Teaming with Team USA
Jason Gewirtz: From the Editor
There are few events in sports that match the excitement and pageantry of…
New Organization Hopes to Stick for Cricket in the United States
Could cricket finally be on solid footing in the United States? With a new effort backed by the International Cricket Council, it might have a fighting chance. The sport here has suffered through years of instability caused by disputes between the ICC and the United States of America Cricket Association (USACA)…
Continue Reading
Branch B. Rickey
Branch B. Rickey comes from some extraordinary baseball lineage. His father was a lifelong baseball executive and his grandfather of the same name was a legend, signing Jackie Robinson when he was an executive with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Rickey, however, has seen his own remarkable success. After decades in various leadership roles with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds, he spent seven years as president of the former Triple-A American Association. Since 1998, he has been president of the Pacific Coast League, the 16-team organization that with the International League makes up today’s Triple-A…
Continue ReadingOlympic Villages Open to Athletes
The PyeongChang 2018 Organizing Committee has opened the two Olympic Villages that will be used for athletes and officials during the Olympic Winter Games. The PyeongChang Olympic Village will be the home for more than 3,500 athletes and officials in the mountain cluster, while the Gangneung Olympic Village will house more than 2,400 athletes and […]
Continue Reading
Don Dukemineer Joins Foley Sports Tourism
Foley (Alabama) Sports Tourism has hired industry veteran Don Dukemineer as deputy director of sports tourism. He will begin the position February 20…
Continue Reading
All MLB Clubs Agree to Extend Netting
Major League Baseball has announced that all 30 of its team stadiums will have protective netting that extends at least to the far ends of both dugouts…
Continue ReadingWill the U.S. Bid Again?
With the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, soon to be in the rear-view mirror, attention will next turn to bidding for the 2026 Winter Games. Leaders in Utah, Denver and Reno–Tahoe have all expressed interest should the United States pursue a bid. Complicating matters, though, was the recent award of […]
Continue ReadingNew Look for the Games
The first Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games to be held in South Korea will certainly have a different feel than other recent Games. For the first time in 20 years, there will be no active NHL players competing. For the first time since 1952, there will not be an official team from Russia, thanks to […]
Continue Reading
Fox Sports Reaches Five-Year Deal for Thursday Night Football
The National Football League has reached an agreement with Fox Sports to broadcast the next five seasons of “Thursday Night Football” beginning…
Continue Reading
United Airlines Reaches Naming Rights Deal for Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
United Airlines and the University of Southern California have announced a 16-year naming rights agreement beginning August 2019 that will rename…
Continue ReadingSubscribe to the Newsletter
Don’t miss out on our featured stories of the week. Subscribe to the weekly SportsTravel newsletter to keep up with the latest news in the sports-event industry. To subscribe, click here.
About Us
Since 1997, SportsTravel magazine has served the sports‐related travel and event industry. It is the only publication written and designed to serve the people who organize, manage and host sporting events of all types at all levels.
INDUSTRY PARTNERS
Copyright © 2026 by Northstar Travel Media LLC. All Rights Reserved. 301 Route 17 N, Suite 1150, Rutherford, NJ 07070 USA | Telephone: (201) 902-2000