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The sport of polo is set for a higher profile thanks to a new agreement between the U.S. Polo Association and ESPN. Global Polo Entertainment, the entertainment and media subsidiary of USPA Global Licensing Inc., which manages USPA, has announced a landmark deal with the network that will bring the finals of the top seven […]
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Meetings management titan Cvent announced in July that it planned to go public during the fourth quarter of 2021 via a merger with special purpose acquisition company Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp. II. The company now expects to be listed on the Nasdaq exchange the morning of December 9, Cvent founder and CEO Reggie Aggarwal told […]
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Youth sports performed well during the pandemic in terms of driving group business to hotels. Evidence suggests the market will continue to be strong. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) The last 18 months of the COVID era have been a difficult time for the hospitality industry to navigate. As we remember back to March 2020 and […]
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When the the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb stages its 100th running up the Colorado Springs mountain, it will have a new executive director at the helm for the first time in a decade. The historic motorsports event has announced that Bob Bodor will take over leadership of the organizing committee, succeeding Megan Leatham, who […]
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When arena and stadium operators first began using direct view LED (or DVLED) displays for their scoreboards, they represented the apex of digital display technology. Today, innovative engineers and manufacturers have pushed DVLED display technology to once-unimaginable heights, with individual LEDs (or pixels) now being produced at sub-millimeter size and enabling the design of ultra-high-definition […]
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The Association of Volleyball Professionals and USA Volleyball have entered a strategic partnership aimed at growing and enhancing beach volleyball within the United States. The alliance between the professional beach volleyball organization and the national governing body will see the organizations collaborate on events, marketing, coaching and officials’ education, and more. It will also create […]
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For the first time, the National Senior Games Association will allow athletes over 50 years old to enter to compete in the National Senior Games without having to qualify from other competitions. The move was made following the cancellation or postponement of a significant portion of qualifying events because of the pandemic in advance of […]
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The National Basketball Association will bring its first games to the Arabian Gulf, announcing a deal with the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi to host two preseason games in 2022. The games will be the first of a multiyear deal with the United Arab Emirates. Participating teams and the host venue will […]
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The NCAA intends to expand the bracket sizes for its National Collegiate Beach Volleyball and Women’s Ice Hockey championships. The move came after a decision by the Division I Competition Oversight Committee that will be forwarded for a formal vote. The move for the Beach Volleyball Committee to double in size — to 16 teams from […]
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Nerd Street Gamers has opened what it calls the nation’s first esports campus at its Philadelphia headquarters. Known as The Block, the venue also houses Localhost, which is Nerd Street’s dedicated esports arena. The venue will showcase both professional gaming events for spectators and be open to the public for hourly gameplay, tournaments, summer camps […]
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