Author: Matt Traub

Turf Wars
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TurfWars Signs Multi-Event Streaming Deal with ESPN3

Main Attraction Recreational Sports has reached another milestone in the company’s growth, signing a multi-event streaming agreement that will see multiple tournaments broadcast on ESPN3. MARS’ Turf Wars kickball events on July 6 at the Liberty Sports Park in Prince George’s County, Maryland, as well as its two-day event August 3-4 in Charlotte, will be […]

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Paris Olympic Medals Revealed; Made With Pieces of Eiffel Tower

Medals that will be awarded at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Paris were unveiled on Thursday with hexagon-shaped tokens forged out of scrap metal from the Eiffel Tower in every gold, silver and bronze medal to be draped over an athlete’s neck. “The absolute symbol of Paris and France is the Eiffel […]

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NBA Announces Partnership with Emirates, Including Renamed In-Season Tournament

The NBA has struck a multiyear partnership deal with Emirates to become the title sponsor of the league’s in-season tournament and have its logo on referee jerseys in the NBA, WNBA and G League, as the airline will now be known as the global airlines partner of the league. The in-season tournament will be renamed […]

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Pan American Games Wrestling
Forrest Molinari of the United States, front, and Venezuela's Soleymi Caraballo, compete in the women's wrestling freestyle 68kg gold medal match at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile on November 2, 2023. Women's wrestling is on track to become a NCAA championship sport in the winter of 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Women’s Wrestling Moves Toward NCAA Championship Status

The NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics has recommended Divisions I, II and III sponsor legislation to add a national collegiate women’s wrestling championship, with the projected first NCAA championship occurring in winter 2026. Before the committee can make a recommendation to add a championship for an emerging sport, 40 schools must sponsor it at a […]

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2024 Move United Sanctioned Competitions Schedule Announced

Move United will sanction 35 events in 24 states throughout 2024, the most ever. The competitions overall will serve more than 2,000 athletes of all ages and performance levels, including new athletes, Paralympians and veterans. The number of 2024 competitions is up nine on the total from last year with two additional states added to […]

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Elevate Sports Ventures Launches Talent Agency With SRI Acquisition

Elevate, a firm that works with more than 150 clients in the sports industry, has launched Elevate Talent following the acquisition of SRI, an executive search and talent optimization firm operating in 14 cities across North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. SRI has placed over 1,200 executives in the past 5-plus years for clients […]

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Kalamazoo to Host 2025 ECHL Hockey Heritage Weekend

The Kalamazoo Wings will host the 2025 ECHL Hockey Heritage Week from January 17–18, 2025, to celebrate the 2024–2025 season which will be the franchise’s 50th anniversary. The Wings, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, will work with Discover Kalamazoo on the event along with FireKeepers Casino Hotel. It will be the 15th […]

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Houston Awards
Each inductee for the Houston Sports Award has a painting in their honor commissioned by the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority. This year's inductees were Astros outfielder and World Series champion Lance Berkman, Houston Comets and four-time WNBA champion Cynthia Cooper and Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

Houston Sports Awards Showcases The City’s Best

When John McClain, the longtime Houston Chronicle sports writer who started his tenure covering the WHL Champion Houston Aeros before decades with the Oilers, Texans and NFL, was approached years ago about the idea of a Houston Sports Hall of Fame, he had one reaction. “How in the world you going to do this?” he […]

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On Location Opens First Office in Italy Ahead of 2026 Olympic Winter Games

On Location, the International Olympic Committee’s official hospitality provider for the next three Olympic Games, has opened its first office in Milan on the two-year countdown anniversary to the Opening Ceremony for the 2026 Winter Games. On Location will sell packages for the first time for not only sponsors and commercial partners but also the […]

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