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Indianapolis, which has been home to the NFL Combine since 1987, will host the event again in 2025, retaining the offseason showcase of potential draft prospects that in 2023 generated an estimated $9.1 million in economic impact with a record-setting number of fans. Visit Indy, the Indiana Convention Center & Lucas Oil Stadium, the city […]
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PA Sports will be celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2024, one year after the 13 current members combined to host and support more than 460 events generating $480 million in estimated economic impact for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. “The ultimate goal of PA Sports is to attract as many tourism driving sporting events to Pennsylvania […]
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USA Wrestling has announced its 2024 16U and 14U Girls National Dual Meet Championships will be held at Grand Park Event Center in Westfield, Indiana, from June 19–22 while the event will also return to the Grand Park Event Center in 2025. This will be the first time that this combined competition has been held. […]
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USA Boxing has chosen Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the site of its 2024 National Open from March 9-16 at the Albuquerque Convention Center, bringing USA Boxing back to the city for the first time since the 2017 and 2018 Western Qualifiers. “We are honored to host USA Boxing’s first national tournament of the year and […]
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Women’s sports have seen a meteoric rise in both popularity and attention over the past few years and as those have increased, so has the dollar signs associated with television rights, social media clicks and tickets sold. The CES 2024 session titled “From Buzz to Business: The ROI of Women’s Sports” took a look at […]
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Destination Sport Group, an international sports travel company located in 14 countries, has appointed Jeremy Parkins as its North American president. The appointment of Parkins furthers Destination Sport’s investment in North America with headquarters in Atlanta and offices in Boston. Destination Sport’s current operations in North America focus on its Destination Sport Travel, inspiresport (youth […]
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The Palm Beaches has joined the Cognizant Classic as presenting sponsor of the destination’s annual PGA Tour event with the tournament being rebranded as the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches. The partnership consists of the Palm Beach County Tourist Developmental Council, Palm Beach County Sports Commission and Discover The Palm Beaches. The event, which […]
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Liberty Media Corporation has completed the acquisition of QuintEvents in a purchase that values Quint at $313 million and was funded with Formula One Group cash on hand, while Quint and F1 will be operated as separate companies. Liberty Media Corporation operates and owns the Formula One Group among other businesses and assets. The businesses […]
Continue ReadingMark Jeanneret, executive director of the Erie Sports Commission, was recently unanimously re-elected to serve as chair of PA Sports, the lead agency for sports tourism in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for a second two-year term. Jeanneret has been role as a PA Sports committee member since 2013 and previously served four years as treasurer […]
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The Greater Orlando Sports Commission has announced a series of promotions and title changes to start the new year at the Florida destination. The announcement comes at the start of a busy spring for the organization, which was founded in 1992. The LPGA Tour’s Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions comes to Orlando from January […]
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Michele Kang, owner of the @WashSpirit, has pledged to give @ussoccer women’s programs $30 million over the next five years — the largest philanthropic investment in U.S. Soccer’s women’s and girls’ programs ever received.
Chattanooga Sports, which has built its sports-tourism offerings through a mix of sports, on a variety of levels, showcased its downtown walkability and outdoor activities to the industry last week at the Sports Events & Tourism Association 4S Summit.
The @thepwhlofficial has launched the PWHL Takeover Tour, a schedule of nine neutral-site regular-season games that will be played outside the league’s current host cities in 2025.
Brendan Quirk, president and chief executive officer of @usacycling, was elected chair of the National Governing Body Council on November 14. Aron McGuire, chief executive officer of @USABS, was elected vice chair.
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