Then, at twice the volume, the arena broke into screams when an announcer introduced the pop band Imagine Dragons.
Game 1 is Tuesday in Dallas, and the battle lines were drawn as the final seconds ticked away when the raucous capacity crowd of 18,203 at Oklahoma City Arena broke into a chant: "We want Dallas!
At a time when women could not vote, rarely preached from a pulpit or took part in medical professions, her work in the healthcare arena broke through the glass ceiling that had yet to become a metaphor.
The attendance of 77,803 in Veltins Arena, normally a soccer stadium, broke the record of 74,544 fans who saw a Michigan-Michigan State game in 2001 at East Lansing, Mich.
Curious about making it as a cowboy in 2015 and the extreme lifestyle that comes with it, I spoke to modern-day cowboy Parker Flannery about the difference between real and arena cowboys, breaking colts, and the relationship problems that arise when you drop off the grid for six weeks at a time.
Upon McLaren's return in the one-day arena, Johnson broke his arm as well.
As the arena talks broke down in the Senate, Mr. Norcross crossed the aisle and went mano-a-mano with the Republican co-president, John Bennett.
It's probably a healthy thing for the league that this season more than two arenas can break out into "M-V-P" chants now without it sounding a little pathetic.
At the same time, however, they are hedging their e-bets by venturing into unproven arenas, like sending breaking news to cellular phones and translating essays into audio recordings, in the hope that affluent people will buy such services and advertisers will want to reach them.
Give the arena a break for a bit, and go out on a fun hack in the countryside with your horse.
Dan Gillmor, an influential writer on digital news and the author of "Mediactive," agreed that The Times should "not shy away" from competing hard in the breaking news arena.
