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It was August 2015 when Martin Palmaz first got the word. As executive director of the U.S. Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association, Palmaz was regularly in touch with the flight schools around the country that help keep the sport aloft. This time, one of them was relaying some distressing news: Its insurance policy was not […]
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Jon Ridgeon has been named CEO of the IAAF, the international federation for track and field. The 51-year-old competed for Great Britain in the 110-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles from 1984 to 1996 and competed at the 1988 and 1996 Olympics. He also has held leadership roles in several sports-related business, including most recently as […]
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The Pac-12 Conference and 76, the retail gas brand owned by energy manufacturing and logistics company Phillips 66, have extended the presenting sponsorship agreement of the Pac-12 championship game. The multiyear deal will have 76 continue as presenting sponsor of the 2019 Pac-12 Football Championship Game. “The Pac-12 Football Championship Game is the pinnacle of our annual conference […]
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The Curling World Cup is a four-stop curling series. The first stop was in Suzhou, China, in September; the second is in Omaha, Nebraska; the third is in Jonkoping, Sweden; and the final is in Beijing.
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David Siegel has been named president of the Los Angeles Sports Council and Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games…
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The Federation of International Lacrosse has received provisional three-year recognition from the International Olympic Committee, a step in the sport’s potential future inclusion at the Olympic Games. The designation also allows the FIL to receive funding from the IOC and apply for development programs. “The IOC executive board’s decision to provisionally recognize FIL has created a major […]
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The Professional Bowlers Association will return to Allen Park, Michigan, near Detroit for the 10th anniversary of the World Series of Bowling in March 2019. Thunderbowl Lanes, which hosted the first edition of the event in 2009, will once again host. And in a first for professional bowling, the series will include five consecutive nights of primetime […]
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Chris Tatum has been named president and CEO of the Hawaii Tourism Authority. Tatum recently served as general manager of…
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PlayStation has renewed its multiyear agreement with ESPN and will return as the title sponsor of the Fiesta Bowl. The annual event, one of the College Football Playoff New Year’s Six bowl games, will be held on January 1, 2019, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. “PlayStation has been an unbelievable partner over the last two years. […]
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USA Hockey and Hockey Canada have announced that the women’s national teams from the United States and Canada will compete in a three-game series February 12–17, 2019. Detroit has been selected to host the final game, which will be played at Little Caesars Arena on February 17 as part of Hockey Week Across America. “It’s great to bring […]
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Fraser Bullock was officially named executive chair and president for the Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City while former Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson was named as chief executive officer.
The @MountainWest Conference, in partnership with the Arizona Sports and Entertainment Commission, will host the 2025 Credit Union 1 Baseball Championship at Sloan Park in @VisitMesa, Arizona, May 21–24.
.@usavolleyball has announced that Denver will host the 2025 ParaVolley Pan America Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships on May 24–28, an event which will run alongside the 2025 USA Volleyball Open National Championship.
The Sports Facilities Companies has been selected to operate Destination KP, a new youth sports venue located on Long Island, New York, withTim O’Connell appointed as general manager.
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