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Tulsa and Birmingham to Host National Senior Games

The 2027 National Senior Games will be held in Tulsa with the 2029 Games heading to Birmingham, Alabama, the National Senior Games Association announced on Tuesday. This will be the first time the National Senior Games is held in Tulsa and marks a return to Birmingham after The Games were hosted there in 2017. The […]

Posted On : November 19, 2024 By : Justin Shaw

Rickwood Field still has a lot of its original architecture and plenty of old school charm. Photo courtesy of the GBCVB

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Major League Baseball, Rickwood Field to Spotlight Negro League Greats

Rickwood Field is a bucket list location for any baseball fan and June 20, the world will get the full experience of the oldest professional ballpark in the United States. The field in Birmingham, Alabama, which opened in 1910, has seen 180 future Baseball Hall of Famers compete on its hallowed grounds. Now, Rickwood Field […]

Posted On : June 17, 2024 By : Justin Shaw

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Birmingham to Host 2024 Transplant Games of America

Birmingham, Alabama, will host the 2024 Transplant Games of America with the July 5–10 event bringing together nearly 10,000 members of the transplant community, the Transplant Life Foundation has announced. The weeklong event features thousands of athletes from all 50 states competing in 20 athletic and recreational competitions. Joining the 43 domestic teams will be […]

Posted On : March 8, 2023 By : Justin Shaw

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USFL Adds Memphis as 2023 Competition Hub

Officials from the USFL and the city of Memphis have reached an agreement for the Memphis Showboats to play the USFL 2023 season at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, home of the 1980s team that featured Pro Football Hall of Famer Reggie White. Memphis is the second city that will host games in the second spring […]

Posted On : November 16, 2022 By : Matt Traub

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Birmingham, Alabama, to Host 2025 World Police and Fire Games

Birmingham, Alabama, will host the 2025 World Police and Fire Games. The announcement was made by the event’s federation after a presentation by the bid committee led by the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau, the city of Birmingham and Jefferson County. The 2025 World Police and Fire Games will start June 27 and feature more […]

Posted On : May 8, 2020 By : Matt Traub

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Birmingham, Alabama, Gets Boost from Bassmaster

The Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk generated an estimated economic impact of $35.9 million during its March 6–8, 2020, event in Birmingham, Alabama, says the host community. According to the Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau, the event provided a direct economic impact of $20.8 million and an indirect boost in […]

Posted On : April 30, 2020 By : Matt Traub

Photo: B.A.S.S./Andy Crawford

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Birmingham Selected for 50th Bassmaster Classic in 2020

Birmingham, Alabama, will host the 2020 Bassmaster Classic presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods, which will mark the 50th anniversary of the bass fishing tournament. The fishing competition will be staged on Lake Guntersville, with daily weigh-ins and the Classic Outdoors Expo to take place at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in downtown Birmingham. The event will […]

Posted On : April 24, 2019 By : Jason Gewirtz

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Las Vegas to Host USA Sevens in 2016

The USA Sevens International Rugby Tournament will return to Las Vegas in 2016 through 2019. The three-day tournament will take place March 4–6, 2016, following…

Posted On : June 30, 2015 By : Staff