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Las Vegas to Host Oakland A’s and Cincinnati Reds in 2023

The Oakland Athletics are headed to Las Vegas … for two spring training games. The A’s and Cincinnati Reds announced the teams will play games on March 4–5, 2023, at Las Vegas Ballpark, home of the Las Vegas Aviators. It’s a natural fit since the Aviators of the Pacific Coast League are the Triple-A affiliate […]

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Charleston Dirty Birds’ Home Venue Renamed

The home for the Atlantic League’s Charleston Dirty Birds in West Virginia will have a new name as GoMart Ballpark will take effect starting with the 2023 season to start a 10-year deal. The stadium has been named Appalachian Power Park since its inception in 2005. It was home to the South Atlantic League’s West […]

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Birmingham Awarded 2026 European Athletics Championships

The 2026 European Athletics Championships were awarded to Birmingham, England, by the European Athletics Council meeting during its meetings this past weekend in Warsaw, Poland. It is the first time that a British city has been assigned the European Championships. Birmingham has staged a plethora of high profile events in recent years, including the recent […]

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DreamHack to Make San Diego Debut in April 2023

DreamHack, an immersive gaming festival, has announced that San Diego will host the company for the first time in 2023 with the launching of DreamHack San Diego. The event will be a three-day festival where the gaming community comes to life April 7–9, 2023, at the San Diego Convention Center. “We are incredibly excited to […]

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Two Sports Added to 2023 Sin City Classic Sports Festival

The Greater Los Angeles Softball Association is adding two sports to the 16th annual Sin City Classic Sports Festival Presented by Lexus. The 2023 Festival, which is the largest annual LGBTQ+ sporting event in the world, will return to Las Vegas from January 12–15, 2023, including competitions in pickleball and sand volleyball. Hosted at the […]

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Des Moines to Host 2023 Youth Archery National Championship

The 2023 USA Archery Junior Olympic Archery Development Target Nationals will take place in Des Moines, Iowa, July 12–16, at James W. Cownie Soccer Park. More than 700 archers ages 8–20 will be competing at the event, which is a USA Archery sanctioned event open to youth archers competing in the recurve, compound, fixed pins […]

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MGM to Construct Grandstands in Bellagio Lake for Formula 1 Race

MGM Resorts International is giving Formula 1 fans who travel to Las Vegas the chance to experience a race like never before. The company is constructing grandstands on the Bellagio Lake — where the fountains perform daily — for the 2023 Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix. Access to these VIP seats is […]

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Manica Architecture has released renderings of the proposed $2.2 billion Tennessee Titans stadium.

Tennessee Titans Unveil Renderings of Proposed New Stadium

The Tennessee Titans, in conjunction with Manica Architecture, have released renderings of the team’s planned new stadium to provide a sneak peek both inside and outside of the venue, which is slated to have a capacity of 60,000. Manica also designed Allegiant Stadium, home of the Las Vegas Raiders, and Chase Center, home of the […]

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Kayakers practice at the OKC Riversport complex during an on-site visit by participants of the TEAMS Conference on October 26, 2022 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Jared Wickerham)

LA28 Canoe Slalom Event May Move to Oklahoma City

The International Canoe Federation said during its 2022 Congress in Thailand recently that the canoe slalom competition for the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles could be moved out of the state and hinted that it would be relocated to the Riversport Rapids whitewater center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. As first noted by The […]

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ASM Global Names Gary Jacobus to Leadership Role

ASM Global has named Gary Jacobus as president, business development, to oversee the company’s expanding business development and account-retention footprint across the Americas. Jacobus was an architect of the growth of the NFL’s global marketing partnerships program and has headed IMG’s global sports and entertainment corporate consulting division. During his tenure with the NBA, he […]

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