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The Springfield Sports Commission in Missouri has announced the addition of Alexandra Finnan as its new coordinator of sports strategies and events. Finnan’s most recent experience was with the Tampa Bay Sports Commission, where she contributed to major events, including the NCAA Women’s Division I Volleyball Championship. She will be tasked with contributing to the […]
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The Sports Facilities Companies will be the operating partner for the Woodman’s Sports and Convention Center, a sports and event venue currently under construction in Janesville, Wisconsin. The 140,000-square-foot facility is scheduled to open in the fall of 2025. The center will feature Mercyhealth Arena, an ice rink to support community sports and serve as […]
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United States Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) and Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), co-chairs of the Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus, have led a bipartisan group of 19 senators in calling for President Joseph R. Biden to establish a White House Task Force on Global Sporting Events. The letter states that in preparation for the massive sporting events […]
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International Sports Convention, the leading event dedicated to the business of sport, and Northstar Travel Group’s TEAMS Europe Conference will collaborate for the ISC edition in 2025, providing each other’s communities with expanded education, business and networking opportunities. Both events will be held March 19–20, 2025, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London’s newest state-of-the-art sports and […]
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The Warrior Games, which features hundreds of wounded, ill and injured military service members and veterans who compete in adaptive sporting events, will return to Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 2025 and then move to San Antonio, Texas, in 2026 and 2028. The annual Warrior Games was first held in 2010. It includes wheelchair basketball, cycling, […]
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Move United has selected Grand Rapids, Michigan, as the host site for The Hartford Nationals in 2025 and 2026. The 2025 event, scheduled for July 11–17, marks the 68th year of competition for the largest and longest-running national sport championship event for athletes with a physical disability, visual impairment or intellectual disability. It will be […]
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Court Jeske, who has held senior roles within the U.S. soccer community for the past two decades, has been named president of Echo Soccer, a new division of Oklahoma City investment firm Echo. The announcement follows Echo’s new majority ownership of OKC Energy FC, which will be managed by Echo Soccer and include operating the […]
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Beard Team USA has announced the 2024 National Beard & Moustache Championships will be held in Everett, Washington, on November 2 at the Everett Theatre. The National Championships will include an amateur competition on November 1 and the chance to set and/or break four Guinness World Records of longest beard and moustache chains. “We are […]
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The 2024 NAIA national championship football game will be at Durham County Memorial Stadium in North Carolina on December 21 at noon. “We’re excited to welcome the NAIA National Football Championship back to Durham,” said Marcus Manning, executive director of the Durham Sports Commission. “We can sense the positive momentum growing with every event and […]
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Visit Casper has finished the first year of a campaign with Logan Wilson, a Casper native and linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals, to promote the Wyoming destination as a place to visit. Wilson and his wife Morgan have been promoting Casper and Natrona County through reels, Instagram posts and stories with content that included summer […]
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The IOC’s Coordination Commission was in Los Angeles this week for a three-day visit to review selected venues and track the progress of the @LA28 Games. The tours included the Rose Bowl, Intuit Dome and several venues in Long Beach.
The @HCHSA has appointed Ryan Walsh as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Janis Burke. Walsh is currently the chief executive officer and executive director of the Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation, a position he has held since 2018.
The USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates national championship is returning for the second straight year to @VisitWichita from May 7–10, 2025, at the Scheels Stryker Sports Complex.
NEW PODCAST: Leonard Hoops of @VisitIndy and Patrick Talty of @IndSportsCorp discuss the Big Ten Conference, look back at some of 2024’s biggest events and look ahead to 2025 while also talking about how they work together on events.
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