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- ↑ "WNBA's Shock will relocate to Tulsa". NBA.com. October 20, 2009. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- ↑ McCollum, Brian (October 8, 2017). "313 Presents: What this Palace-Olympia deal means for metro Detroit entertainment". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- ↑ Graham, Adam (October 8, 2017). "Palace, Olympia staffs form new venture, 313 Presents". The Detroit News. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- ↑ Shea, Bill (October 22, 2017). "313 Presents exerts unusual control over show market". Crain's Detroit Business. Archived from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2018.