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Pro Bowl Football
Camping World Stadium is full of fans for the 2018 NFL Pro Bowl game in Orlando, Florida. The Pro Bowl returns to Orlando in February 2024. (AP Photo/Doug Benc)

Upgrades Approved for Orlando’s Camping World Stadium, Kia Center

Camping World Stadium and the Kia Center in Orlando, Florida, will have over $600 million in combined upgrades after the Orange County Board of County Commissioners voted 6-1 on Tuesday to approve funding for the city-owned venues. Camping World Stadium will get $400 million toward upgrades including rebuilding the upper deck terrace and adding a […]

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College Baseball HOF

College Baseball Hall of Fame Heads to Overland Park, Kansas

The College Baseball Foundation and Visit Overland Park have announced that the College Baseball Hall of Fame will establish its inaugural physical location within the Museum at Prairiefire in Overland Park, Kansas. The planned venue would open in late 2025. The College Baseball Foundation earlier announced it will bring its annual recognition of college baseball’s […]

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Merion Golf Club
The U.S. Open will now be contested at Merion Golf Club in 2030, 2040 and 2050. (USGA photo/Fred Vuich)

Merion Golf Club Adds 2040 U.S. Open Championship to Schedule

Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, will add the 2040 U.S. Open championship to its future list of USGA events, setting the club up to host the U.S. Open once every 10 years for the next three decades. This week’s USGA announcement comes after Merion was previously awarded both the 2030 and 2050 U.S. Open […]

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F1 Madrid
From left: IFEMA President Jose Vicente Mozos, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, Madrid Regional President Isabel Diaz Ayuso, Madrid Mayor Jose Luis Martinez Almeida and Madrid Chamber of Commerce's President Angel Asensio. AP Photo/Manu Fernandez

Madrid to Host Formula One Starting in 2026

Formula One will return to Madrid after 45 years when the city stages the Spanish Grand Prix starting in 2026 on a hybrid track that will include a banked turn and potential indoor sections. F1 made the news official on Tuesday after signing a 10-year contract. The new 3.3-mile circuit is expected to feature 20 […]

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PlayLA Archery

PlayLA Adaptive Youth Sports Program Launches 2024 Programming

The PlayLA Adaptive Youth Sports Program, an initiative launched by the city of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, kicked off its winter adaptive sports season on January 20 with the return of sitting volleyball clinics, supported by the Triumph Foundation. PlayLA first introduced sitting volleyball in early 2022, and the sport, now in […]

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F1 Drive London

F1 Drive – London to Open on February 6

F1 Drive – London, the first official Formula 1 karting experience, will open its doors February 6 below Tottenham Hotspur Stadium’s South Stand, is part of a 15-year strategic partnership between Formula 1 and Tottenham Hotspur. F1 Drive – London will include steering wheels with a LED display providing data and updates such as lap […]

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T20 Cricket New York

ICC Teams With Populous for Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Cricket Stadium in New York

Plans have been revealed for a state-of-the-art, 34,000-seat modular cricket stadium that will be used during the International Cricket Council Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in New York this summer. The Nassau County International Cricket Stadium will host eight ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 matches in June, including one of the world’s biggest rivalries […]

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Sweden Soccer Europa League Final
Ajax players walk on the pitch in front of their supporters before the Europa League final against Manchester United at the Friends Arena in Stockholm in 2017. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Strawberry Hotel Group Gets Naming Rights to Swedish Arena

Sweden’s national soccer arena, known as Friends Arena, will be renamed as Strawberry Arena under a new naming rights partnership between the hotel group and venue operator ASM Global. The retractable roof venue is home to the Swedish soccer team and AIK, a local soccer club. The stadium opened in 2012 and in 2013 hosted […]

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NFL London
The Atlanta Falcons took on the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London on October 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano)

Bears, Panthers, Vikings, Jaguars to Play in 2024 NFL International Games

The Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars will each play games in London during the 2024 regular season, while the Carolina Panthers will head to Munich as part of the 2024 International Games, the NFL announced on Thursday. Each team’s opponent, along with the dates and kickoff times, will be announced when the 2024 […]

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CES 2024
From left, Abe Stein, George Connors, Ken Lovell, Andy Hook and Mariya Zorotovich took part in the session titled "2034: A Sports Odyssey - Imagining the Stadium of the Future."

CES 2024 Gives Glimpse Into the Future of Stadium Technology

While mostly known for its technological bent with new releases for the public, the 2024 CES Show in Las Vegas also has a track of sports programming that started on Tuesday with the “2034: A Sports Odyssey – Imagining the Stadium of the Future” as four companies discussed using technology to make sports and entertainment […]

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