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Tyler Yoder has been named general manager of the Emerald Acres Sports Connection, an $80 million complex in Mattoon, Illinois, that will be opening in the fall of 2024. A graduate of Ball State University with a masters degree from the University of North Georgia, Yoder has been director for facilities and event management at […]
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The West Michigan Sports Commission has hired Barbara Benda to a new position as director of development as well as Courtney Miner as event coordinator of the Meijer State Games of Michigan, the commission’s signature event. “Adding Barbara Benda in the newly created role of director of development is critical to the growth of the […]
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The Ripken Baseball brand among others owned by Josh Harris and David Blitzer will be folded into a new parent company called Unrivaled Sports, which will oversee an overall broad portfolio of youth sports properties. Unrivaled Sports’ baseball division will consist of Ripken Baseball, Cooperstown All Star Village, Sports Force Parks (which was acquired in […]
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The Premier Lacrosse League’s playoffs this season will be held throughout the East Coast with Boston, Long Island and Philadelphia selected to host the quarterfinals, semifinals and championship rounds. The quarterfinals will be September 2 at Gillette Stadium in Boston before the September 8 semifinals at Shuart Stadium at Hofstra University in Long Island, New […]
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Janis Burke, chief executive officer of the Harris County – Houston Sports Authority; John Gibbons, former executive director of the Rhode Island Sports Commission and Bill Hanson, co-founder of San Antonio Sports, will be inducted into the Sports ETA Hall of Fame as the Class of 2024 at the organization’s annual Symposium in Portland in […]
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Denver, which was a quarterfinalist in the bid race to host the 2022 Gay Games, has reconvened its Bid Committee to vie for the opportunity to host in 2030 as one of 11 cities from throughout the United States among the 25 destinations worldwide bidding to host the Gay Games XIII in 2030. “I am […]
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Experience Kissimmee will be the official Florida destination partner for the 2024 Major League Baseball World Tour: Mexico City Series, a two-game set between the Houston Astros and the Colorado Rockies at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú in Mexico City from April 27–28. This is the first time that Experience Kissimmee has supported an MLB event […]
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The headlines surrounding the recent report by the Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics & Paralympics centered around the future of the U.S. Center for SafeSport, and for good reason. The commission’s work was an outgrowth in part from the sexual abuse scandals at USA Gymnastics and other organizations, and the failure of many […]
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The Colorado Springs Olympic & Paralympic Training Center Velodrome will officially reopen on April 1. Once re-opened, the velodrome will introduce training sessions four days a week, classes for adults and youth and an 18-race series on select Friday nights. USA Cycling and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee will jointly work to continue building […]
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The five locations across the United States that will host USA Artistic Swimming events in 2025 have been announced with events starting in the spring and extending through the fall. The first event will be the Collegiate Championships from March 28–30 at Michael H. Jones Natatorium at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. “The Ann […]
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