Rob Manfred Named MLB Commissioner
Rob Manfred has been elected commissioner of Major League Baseball, the 10th person to hold the position in the league’s history…
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Ski Austin, the NBA’s executive vice-president of events, has stepped down after 25 years with the league and eight years as the leader…
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Birmingham, Alabama; Lima, Peru; and Ufa, Russia, have submitted a bid to host the 2021 World Games. The three cities applied to the…
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In the X Games’ first foray outside Los Angeles in 11 years, Austin, Texas, proved to be a worthy host of the annual extreme sports and cultural festival. Despite high winds that caused one event to be canceled for safety reasons, the event was deemed a success, with 160,000 people in attendance, far surpassing the 100,000 organizers had predicted…
Sports Aimed at Kids Are Making a Splash By John Conroy In the mid-1990s, Terry Anton and Wally Armstrong looked at the sport they had both played on the PGA Tour and didn’t like what they saw. In particular, a magazine article described golf’s “revolving door” and the lack of new players arriving to replace […]
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Mike Anderson has been named executive director of sports tourism for the Myrtle Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, where he…
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Deborah Larkin has been named chief executive officer of the New York-based Women’s Sports Foundation. “Deborah’s hard work…
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Fast Traffic Events & Entertainment
Veteran sports and entertainment event producer Frank Supovitz has launched his new consulting company, Fast Traffic Events & Entertainment…
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Rick Hatcher has been named executive director of the Treasure Coast Sports Commission in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Hatcher will replace Tom Colucci…
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Nationwide Insurance has signed a three-year agreement with the National Football League to become an official sponsor of the league…
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The IOC’s Coordination Commission was in Los Angeles this week for a three-day visit to review selected venues and track the progress of the @LA28 Games. The tours included the Rose Bowl, Intuit Dome and several venues in Long Beach.
The @HCHSA has appointed Ryan Walsh as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Janis Burke. Walsh is currently the chief executive officer and executive director of the Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation, a position he has held since 2018.
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