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The sports tourism industry continues to rise to new levels with each passing year, as it has not only recovered from COVID, but surpassed the pre-COVID years in many aspects. However, the upswing in sports business being brought into destinations has not correlated directly to local CVBs and sports commissions expanding their dedicated sports staff. […]
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The Association of Pickleball Players has announced an expansion of its 2025 tournament calendar, featuring nearly 50 competitions throughout the year highlighted by 14 nationally televised APP Tour events with increased prize purses. The APP’s seventh season will also be the first year at its new headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The APP Tour is […]
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The Sports Facilities Companies has announced a partnership with the city of Burlington, North Carolina, to operate the new Burlington Pickleball Complex and Pickleball courts at Fairchild Park. SFC will manage all aspects of daily operations, including marketing and booking events, staffing and training, patron services and maintenance. Construction is underway on the complex which […]
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USA Boxing has announced the creation of an Esports Task Force to develop standards and best practices for future USA Boxing esports events. The Task Force’s creation follows the International Olympic Committee’s decision to host the inaugural eSports Olympic Games in Saudi Arabia in 2025, which IOC President Thomas Bach said is a “major step […]
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The Indiana Sports Corp has unveiled a strategy that will develop the area’s sports ecosystem over the next 25 years, known as 2050 Vision. 2050 Vision was created after more than 100 stakeholders were interviewed across the nation and Indiana residents were surveyed on their feedback of sports impact in the state. Indianapolis has recently […]
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USA Artistic Swimming has announced that Lara Teixeira will expand her role with the organization to chief of sport as the NGB heads into the next Olympic cycle. Teixeira is a three-time Olympian and recently served as high-performance director for the U.S. team that won the silver medal in Paris. The move comes after the […]
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Discover Airlines of the Lufthansa Group have announced a partnership to promote travel between Germany and Florida. The alliance also aims to increase the excitement for American football in Germany as the National Football League looks to grow its fanbase ahead of the November 10 game between the New York […]
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The Sports Facilities Companies has announced the hiring of Brandon Doherty as general manager for Scheels Sports Park, which is under construction in Springfield, Illinois. Doherty will oversee operations of the planned $60 million, 70-acre multisport outdoor/indoor sports park, which will feature a 190,000-square-foot indoor dome, a soccer field, performance and turf training areas. “I […]
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Kissimmee, Florida, will host the 2025 Beach Dodgeball World Cup from April 3–6 at Island H2O Water Park, featuring more than 600 participants from over 15 countries. “Bringing a beach event to a city without a traditional beach shows how we think outside the box to deliver exceptional experiences,” said Tyler Weyant, director of sports […]
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Athletes Unlimited Basketball’s 2025 season will take place in Nashville, bringing professional women’s basketball to the Nashville Municipal Auditorium for the league’s fourth championship season. The 24-game campaign will run from February 5 to March 2, 2025. The competition will feature some of the best women’s players in the world, as the 2024 season included […]
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Kentucky Sports Alliance has announced it has completed a major rebrand. The consortium of 15 Kentucky tourism-based organizations has joined under one umbrella to bring sporting events to the Bluegrass State.
Jamie Corr has been named the managing director at Burson Sports, a specialist sports practice based in Lausanne, succeeding Lars Haue-Pedersen, who is stepping down after more than 20 years of leading the agency.
The Sports Facilities Companies has acquired Firland Management as part of launching a new ice division, which includes a partnership with Central Park Conservancy which assumes the management of the Harlem Meer Center in New York City.
As the @NCAA enters the final month of its deliberation on which cities will be future hosts for hundreds of events across all three divisions, destinations around the country anxiously await news of the status of their bids.
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