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Orlando's new arena opens after years of talks, millions of dollars

(Stephen M. Dowell, Orlando Sentinel)

Orlando's new arena opens after years of talks, millions of dollars

The ribbon will be cut on the gleaming new Amway Center today, but the Orlando Magic's fight for a new arena started nearly a decade ago, with years of political horse-trading and hundreds of millions of dollars in the balance.

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Darryl E. Owens: Can football team's love cure coach's wife of breast cancer?

At 6-feet-8, Avalon Wolves head coach Gregory "Dusty" Renwick could sub for a goal post with both arms extended heavenward. He stalks the sidelines, watches the pre-game drills, chats up his assistants and reviews the game plan.

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