Rams, Chargers stadium gets first sponsor

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- The new stadium at Hollywood Park being built for the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers has reached another milestone -- its first corporate sponsor.

The LA Stadium and Entertainment District at Hollywood Park announced that American Airlines will be a founding partner. The airline will be the naming rights partner for American Airlines Plaza, which will be a 2+-acre, two-level open-air space that will serve as the main entrance into the 70,000-seat stadium and 6,000-seat performance venue.

The announcement took place Tuesday in front of the stadium, which is 75 percent complete and slated to open next July.

"Anytime you get to this point in the project you are…