Notable Events
- 2004 Jeopardy! College Championship
- 2005 Senior Olympics (headquarters, basketball, volleyball, racquetball, table tennis)
- 2007 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship - first and second round games
- 2008 Presidential campaign rally for Senator Barack Obama on April 21
- 2008 National Kidney Foundation U.S. Transplant Games (closing ceremonies) PG: Schedule for the 2008 National Kidney Foundation U.S. Transplant Games
- 2009 Funeral for victims of the Pittsburgh Police shootings
- 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship - first and second round games
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