Alcorn State quarterback Steve McNair brought an unprecedented level of attention to the level of the game that is removed from giant stadiums.

By the time I began reporting six months later, only two were moving forward - the giant stadium in Beijing and a minuscule pavilion in the provinces.

Saud Al-Sheik stared at the empty expanse of the giant stadium in Mecca.

Steep, jagged mountainsides enclose the tiny town like the walls of a giant stadium.

Besides the giant stadium, Luzhniki includes a collection of swimming pools, ice-hockey rink, tennis courts and other facilities, which are used by casual and professional athletes alike.

A quarter of a million spectators crowded into the giant stadium.

When I walked back to the giant stadium after dinner that night, I found the other participants spread out in four practice areas.

At midday, Mr. Jukes takes a second meal, usually a community affair with thousands of others in a giant stadium.

South of the temple is a giant stadium, also from 330 B.C., with 60 rows of seats carved into the hillside.

The most famous of his great building projects is the Circus Maximus, a giant stadium used for chariot races.