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Furious fans have refused to acknowledge the name change of the Staples Center to Crypto.com Arena with many arguing it taints the legacy of the stadium.

  11. Adweek

    Staples Center Rebrands as Crypto.com in Bid for Awareness (opens Adweek)

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    Adweek's feed description

    There's no wistfulness for the office supplies brand, but the generic dot-com moniker is viewed as short-term gimmick.

  12. CBS News

    Staples Center is getting a new name for Christmas: Crypto.com Arena (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    It could be the largest naming rights deal in history — but for many L.A. sports fans, it's a big mistake.

  13. Black Enterprise

    The Iconic Staples Center Will Become Crypto.Com Arena In Reported $700 Million Deal (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Black Enterprise's feed description

    Crypto.Com Arena will become the new name of the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the nation's second-largest city, on Christmas Day.

  14. Fast Company

    Crypto.com pays record price for naming rights to L.A.’s Staples Center (opens Fast Company)

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    Fast Company's feed description

    Cryptocurrency takes another jump into the mainstream with a high-profile sports sponsorship.

  15. NBC Los Angeles

    Staples Center to Be Renamed Crypto.com Arena (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    The official home of the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers, the NHL’s LA Kings and the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks will be renamed Dec. 25.

  16. Rolling Stone

    Los Angeles' Staples Center Swapping Office Supplies for Cryptocurrency With New Arena Name (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Iconic venue will rebrand as Crypto.com Arena for the next 20 years beginning Dec. 25

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