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The Sports Facilities Companies has announced the hiring of Brandon Doherty as general manager for Scheels Sports Park, which is under construction in Springfield, Illinois. Doherty will oversee operations of the planned $60 million, 70-acre multisport outdoor/indoor sports park, which will feature a 190,000-square-foot indoor dome, a soccer field, performance and turf training areas. “I […]
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Kissimmee, Florida, will host the 2025 Beach Dodgeball World Cup from April 3–6 at Island H2O Water Park, featuring more than 600 participants from over 15 countries. “Bringing a beach event to a city without a traditional beach shows how we think outside the box to deliver exceptional experiences,” said Tyler Weyant, director of sports […]
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The National Football League has announced Las Vegas as the lead partner across the United Kingdom and Ireland for the 2024 season, as well as the Presenting Partner of the 2024 NFL London Games. The NFL and Las Vegas have worked together abundantly recently as Allegiant Stadium was host of Super Bowl LVIII in February, […]
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B.A.S.S. has announced the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule with a slate of nine events across seven states as the series celebrates its 20th anniversary next year. “There is no better way to celebrate 20 years of Elite competition than to roll out a schedule that includes some of the best bass fisheries on the […]
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Joshua Meeks has been named the new sales and services assistant at Visit Greenville and Play Greenville, NC Sports. Meeks will assist in strengthening relationships with local venues and event vendors, as well as ensuring the organization and execution of booked tournaments and events in Pitt County. Meeks attended East Carolina University, where he earned […]
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Blast has announced a partnership with NASCAR to sponsor the FNCS Global Championship and Rocket League World Championship 2024, which are set to take place at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, this month. The FNCS Global Championship will take place September 7–8, with the Rocket League World Championship on September 10–15. The competitions will […]
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The Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers have each announced they will be holding training camp in the Bahamas this fall. The Heat’s 2024 training camp will take place at Baha Mar in the Bahamas from October 1–5. The Sixers camp will take place over the same days at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort. Each team […]
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Event housing management software company EventPipe has announced a partnership with Stack Sports, a provider of sports technology solutions, to enhance the registration process for EventPipe’s customers and event organizers. “Partnering with Stack Sports marks a pivotal step in our mission to elevate the event management experience,” said Tim Brown, chief executive officer of EventPipe. […]
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All In Sport Consulting, in partnership with Stitch Marketing Research and Huddle Up Group, is conducting the fourth edition of the Adapted Sports Industry Economic Impact Study to capture and project the economic power of the national adapted sports industry. The first study was conducted in 2020 and has since become an economic impact research […]
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Premier League side Crystal Palace have announced that Enjoy Illinois has become the club’s Official Destination Partner. The Eagles visited Chicago in 2023 during their pre-season tour and returned to the United States earlier this summer for the second straight year, playing in the Stateside Cup. Palace will also be returning to Illinois for the […]
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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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