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West Virginia Governor Jim Justice presented a $1.8 million check to The Bridge Sports Complex on January 7. Photo courtesy of the Governor's Office

The Bridge Sports Complex Gets Boost From West Virginia Government

The city of Bridgeport, West Virginia, is getting a boost from the state government to construct multiple turf fields at The Bridge Sports Complex. On January 7, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice delivered $1.8 million in matching funds to the city of Bridgeport to support the project. The fields will serve various turf-related sports including […]

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Unrivaled Sports Acquires Rocker B Ranch, An Expansive Premier Destination For Youth Baseball And Multi-Sport Experiences In Texas

Unrivaled Sports Acquires Rocker B Ranch

Unrivaled Sports has added Rocker B Ranch in Texas to its baseball and multi-sport division of venues with plans to expand the facility in the future. The Rocker B Ranch acquisition is the latest since Unrivaled Sports formed in 2024. In 2024, Rocker B Ranch hosted nearly 60,000 visitors, including over 900 baseball teams that […]

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Visit Tri-Valley Announces New Multi-Use Event Center

A new multi-use events center will be built in Dublin, California, Visit Tri-Valley announced this week. “We are thrilled that Visit Tri-Valley has chosen Dublin as the future home of their state-of-the-art MultiUse Event Center,” said Dublin Mayor Michael McCorriston. “This facility will not only enhance our city’s standing as a premier destination for sports, […]

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Youth Sports Facility Act Introduced in Congress

A bill that would make youth sports facilities eligible for federal grants was introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives last month with nine co-sponsors. The Youth Sports Facility Act of 2024 is a bill that proposes amendments to the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to support the development of youth sports […]

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State and local dignitaries celebrate the opening of the Reno-Tahoe Indoor Track Facility at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center on Thursday night in Nevada. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

New Indoor Track Facility a Boost for Reno-Tahoe Tourism

Teams and coaches gathered in the stands and alongside the edges of the banked track, chugging energy drinks and chewing on energy bars as athletes from all around the Western United States vaulted, jumped, threw and sprinted over a three-day period. The scene for the Silver State Invitational is what the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors […]

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Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg laid out the vision for the proposed Louisville Sports Entertainment District at a press conference on December 2. Photo courtesy of the City of Louisville

Louisville Proposes Development of Sports Entertainment District Downtown

The city of Louisville has proposed a sports entertainment district, part of ongoing revitalization efforts downtown, which would be next to Slugger Field, home of the Louisville Bats, the Triple A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg revealed the proposal on Monday, a joint venture between Louisville Bats’ owner Diamond Baseball Holdings and […]

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Rose Bowl Stadium Announces Renovation Plans, Fundraising Campaign

One of the most historic sports venues in the world will be getting updates as the Rose Bowl Stadium’s operating company and the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation announced a legacy fundraising campaign to revitalize the Pasadena stadium over the next several years. Among the projects are a new field-level club to be built in the […]

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A rendering shows what the SAFER barriers and new catch fence will look like at Bowman Gray Stadium. Courtesy of NASCAR

Bowman Gray Stadium Gets New Lighting, Safety Barriers for NASCAR Clash

As Bowman Gray Stadium prepares to host the NASCAR Cup Series Clash on February 1–2, 2025, the city of Winston-Salem and Winston-Salem State University have announced several initiatives to prepare the facility for the return of NASCAR Cup Series to its quarter-mile oval for the first time since 1971. The improvements include a new lighting […]

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NBC Sports Next Establishes Partnership With Arizona Athletic Grounds

NBC Sports Next’s SportsEngine Play streaming platform has announced a partnership with Arizona Athletic Grounds that will see the platform broadcast games and events each year at the Mesa venue. The partnership designates SportsEngine as AAG’s “Exclusive Video and Streaming Partner.” The NBC Sports Next platform is installing more than 80 fixed cameras at the […]

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