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As the NCAA enters the final month of its deliberation on which cities will be the hosts for its next championship bid cycle for hundreds of events across all three divisions, destinations around the country anxiously await news of the status of their bids. It’s quite a mix of cities that are bidding to host […]
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Angela Suggs, the president and chief executive officer of the Florida Sports Foundation, will be presented this week to trustees at Florida A&M University to be the school’s new vice president and athletics director as reported by Florida A&M fan site Rattler Nation. Suggs was at FAMU prior to joining the Florida Sports Foundation as […]
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The NJCAA has named Wichita, Kansas, as host for the NJCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Soccer Championships in 2025 and the NJCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championships in 2026 and 2027. The seven-day national tournaments will be at the Scheels Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita. The 2025 DII Men’s and Women’s Soccer Championships will […]
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Hilton will be the official hotel partner of the Big Ten Conference, the league announced on Thursday, with Hilton becoming the presenting sponsor of Saturday prime time football games on the Big Ten Network. The Big Ten Conference will have access to discounted room rates at Hilton properties throughout the year for employees, student-athletes and […]
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The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has selected Gainesville, Florida, and the Alachua County Sports & Events Center to host the 2025 and 2026 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships, with the first event taking place February 27 through March 1, 2025. The Alachua County Sports & Events Center includes a 200-meter banked, six-lane […]
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The Southeastern Conference baseball tournament will remain in Hoover, Alabama, through at least 2028 after the league signed an extended partnership agreement with the city of Hoover and the Public Park and Recreation Board of the City of Hoover. Hoover Metropolitan Stadium has served as host of the SEC Tournament every year since 1998, excluding […]
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Decatur Morgan County Tourism in Alabama will host the 2025 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference Softball Championship from April 25–28, featuring teams from Dillard University, Oakwood University, Rust College, Stillman College, Talladega College and Voorhees University. “We are delighted to bring the HBCUAC Softball Championship to Decatur,” said HBCUAC Commissioner Dr. Kiki Baker […]
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Wrigley Field in Chicago will host a pair of college hockey doubleheaders in January 2025, the Cubs and Big Ten Conference announced on Thursday. The event will be known as The Frozen Confines: Big Ten Hockey Series. On January 3, Penn State will face Notre Dame along with a game between Ohio State and Michigan. […]
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The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced its championship dates, sites and tournament formats for the 2024–2025 academic year, which will feature 18 schools for the first time with the addition of Cal, SMU and Stanford. The ACC now sponsors 15 women’s and 13 men’s sports. The 28 overall sports and 15 women’s sports are the […]
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As the Big Ten has expanded, so have the tourism opportunities between the 18 member schools, which are now spread from coast to coast. Destination Ann Arbor and Choose Lansing have announced their participation in the new Cities of the Big Ten passport initiative, a collaborative effort designed to encourage visitors to explore beyond athletic […]
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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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