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More than 100 million people traveled more than 50 miles to attend professional minor league and collegiate regular-season sports events in the United States last year, generating $47.1 billion in direct economic impact, according to results of new research commissioned by the Sports Events & Tourism Association. The research, performed by Tourism Economics and sponsored […]
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For a city with a deep sports pedigree, St. Louis has seen its share of success and heartbreak. Over 100 years ago, in a different era, it was one of first hosts of the modern Olympic Games. The NFL was here and then it left. The St. Louis Blues waited decades before finally hoisting a […]
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As the esports world continues to grow, its biggest events have outgrown the old process of flying around the world and hoping to find the right destination. These days, major esports events are getting the same treatment as traditional sports events when it comes to the bidding process, with Blast and ESL FaceIt Group leading […]
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Northstar Meetings Group has announced The Belfry will host TEAMS Europe in 2026, taking the annual event to the venue near Birmingham, England, best known for some of the most dramatic action in Ryder Cup history. The event will be held March 17–19, 2026. “We are absolutely thrilled to announce that TEAMS Europe ’26 will […]
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Thursday tips off the Sweet Sixteen for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament with the women’s action picking up on Friday, shining a spotlight on a total of six cities throughout the United States. The winners of those regionals will head to either San Antonio or Tampa Bay, basking in the glow and national attention of […]
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One year ago, as Gloria Nevarez, Stu Jackson and Dan Butterly arrived in Las Vegas for their respective basketball championship tournaments, they were all asked about the demise of the Pac-12. Fast forward 12 months and again the impact of the Pac-12 — which will return in September 2026 — is a main topic. For […]
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Once the flight landed in Greenville, South Carolina, on a Friday afternoon, a person in first class wearing a Mississippi State polo shirt walked off the plane, followed a few rows back by a man in a purple LSU Tigers shirt. In a downtown hotel lobby, a mother with her daughter — both wearing Vanderbilt […]
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As flag football continues its rapid ascendance around the world, USA Football is capitalizing on the increased interest with the documentary “Champions Rising: USA Football’s National Team.” The 90-minute film, produced by Duality Sports & Entertainment and directed by Mike Pacicco, premiered on USA Football’s YouTube channel today. The documentary chronicles the journey of the […]
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When Jannik Sinner, the top-ranked men’s tennis player in the world, agreed to start serving a three-month ban connected to a pair of failed doping tests, the news reverberated to Las Vegas — where Sinner was scheduled to play in the MGM Rewards Slam at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. That meant MGM Resorts International […]
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The fact that the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are smaller than their summer counterpart, that the venues are day-long trips between clusters and there are a key series of events with no firm location yet has not stopped the clamor for hospitality packages when the Opening Ceremony starts in Milan on February 6, […]
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Fraser Bullock was officially named executive chair and president for the Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City while former Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson was named as chief executive officer.
The @MountainWest Conference, in partnership with the Arizona Sports and Entertainment Commission, will host the 2025 Credit Union 1 Baseball Championship at Sloan Park in @VisitMesa, Arizona, May 21–24.
.@usavolleyball has announced that Denver will host the 2025 ParaVolley Pan America Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships on May 24–28, an event which will run alongside the 2025 USA Volleyball Open National Championship.
The Sports Facilities Companies has been selected to operate Destination KP, a new youth sports venue located on Long Island, New York, withTim O’Connell appointed as general manager.
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