Author: Justin Shaw

WCLA Lacrosse

Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates National Championship Headed to Wichita

The 2024 USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates Division I and II National Championships will be played at the Scheels Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, the championship’s first-ever appearance in Kansas. “We’re so pleased to be moving this special event to a new venue like the Scheels Stryker Sports Complex and being able to bring […]

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Truist Park
Truist Park before a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees on August 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr.)

Atlanta’s Truist Park Awarded 2025 MLB All-Star Game

Major League Baseball will play its 2025 All-Star Game in Atlanta, four years after moving the game from Truist Park to Denver’s Coors Field over objections to changes in Georgia’s voting rights laws. The 2025 All-Star Game will be the 95th edition and the first in Atlanta since 2000, when Derek Jeter earned MVP honors […]

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Mason Miller
Oakland Athletics pitcher Mason Miller throws against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

MLB Owners Vote to Relocate Oakland A’s to Las Vegas

Major League Baseball’s owners voted to allow the Oakland A’s to move to Las Vegas at the MLB’s annual owners meetings on Thursday in Arlington, Texas. The vote required 75% of owners to vote yes but ended up being unanimous to allow the franchise with the third-most World Series championships to relocate from its home […]

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Bank of America Stadium
Bank of America stadium before the Carolina Panthers hosted the New Orleans Saints on September 18, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)

Charlotte Sports Foundation Extends Partnership with Tepper Sports & Entertainment

The Charlotte Sports Foundation and Tepper Sports & Entertainment have announced an extension of their partnership to host events at Bank of America Stadium, including the Duke’s Mayo Classic and Duke’s Mayo Bowl. Bank of America Stadium is home to the NFL’s Carolina Panthers and Major League Soccer’s Charlotte FC. In 2022, the stadium hosted […]

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Virginia sports

Virginia Tourism Corporation Announces $2.7 Billion in Sports Tourism for 2022

Virginia Tourism Corporation has announced a comprehensive impact study done with Tourism Economics shows sports tourism in Virginia generated $2.7 billion in direct spending in 2022, marking a 12% increase from 2021. The growth was driven by 12.1 million sports travelers who participated in tournaments or attended other sports related events in Virginia as spectators. […]

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Concacaf Dallas

Dallas to Host Concacaf Nations League Matches

AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, will host the semifinals, third-place match and championship game of the Concacaf Nations League tournament in March 2024 while Toyota Stadium in Frisco will play host to play-in matches for the 2024 Copa America during the same international window. Concacaf made the announcement on Monday ahead of the current international […]

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State of Play Report 2023

Aspen Institute Releases Annual State of Play 2023 Report

Nearly four years removed from the start of the pandemic, children are playing team sports less often even as progress is being made in filling gaps with girls and low-income populations. Those are the high-level takeaways from The Aspen Institute’s State of Play 2023 report, an annual analysis of national trends in the delivery of […]

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NFL Flag France

NFL Launches Youth NFL Flag Program in France

The National Football League and the Fédération Française de Football Américain have announced a collaboration to launch the inaugural youth NFL Flag program in France. NFL Flag is the official flag football program of the NFL. The launch of NFL Flag programming in France follows flag football’s official inclusion in the 2028 Olympic Summer Games […]

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Formula E 2024

Formula E Releases 2024 Schedule of 16 Races

The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship has announced a return of the electric motor racing series to the United States, China and India for its 10th season in 2024. Shanghai and Hyderabad were confirmed as host cities in Season 10 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship following approval at the FIA World […]

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Richard Sanders

Visit Panama City Beach Tabs Richard Sanders as VP of Special Projects

Visit Panama City Beach has appointed Richard Sanders as vice president of special projects with a focus on the development of the Panama City Beach Sports Complex. Chris O’Brien, director of sports marketing and member of the Sports Events and Tourism Association board of directors, will assume leadership of Panama City Beach sports tourism. “For […]

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