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Morrisville, North Carolina, will be the home of an international-quality cricket venue in a deal announced with the town and Major League Cricket. The multi-million-dollar, public-private partnership will lead to the expansion of Church Street Park, upgrading an existing venue to a capacity of 3,500, up from its current 2,000 permanent seats. The deal will […]
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Knoxville, Tennessee, has been selected to host the 2023 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk, which will be staged four years after the city hosted the most well-attended event in the series’ history. The 2023 event, hosted by the Visit Knoxville Sports Commission, will be held March 24–26. Competition will be on […]
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The Sports Events & Tourism Association has named Bonny Bernat as director of learning and development, a position that will see her responsible for the growth and development of the association’s Sports Tourism Learning Institute. “We are excited to have Bonny join as a valuable member of our Sports ETA team,” said Al Kidd, president and […]
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The Professional Triathletes Organization will host its first PTO Tour event in the United States – The PTO USA Open – in partnership with USA Triathlon, the Dallas Sports Commission and the City of Irving. The event will staged September 17–18 in Las Colinas–Irving, Texas. The inaugural PTO USA Open will be the third race […]
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Visit Salt Lake has hired Evan Bauerle to oversee sports, tourism and event sales for the west region of Salt Lake County. As part of a collaborative new partnership with ChamberWest, Bauerle will help attract new and retain existing sporting events for venues and hotels in West Valley, Kearns, Taylorsville and West Jordan. Bauerle will […]
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Team TWENTY24, a diverse team of female professional and junior cyclists, will relocate their base of operations from Idaho to Virginia’s Blue Ridge and rebrand as Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY24, a move announced by leaders of Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge and the Virginia Tourism Corporation. For more than 17 years, the women’s cycling team has […]
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Perfect Game will launch a new softball division dedicated to providing young girls and women with playing experiences and advancement opportunities in the United States and abroad. Perfect Game has been organizing baseball events for 27 years and began laying the foundation for its entry into softball in 2019. Perfect Game Softball will seek to […]
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The Sports Turf Managers Association has rebranded as the Sports Field Management Association in a move to align better with its membership makeup and further position the group to aid workers in the sports field industry. The rebrand includes an updated logo, tagline, website and vision for the future. SFMA was founded in 1981 to […]
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The Ironman Group has announced that Augusta, Maine, will host the Ironman 70.3 Maine in 2022, with the event scheduled for July 31. “Ironman 70.3 Maine has been an athlete favorite for the same reasons people love to come to Maine in the summer. This charming capital city will offer athletes that perfect Maine experience,” […]
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The Ironman Group has been a leader in mass participation events for years. The company’s portfolio now extends well beyond the Ironman triathlon series itself and includes the Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series, the multi-day road cycling event series Haute Route and a strategic partnership with UTMB Group, which organizes ultra-trail running events. The company has also […]
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