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TaftStadium

Energy FC to Resume Play in Oklahoma City

With renovations completed to Taft Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Energy FC will resume operations after a one-year hiatus and return to the USL Championship for the 2023 season, the club announced while also agreeing to a multi-year extension to the team’s lease at the stadium with Oklahoma City Public Schools. Taft Stadium has been […]

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LPGA
From left to right: Kevin Hopkins, Vice President, Excel Sports Management; Jerry Rizzieri, President & CEO, Mizuho Securities USA and Head of CIB, Mizuho Americas; Michelle Wie West, LPGA Icon and Mizuho Ambassador; Dan Fireman, Co-Founder & President, Liberty National Golf Club; Mollie Marcoux Samaan, LPGA Commissioner; Jason Etzen, Chief Business Officer, American Junior Golf Association. Photo by Excel Sports Management

LPGA Announces Inaugural Mizuho Americas Open in 2023

The LPGA and Mizuho Americas, the NYC-headquartered arm of one of the largest financial institutions in the world, has announced that the inaugural Mizuho Americas Open will take place May 29 through June 4, 2023, at the Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, New Jersey. The Mizuho Americas Open will mark the first time […]

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WSL

California to Host Rip Curl WSL Finals

The World Surf League has announced the schedule for the 2023 Championship Tour. The calendar marks the second full year of the WSL’s redesigned tours and competitions framework, which features a fully combined men’s and women’s schedule, 10 regular-season events and the third-annual Rip Curl WSL Finals. The 2023 tour will include 10 regular-season events […]

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Kim Summers

Kim Summers Named Chief Executive Officer of Placer Valley Tourism and @the Grounds

Longtime marketing and tourism senior executive Kim Summers has been named chief executive officer of Placer Valley Tourism and @the Grounds. Summers has been with Placer Valley Tourism since 2008, hired as the hospitality manager and later promoted to marketing director of the organization that brings hundreds of events annually to Placer Valley. She has […]

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Ripken Select

Ripken Baseball Will Host Select Tournaments in Texas and Florida in 2023

Ripken Baseball has announced it will take Ripken Select Tournaments to Florida and Texas in 2023, continuing the organization’s expansion from one tournament just a few years ago to three events next summer with each being a full week’s worth of games and activations. The first event will be June 4–9 at Publix Sports Park […]

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Horizon League

Horizon League Basketball Championships to Stay in Indianapolis

The Horizon League and the Indiana State Fair Commission have announced an extension of their partnership that will keep Indianapolis and the Indiana Farmers Coliseum as the home of the Horizon League Basketball Championships through 2026. “This is an exciting day for the Horizon League as we extend our partnership with the Indiana State Fair […]

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Toscano Family Ice Forum

UConn Hockey Arena to be Named Toscano Family Ice Forum

The new state-of-the-art ice hockey arena being constructed at UConn will be named the Toscano Family Ice Forum in recognition of University Board of Trustees chairman Dan Toscano and his family. The naming of the new arena in Storrs, Connecticut, which will have a total capacity of 2,600, is contingent on final approval by the […]

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F1 Vegas
Artist renderings show what the first ever F1 race in Las Vegas will look like on November 18, 2023.

Formula 1 Unveils Record-Breaking Race Schedule for 2023

Formula 1 has announced the calendar for the 2023 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, which has been approved by the World Motor Sport Council. The 2023 season will feature a record-breaking 24 races, with China and Qatar set to return, and Las Vegas arriving as the penultimate round for a Saturday night race on November […]

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ACC

Atlantic Coast Conference to Move Headquarters to Charlotte

The Atlantic Coast Conference Board of Directors has announced that the conference office will relocate its headquarters to Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2023. The conference had numerous criteria which Charlotte met, including location within the Eastern Time zone, population size with positive growth trends, growth and diversity of population and access to a large hub […]

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Iowa State CYTown
Renderings show what the finished CYTown may look like when completed.

Iowa State to Renovate Campus With $200 ‘CYTown’ Development

Iowa State University has announced plans for a $200 million retail, office and entertainment development called “CYTown” that will sit on a three-acre site north of Jack Trice Stadium in Ames. The initial phase of the project includes a public plaza and amphitheater that can be used on game days or for concerts and other […]

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