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TEAMSAC
The TEAMS Conference will be held October 24–27, 2022, in Oklahoma City. (Photo by Jared Wickerham)

TEAMS ’22 to Convene Sports-Events Industry

The TEAMS Conference & Expo, presented by SportsTravel and hosted by the Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau, will convene the sports-events industry at a time when sports events are leading the travel and tourism comeback. TEAMS ’22 at the Oklahoma City Convention Center will also feature educational programming from leaders in the industry, including […]

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Los Angeles Country Club
The 8th hole of Los Angeles Country Club, North Course, in Los Angeles, California. Photo by USGA/John Mummert

USGA Returns to Los Angeles Country Club for Two Future Majors

The United States Golf Association has announced The Los Angeles Country Club will host the 2032 U.S. Women’s Open Presented by ProMedica and 2039 U.S. Open Championship. The club has previously hosted three USGA championships, most recently the 2017 Walker Cup, and will stage the 123rd U.S. Open next June. “We could not be more […]

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NASCAR Elk Grove

Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Partners With Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing has announced a partnership Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Elk Grove, the largest contiguous industrial park in the United States, will have its business slogan ‘Makers Wanted’ on the No. 6 Ford Mustang driven by Brad Keslowski during NASCAR’s Chicago street rourse race next July 4 weekend. On October 17, Keselowski represented […]

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USA-Swimming-Logo

USA Swimming Announces Revisions to 2023 Calendar

USA Swimming has announced revisions to its 2023 domestic events calendar. The Phillips 66 National Championships will now take place June 27 through July 1 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Later in the month, the TYR Pro Championships will take place July 26–29 in Irvine, California, followed by the Speedo Junior National Championships July 31 through August […]

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Big East Tournament

Big East Women’s Basketball Inks Extension With Mohegan Sun Arena

The Big East Conference has announced a three-year extension with Mohegan Sun Arena, which serves as host of the Big East Women’s Basketball Tournament presented by Jeep. The conference is entering the third year of its current three-year deal and the extension guarantees the event will remain in Uncasville, Connecticut, through 2026. “Over the last […]

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US Ski/Outside

U.S. Ski & Snowboard Partners With Outside Interactive to Broadcast Events

U.S. Ski & Snowboard and Outside Interactive, Inc. have announced a long-term strategic partnership to create and broadcast snowsports content. For the first time, FIS World Cup alpine, cross country, freestyle, snowboard, and freeski events held in the United States will be available to stream on all Outside platforms, including OutsideOnline.com, SkiMag.com, the Outside App […]

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Nissan Stadium

Tennessee Titans, Nashville Mayor Have Agreement for New Stadium

The Tennessee Titans and Nashville Mayor John Cooper have an agreement in place to build a new stadium, according to a report by Axios. The venue proposal is said to cost up to $2.2 billion and must be approved by Nashville Metro Council. The new project would be for a 1.7-million-square-foot stadium but unlike the […]

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USRowing

USRowing Announces Regatta Schedule for 2023, New Event for 2024

USRowing has announced its regatta schedule for the 2023 and 2024 seasons as the national championships’ slate will include three summer regattas in 2023, as well as a new combined event in Oklahoma City in 2024. USRowing will kick off the summer with the Youth National Championships in Sarasota, Florida, June 8–11. The USRowing Summer […]

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Kimberly Weedmark

Kimberly Weedmark Hired as General Manager of Los Angeles Convention Center

ASM Global has appointed Kimberly Weedmark of Universal Studios Hollywood as the new general manager for the Los Angeles Convention Center. Weedmark has worked in the LA convention space for more than two decades. “Los Angeles continues to grow as a hub for many of the world’s significant conventions and events; and with Kimberly’s longtime […]

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