Ann Shepphird: On Assignment
A lot of the buzz going into this year’s U.S. Open involved Serena Williams and her quest for the calendar…
President and CEO of Destination Halifax
Ross Jefferson has been appointed president and CEO of Destination Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada. He has more than 15 years of management…
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Oak Hill to Host 2023 PGA Championship
Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York, will host the 105th PGA Championship on its famed East Course in 2023. “The PGA…
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DMAI President and CEO Michael Gehrisch Announces Departure
Michael Gehrisch, president and CEO of Destination Marketing Association International, has…
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2015 Wrestling World Championships Underway
The 2015 Wresting World Championships are underway in Las Vegas, an event that will feature all matches available through a high-definition live stream…
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Atlanta to Host SEC Championship Game
The Southeastern Conference will stage its conference championship football game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta through 2026…
Continue ReadingDerek Bouchard-Hall
It is always difficult to replace a CEO who has become a fixture of the organization. But when Derek Bouchard-Hall was selected to replace the retiring Steve Johnson at USA Cycling in June, the national governing body found a person with an ideal background to move the sport forward. After earning degrees from Princeton and Stanford, Bouchard-Hall raced from 1994–2002, winning the 2000 U.S. Pro Criterium and competing that year at the Olympics. He later earned an MBA from Harvard and worked for McKinsey, a management consulting firm. Since 2011, he served as a key executive at online cycling retailer Wiggle. Now, the 45-year-old is settling in to his new post at USA Cycling, with strong opinions about the toughest issues facing the sport…
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Innovations both high-tech and old-school ensured success for the 2015 USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge at San Jose Convention Center. A computerized badge system kept hassles in check, while a dramatic setting for the big events kept the energy high. “Technology, coupled with highlighting some of the matches in more…
Packing Them In By Greg Echlin The 2014 college football season ended with a memorable festival in the Dallas–Fort Worth area revolving around the College Football Playoff national championship game in January. The events were so popular that—as any uninvited party guest would feel—others now feel inclined to be included. And so, as another season […]
Continue ReadingCelebrating Events in the Mid-Atlantic By Rachel Carter The Mid-Atlantic knows how to pack them in. From New York City to Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., to Baltimore, no city is very far from another, and unlike the sprawling American West, here teams can drive across four states in less than four hours. Alternately, any number […]
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.@TheUFL has announced the launch of its first expansion process for prospective markets looking to bring spring football to their communities, prioritizing fan interest, existing sports culture, geography and population and venue and infrastructure.
One of the key initiatives for Sophie Goldschmidt when she took over @usskiteam nearly three years ago was to bring more major events to the U.S. and this season is the culmination of that goal with 12 FIS events in the 2024–2025 season on American soil.
The FIVB elected Fabio Azevedo as its new president at the 39th FIVB World Congress in Porto with American Hugh McCutcheon named as secretary general. The pair detailed some of their future goals for the international federation on Tuesday.
Alina Hudak, who has worked in Miami-Dade County for more than three decades in a variety of city and county departments, will be the new president and chief executive officer for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Miami Host Committee.
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