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The 2024 NHL Draft will be held at the Sphere in Las Vegas on June 28–29, the National Hockey League and Sphere announced during the league’s draft lottery on Tuesday night which saw the San Jose Sharks get the No. 1 overall pick. The draft will be the first event televised live from the Sphere. […]
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The National Junior College Athletic Association will host its Division 1 National Track & Field Championships May 16–18 at Brown Stadium on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Monroe. The event, which is sponsored by the Louisiana Office of Tourism, has an estimated economic impact of $468,200, with more than 850 athletes, 125 […]
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The CORE4 Athletic Complex in Atlanta and The Sports Facilities Companies have announced Shaka Johnson as the facility’s general manager. Johnson has more than 18 years of experience in the sports industry, including roles with the University of Georgia, the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks and the now-defunct Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League. “I’m excited […]
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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach told French media recently the Opening Ceremony plans for this year’s Olympic Summer Games in Paris will be “unforgettable for the athletes, and everybody will be safe and secure” as security plans ahead of the July 26 event has dominated discussion. “The very meticulous, very professional approach (from French […]
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Business executive Lisa Lutoff-Perlo has been announced as the president and chief executive officer of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Miami Host Committee with Janelle Prieto and Ray Martinez serving as the chief marketing officer and chief operating officer, respectively. A South Florida resident, Lutoff-Perlo is on the board of directors for AutoNation and serves […]
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Delta Airlines has unveiled a custom Airbus A350 Team USA aircraft livery that will be in use all summer in honor of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Paris. The Team USA-inspired A350 commemorates Delta’s eight-year partnership with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, which runs through the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic […]
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Montgomery Whitewater Park promoted Philip Melton to serve as the park’s general manager, having previously served as facilities director, where he guided staff through the park’s first months of operation. The venue’s grand opening was in July 2023. Montgomery Whitewater Park was selected to host the 2024 Canoe Slalom and Kayak Cross Olympic Team Trials, […]
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The Maine Sports Commission has hired Amanda Royce as sports development director. Royce joins the Maine Sports Commission from the New England Mountain Bike Association, where as events director she coordinated events including NEMBAfest, the largest mountain bike festival in the Northeast, held in Carrabassett Valley in 2022. Before joining NEMBA, she spent nearly a […]
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On the heels of hosting two major worldwide sporting events within the past seven months, Las Vegas has added another huge sporting event to its portfolio. WWE and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority have announced that Las Vegas will host WrestleMania 41 at Allegiant Stadium on April 19–20, 2025. “Allegiant Stadium has proven […]
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A posthumous autobiography of François Carrard, first director-general of the International Olympic Committee, has been released by publisher Chiselbury. The autobiography titled “By The Way” takes readers into the back rooms of the organization during one of the most formative periods in sports history, revealing stories of a man who helped shape the Olympic Movement […]
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.@USAPickleball Serves, the charitable arm of USA Pickleball, has opened its Grow the Game grant program which is focused on investing in supporting community organizations and schools nationwide to grow the game.
Organizers for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games have announced the route for the torch relay, as the Olympic flame will pass through all 110 provinces in Italy on a 63-day journey.
.@visitRaleigh will host the 2025 @ESL One esports tournament at the Raleigh Convention Center from April 7–13, 2025.
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