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Nerd Street Gamers, an esports infrastructure company focused on competitive opportunities for gamers, has announced a partnership with PlayVS, an organization devoted to high school esports competitions. Under terms of the deal, Nerd Street Gamers has been named the 2020 Championship Broadcast Partner for the PlayVS High School Esports Championships. Also as part of the […]
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Sophie Goldschmidt has stepped down as CEO of the World Surf League and will be succeeded by Erik Logan, the league’s president of content, media and studios. “Sophie has had a huge impact on the WSL,” said Dirk Ziff, WSL owner and board member. “She is responsible for transforming both our business capabilities and culture […]
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The Prince William County (Virginia) Office of Tourism has named Michael Rojas to the new position of sports tourism manager. The newly created position is designed to bolster the goal of expanding the county’s sports tourism program and capitalize on opportunities provided by the merger two years ago of the county’s tourism function into the […]
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Cedar City, Utah, will host the 2020 and 2021 USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships. The city in southwestern Utah, which has hosted the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah on several occasions and is known for hosting festival and events, will host the 2020 event July 30–August 2. The event is expected to attract […]
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Sports-event industry veteran Hill Carrow has been inducted into the George Whitfield Baseball Clinic Hall of Fame. The 47th Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony was held at Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, North Carolina. George Whitfield, a member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame and an influential leader in high school, legion and […]
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Giants Enterprises has announced the expansion of Pier 48 near San Francisco’s Oracle Park, which will provide the largest contiguous indoor event space in the city after the Moscone Convention Center. The expansion allows the venue to use 200,000 square feet of event space that can accommodate up to 10,000 people. As part of the […]
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Does the future of esports lie at the shopping mall? Allied Esports and Simon, one of the largest mall developers and operators in the country, are betting it will. The companies have announced that Mall of Georgia in Buford, Georgia, will be the location for the companies’ first dedicated esports venue as part of a […]
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A Quentin Tarantino film is bound to generate some degree of controversy. With his epic “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Tarantino has this time touched a nerve in the world of sports. I will not drop any spoilers in this column so feel free to keep reading even if you haven’t seen the film. […]
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The Winter Dew Tour will have a new venue for the first time in years in 2020 and the event has announced a new emphasis on women’s disciplines for the ski and snowboard competition. Mountain Dew and Adventure Sports Network Group announced three new disciplines for women’s competition—including ski and snowboard streetstyle and ski and […]
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Indianapolis is two years out from hosting the College Football Playoff national championship game, but organizers in the city are preparing for the event, announcing a slate of officers and board members for the host committee and unveiling a logo for the committee itself. The 2022 event will mark the first time the game is […]
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