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Mesa will host a record number of events in November with events that will bring a total of 20,000 athletes and spectators to the Arizona destination, with a projection of more than 7,200 hotel room nights and approximately $13.8 million in direct spend economic impact. “Mesa’s top-tier facilities and attractions make us one of the […]
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Benedictine University Mesa and Visit Mesa in Arizona have announced a partnership agreement which includes the Visit Mesa patch on men’s basketball home and away uniforms beginning with the 2024–2025 season. Visit Mesa will be the first partner to have its logo featured on a Benedictine Mesa Athletics uniform. “Visit Mesa is so very proud […]
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EventConnect has announced the launch of its CityConnect platform in partnership with SportsPittsburgh, Sports Salt Lake and Visit Mesa to become the preferred housing provider for each destination in addition to providing data and insights. “I see SportsPittsburgh’s alliance with EventConnect as a game-changer,” said Jennifer Hawkins, executive director of SportsPittsburgh. “Their combined services cater […]
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Sometimes a sporting event is more than a competition between athletes. Sometimes it can be used for the greater good and to bring awareness to an issue that affects many people. This is the case for the Professional Bull Riders event this weekend in Queen Creek, Arizona. The PBR, Queen Creek and Visit Mesa are […]
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Mesa, Arizona, has been selected to host the World Field Target Championship at the Rio Salado Sportsman’s Club from November 13–17, 2024, marking the first time the United States has hosted the event since 2007. The World Field Target Championship includes 300 athletes from around the globe engaging in four to five hours of competition […]
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Head out to Tempe, Arizona, and walk up the steps to the gates at Tempe Diablo Stadium to see the Los Angeles Angels, a compact stadium packed to the brim not just in the stands but in the outfield grass and concourses on this Friday afternoon with fans both in Angels red and San Diego […]
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EventConnect has announced a partnership with Legacy Sports USA, which in January 2022 will open Legacy Sports Park, a 320-acre multi-use family, sport and entertainment complex in Mesa, Arizona. Legacy Sports USA will use EventConnect’s platform to streamline attendee user data to maximize attendee experiences with event and hotel registrations, ticketing and concessions planning at […]
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Visit Mesa in Arizona has named Lance Fite as its director of sports sales. The city near Phoenix has several significant sports projects in the works, including Legacy Sports Park, which will be a 320-acre multisport complex opening in 2022. Fite joins the convention and visitors bureaus with a background in hotel sales and management, […]
Continue ReadingA new 320-acre sports and entertainment complex is planned for Mesa, Arizona, with multiple outdoor and indoor sporting opportunities aimed toward driving the area’s sports tourism market to become even more of a destination beyond Major League Baseball spring training. The Legacy Sports Park is scheduled to open in 2022 and Legacy Sports USA, the […]
Continue ReadingConstruction has started on the Sheraton/Mesa in Arizona. The hotel, which will be built next to the Cubs Park, will be the first commercial…
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The @Big12Conference has selected the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah, to host the 2025, 2026 and 2027 Big 12 Gymnastics Championships. The 2025 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship’s two sessions will be held March 22 at noon and 5 p.m. local time.
.@PlayNAIA has selected Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Alabama, and @GSOB_Sports as hosts for the 2025, 2026 and 2027 NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championships.
Move United was given the 2024 Rings of Gold Award by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee during its annual assembly last week in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Triple Crown Sports has announced the departure of Sean Hardy, who is stepping down from his role as chief operating officer to join League One Volleyball as chief growth officer.
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