PHOENIX-Two possible sites for a $335-million stadium for the Arizona Cardinals have problems that could put them out of the running, but proponents of each say they have worked out solutions and contend that they should remain in the race.

The Tourism and Sports Authority, which will select the site for the 73,000-seat stadium, has informed two of the five communities vying for the stadium that they have serious issues with their proposals. The site in downtown Phoenix doesn’t appeal to the TSA because it doubts that the site could be purchased and prepared in time for an August construction start date, and the site along the Mesa/Tempe border would cost the TSA too much to build on.

If neither site can sufficiently answer the TSA’s concerns they will be effectively out of the running for the voter-approved stadium.

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