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The United States team celebrates a win against Wales during a FIFA Women's World Cup sendoff match in San Jose, California. (AP Photo/Josie Lepe)

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: Wherever the U.S. Plays, Fans Travel

The United States will play for an unprecedented three-peat at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, which starts this week, but it won’t be easy for the No. 1 team in the world. Co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, the quadrennial tournament for international soccer’s most coveted trophy kicks off July 20 and features an expanded […]

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Loren Gold, center, Executive Vice President, Greater Raleigh Convention & Visitors Bureau, speaks during the 2023 EsportsTravel Summit in Toronto. Raleigh will host the 2024 EsportsTravel Summit. At left is Robert Duggan, North American League Championship Series (LCS) Event Lead, Riot Games. At right is Ed Tomasi, Co-Founder, Managing Director, Subnation. Photo by Jared Wickerham

EsportsTravel Summit Announces Future Hosts

Northstar Meetings Group has announced the upcoming hosts for the EsportsTravel Summit—the only event of its kind for esports tournament and event organizers. In 2024, the event will be held in Raleigh, North Carolina. The 2025 event will be staged in Bloomington, Minnesota. The announcement was made on the final day of the 2023 EsportsTravel […]

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Ironman Sacramento

Ironman, Visit Sacramento Extend California Triathlon for Five Years

Ironman and Visit Sacramento have agreed to a five-year host venue agreement to keep the Ironman California triathlon in the state capitol through 2028. The 2023 Kaiser Permanente Ironman California triathlon, part of the VinFast Ironman North America Series, is scheduled for October 22 and is the only full-distance Ironman triathlon in the state of […]

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Big12 AT&T Stadium

Big 12, AT&T Stadium Extend Football Championship Game Agreement

The Big 12 has extended its agreement to host its football championship game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, through the 2030 season. AT&T Stadium has hosted the past eight Big 12 Conference title games. AT&T Stadium opened in 2009 and hosted both the 2009 and 2010 Big 12 Championship games. After a six-year hiatus […]

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Kelly McGrath

Kelly McGrath Named General Manager and Executive Director of Xcel Energy Center

Kelly McGrath has been named General Manager and Executive Director of Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the Minnesota Sports & Entertainment organization has announced. McGrath joined the organization in 2000 as the director of sales for the Minnesota Wild. In 2005, McGrath transitioned to the director of sales for Xcel Energy Center and […]

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Royal Birkdale

2026 Open Championship Awarded to Royal Birkdale

The 2026 British Open Championship will be played at Royal Birkdale, the R&A announced this week ahead of next week’s major championship. “Royal Birkdale is a world-class Championship venue and its outstanding links will once again provide the world’s best men’s professional golfers with a tough but fair test of their talents and capabilities as […]

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ASM Forward Associates

ASM Global Partners with Forward Associates

ASM Global has entered into a strategic partnership with multidisciplinary venue strategist Forward Associates, which specializes in interior design, venue strategy to premium seat sales and marketing to evaluate, plan, design, execute and commercialize venues. “As we continue to embrace cutting-edge technologies and industry disruptors on a global scale, producing renowned content through our unmatched […]

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Mishawaka Youth Athletic Facility

South Bend/Mishawaka Break Ground on Youth Athletic Facility

South Bend/Mishawaka, Indiana, has broken ground on the new Mishawaka Youth Athletic Facility. The project includes a 220,000 square foot building that houses 10 multipurpose courts, two turf fields, concessions, bleachers and medical tenant space, which will begin construction in the third quarter of 2023. The current construction schedule anticipates a grand opening in the […]

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Alabama Adaptive

66th Hartford Nationals Starts in Alabama

The 66th Hartford Nationals, Move United’s largest and longest-standing national sport championship event for athletes with a physical disability, visual impairment, and/or intellectual disability, will take place in Hoover and Birmingham, Alabama, from July 8–14. More than 400 athletes with disabilities and coaches are expected to participate in a series of events that include competitions, […]

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