Author: Jason Gewirtz

Jason Gewirtz is the editor and publisher of SportsTravel. He has worked at the magazine in various roles since 2008, including as managing editor and editor. He is a former member of the Sports ETA board of directors.
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XFL Games to Air on ESPN, ABC and Fox

The revived XFL has announced multiyear broadcast agreements with ESPN, ABC and Fox Sports to air games starting with the league’s inaugural season in 2020. XFL games will air weekly on ABC and Fox, with ESPN, ESPN2, FS1 and FS2 sharing broadcast duties throughout the season as well. The league will air back-to-back games starting Saturday afternoons at […]

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International Federation Rebrands as World Lacrosse

The international federation for lacrosse has announced a rebrand to World Lacrosse, along with a new logo for the organization that less than six months ago received provisional recognition from the International Olympic Committee. In addition, the federation announced that it was placing its international headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The former International Lacrosse Federation […]

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Is There an Esports NGB? Yes, But It’s Complicated

In traditional sports, there is almost always a national governing body and an international federation that serves to guide the sport, set its rules, establish frameworks for competitions and set expectations for athletes. But in the world of esports, the situation is a bit more complex. To a large extent, tournaments and competitions are unregulated […]

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Ironman Picks St. George, Utah, to Host the 70.3 World Championship in 2021

Ironman has selected St. George, Utah, to host the 2021 Ironman 70.3 World Championship. The announcement marks the first time since 2013 that the triathlon championship will be staged in the Southwest United States. Ironman also announced that as part of a five-year hosting agreement, a new full-distance Ironman triathlon will rotate between a series […]

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ESL One New York to Return to Brooklyn

ESL will bring one of its largest esports events—ESL One New York powered by Intel—back to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center for the fourth consecutive year. The tournament will be staged September 28–29 and will see teams compete in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) for a piece of a $200,000 prize pool. The event will also feature the Season 2 […]

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Las Vegas to Host Rainbow Six Siege Minor

HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas will host the first 2019 Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege minor event June 7–June 9. The event will feature a $75,000 total prize pool with the winning team earning $30,000. The event will feature 16 teams including 12 Pro League or Challenger League teams. The four remaining slots will be made […]

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UNLV and Caesars Entertainment Partner for Innovation Space

UNLV and Caesars Entertainment have announced the creation of Black Fire Innovation, which will serve as 43,000 square feet of innovation space to test hospitality and gaming concepts that will include an esports arena, a sportsbook, mock hotel rooms, a casino floor and virtual reality facilities. The complex, expected to open in late 2019, will […]

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2019 National Senior Games Reaches Registration Record

Athletes ages 50 and older are responding in record numbers to the 2019 National Senior Games presented by Humana, which will be staged this summer in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The June 14–25 event has seen 13,712 athletes register for the Olympic-style multisport festival—the most in the event’s 32-year history. New Mexico has seen the most […]

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Bud Light Becomes Official Beer of Overwatch League

The Overwatch League has named AB InBev the esports league’s official beer partner. As part of the deal, Bud Light will serve as the league’s official beer partner and will activate at fan watch parties around the world, excluding China. The partnership was part of the league’s official launch in its teams’ markets over the weekend of April […]

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NFL Draft in Nashville Shatters Attendance Record

Nashville, Tennessee, shattered attendance records for an NFL Draft, with the league estimating that 600,000 people attended the three days of the draft held downtown. The closet previous estimate was 275,000 when Philadelphia hosted in 2017. In addition, the league reported that the event set new records in media consumption, with an estimated 6.1 million […]

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