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France will host the world men’s ice hockey championships in 2028 with games in Paris and Lyon, two years ahead of its planned hosting of the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The Accor Arena in Paris and the LDLC Arena in Lyon will host the 16-team tournament from May 12–28, 2028. It will be […]
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There’s something for everybody in Rock Hill, South Carolina, which sits about 20 miles south of Charlotte. At the same time it was hosting 3,500 riders at the 2024 UCI BMX Racing World Championships at the local BMX Supercross Track, there was a youth basketball tournament across town at the Rock Hill Sports and Event […]
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Years of work boiled down to a Sunday afternoon in February. After months of delays, FIFA was finally releasing the match schedule for the 2026 World Cup. The culmination of the TV show — “a tough watch” said more than one person interviewed for this story — was the reveal of where the 2026 World […]
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WWE SummerSlam will be held at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis from August 1–2, 2026, the first non-WrestleMania WWE event that will be held over the course of two days. The 2026 SummerSlam will mark the first time WWE will host a stadium event in the city. WWE and Minnesota Sports and Events will deliver […]
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B.A.S.S. has been recognized for its contributions toward the hospitality industry has in the state of South Carolina each year as part of South Carolina Travel and Tourism Week. South Carolina has hosted four B.A.S.S. events over the course of the 2024 season and will also be the host of the 2024 Strike King Bassmaster […]
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Pasco County, also known as Florida’s Sports Coast, lives up to its name. This Gulf Coast destination boasts impressive outdoor and indoor facilities for sports of all kinds, whether youth basketball, professional tennis, wheelchair rugby or countless other competitions at all levels. In this video, see what makes this such a special place for sports, […]
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Houston’s Minute Maid Park and Miami’s loanDepot Park will be the U.S. host sites for the 2026 World Baseball Classic along with the Tokyo Dome in Japan and Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Tokyo and Miami were hosts in the 2023 tournament which culminated with Japan beating the United States 3-2. It […]
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The WNBA will expand to Canada, awarding Toronto an expansion team that will begin play in the 2026 season and become the first team in the league outside of the United States. Kilmer Sports Ventures, led by Larry Tanenbaum, is paying $115 million for the team. Tanenbaum is chairman of the NBA Board of Governors […]
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The Lansing Sports Commission has hired Taylor McKay as its new sports development manager. McKay brings experience in sales, management and hospitality to the Lansing Sports Commission. She has a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management from Niagara University in New York, where she was a player on the women’s basketball team. “We are thrilled to […]
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In 2019, the Sports Events and Tourism Association, or Sports ETA, embarked on an ambitious State of the Industry report to attempt to put a value on the economic impact derived from sports events and sports-related travel. The timing was fortuitous as it set a baseline for future studies just before the pandemic. In 2022, […]
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