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X Games skate away from LA after 11-year run; Chicago among new venues

Posted May 01, 2013 6:31 am

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — After an 11-year run, the X Games are skating, riding and revving away from LA.

ESPN announced Tuesday that from 2014 to 2016 the U.S. edition of its action sports extravaganza will be held in Chicago, Detroit, Austin, Texas, or Charlotte, N.C.

The X Games’ deal with Anschutz Entertainment Group, the Los Angeles entertainment giant behind Staples Center, several LA sports franchises and a stalled attempt to return the NFL to the city, runs out after this year. With AEG up for sale, the two sides did not agree on a new contract.

ESPN has instead installed an Olympics-style bidding process where cities make pitches to play host. Fifteen cities made bids, including two that would have kept the games in Southern California.

A decision will be announced this summer.

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