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Alabama’s location in the South is synonymous with religion – the religion of collegiate athletics. Celebrating state pride through college sports is a deep-seeded tradition that both unites and divides families but also lends itself to a “welcome wagon” for families, fans and student-athletes traveling to events in destinations across the Yellowhammer State. College football […]
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The inaugural World Baseball Classic took place in 2006. In 2023 — as many 17-year-olds do — it came of age, capturing the attention of both baseball traditionalists and the general sports fan, while converting elite American-born players to the value of international play. Americans have always been slower than our foreign counterparts to revel […]
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 26 percent of adults in the United States — or a total of 61 million people — have some type of disability. Of those 61 million Americans, only 17 percent are born with their disability while 83 percent acquire their disabilities through a health diagnosis […]
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Head out to Tempe, Arizona, and walk up the steps to the gates at Tempe Diablo Stadium to see the Los Angeles Angels, a compact stadium packed to the brim not just in the stands but in the outfield grass and concourses on this Friday afternoon with fans both in Angels red and San Diego […]
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Almost 50 major league stadiums will turn 30 by 2030, leaving team owners, municipalities and investors to decide whether to renovate or replace, as has been the case for six of them already. But whether it’s new from the ground up, as proposed for the Oakland Athletics, or refurbishing an existing stadium, like the New […]
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The Winter X Games concluded in late January in Aspen, Colorado, to renewed fanfare. The event seemed to be re-energized after post-pandemic hiccups under a new owner’s group that took over in the fall of 2022. The Over-the-Air Distribution remains with ESPN, the event’s originator 27 years ago. The compact set of four venues at […]
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Glendale, Arizona, sits 10 miles northwest of Phoenix, but the city is creating its own brand as an entertainment oasis that has boomed in recent years into one of the top sports tourist destinations in America. The Fiesta Bowl hosted an epic College Football Semifinal on December 31, as State Farm Stadium in Glendale welcomed […]
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Milwaukee is a city with a storied sports history. There’s a blend of professional and college sports that keep fans engaged year-round and you can bet they’ll be enjoying a cold beverage and cheering loudly for their teams. The crown jewel of the Milwaukee sports scene is the Bucks, the 2021 NBA champions that feature […]
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As a 12-year-old lacrosse player with a suspected cervical spine injury was being loaded into the ambulance, the next call came over the walkie, “Robin, we just had a car accident in the parking lot…” Sports — where the unexpected is to be expected, both on and off the field. Having athletic trainers as part […]
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Fans of baseball and of baseball history have had much to feast upon this MLB season. In particular, the American League MVP choice between Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge presents a fascinating debate for fans of old-school baseball, new-school baseball and unheard-of-before baseball. By focusing on Ohtani and Judge, I mean no disrespect to Albert […]
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Kentucky Sports Alliance has announced it has completed a major rebrand. The consortium of 15 Kentucky tourism-based organizations has joined under one umbrella to bring sporting events to the Bluegrass State.
Jamie Corr has been named the managing director at Burson Sports, a specialist sports practice based in Lausanne, succeeding Lars Haue-Pedersen, who is stepping down after more than 20 years of leading the agency.
The Sports Facilities Companies has acquired Firland Management as part of launching a new ice division, which includes a partnership with Central Park Conservancy which assumes the management of the Harlem Meer Center in New York City.
As the @NCAA enters the final month of its deliberation on which cities will be future hosts for hundreds of events across all three divisions, destinations around the country anxiously await news of the status of their bids.
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