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The Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation was honored Tuesday with the Visit Salt Lake Community Impact Award during Visit Salt Lake’s third annual Sports Tourism Summit. “Through their commitment to youth development and celebrating the spirit of the Olympic Games, the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation has a profound impact on our community,” said Kaitlin Eskelson, president […]
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On a week in which one of the country’s brightest stars picked up one of the biggest individual awards in world soccer, Spain football legend Andres Iniesta has joined the 2030 FIFA World Cup combined bid as an ambassador upon his retirement this month. “Supporting this bid as an Ambassador was an easy choice for […]
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Ripken Baseball has announced the return of the All-Ripken Games in 2025, featuring an expanded schedule with 10 tournaments at eight different facilities. The 2025 schedule starts in April in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It has events in South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Ohio, Maryland, New York, New Jersey and Florida. The season will culminate at […]
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Arizona will play against Duke and Indiana will tip off against Kansas at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas in the 2027 Hall of Fame Series on November 12, the first time basketball will be played in the stadium that will host a future NCAA Men’s Final Four. Allegiant Stadium, home of the NFL’s Las Vegas […]
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The Breeders’ Cup, which brings together the best race horses and jockeys in the world, is headed to where the “Turf Meets the Surf” the next two years. That tagline for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club is meant literally, as the racetrack that sits 20 miles north of San Diego is situated hundreds of feet from […]
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Royal Scot Golf & Bowl in Lansing, Michigan, and the Lansing Sports Commission will host the 2026 and 2027 NAIA Bowling National Championships, the collegiate organization has announced. The NAIA Bowling National Championship takes place over three days, starting with Bakers Play to determine seeding for the championship bracket. The championship bracket is double elimination, […]
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USA Wrestling President Bruce Baumgartner has been elected to a position on the United World Wrestling Bureau, the governing council for the international wrestling federation. Baumgartner, from Edinboro, Pennsylvania, was among seven individuals elected during the vote at the UWW Congress in Tirana, Albania, on October 27. “I am deeply honored to be elected to […]
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Pensacola, Florida, will host the Sun Belt Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships through 2030 as part of the league’s ongoing partnership with Pensacola Sports and Visit Pensacola. The five-year extension builds on an initial five-year agreement that brought the Sun Belt tournament to Pensacola from 2021–2025. During that span, the Sun Belt has grown […]
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USA Team Handball has announced Michael King as its chief executive officer, the organization’s third in the past 20 months. King takes over for Martin Branick, who held the position since March 2023. Branick has been interim chief executive officer following the departure of Ryan Johnson in February 2023. “We are excited to lead the […]
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Blast will have the 2025 Rocket League Championship Series Season kick off in Solihull, England, with the RLCS Major 1 Birmingham taking place from March 27–30 at the bp pulse LIVE facility. Sixteen teams from around the world will compete for the first trophy of the season in front of a live audience. The West […]
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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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