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The nation's second-largest concert, sports and live entertainment production company has acquired a controlling interest in the San Diego Sports Arena.

Keystone Sports and Entertainment, the ownership group planning to start fielding a Major League Soccer team in 2010, has picked T.N. Ward to build the $115 million multiuse stadium and entertainment complex planned for Chester, Pa.

Two of the most recognized U.S. sports teams -- the New York Yankees and the Dallas Cowboys -- have formed a stadium operations company with Goldman Sachs Group Inc and a Texas private equity firm.

Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment could recoup gaming revenue it will lose to Maryland slots sites if Delaware legalizes sports gambling, said a Wall Street analyst Sunday.