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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UAB to Host Sports and Athlete Housing for The World Games 2022

The University of Alabama at Birmingham will participate in The World Games 2022, reaching an agreement to host several competitions across its campus and partner with the global multisport event on several initiatives. Under terms of the deal, competitions for The World Games 2022 will take place throughout UAB’s campus, including BBVA Field, the home […]

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Dan Olson Hired by Snohomish County Sports Commission

The Snohomish County Sports Commission in Washington has hired Dan Olson as sports development manager. Olson began the new role on April 12. A native of Everett, Washington, Olson earned a bachelor’s degree in international relations at the California Maritime Academy, where he also competed on the school’s crew team. Olson previously worked as a […]

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Deloitte Becomes Sponsor of LA28, Extends with Team USA

Deloitte and the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games have entered into a seven-year sponsorship that will make Deloitte the official professional services provider of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. As part of the agreement, Deloitte will continue as an official sponsor of Team USA through 2028 as well. Under terms of […]

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Valley Forge to Host Female Flag Football Tournament

The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board and Flag Football Life will host an all-female flag football tournament in August at The Proving Grounds sports complex in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The We Run the World Flag Football Tournament will be staged August 14–15 and will feature more than 45 youth female teams in 8U, 10U, 12U, […]

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TeamSnap Adds to Management Team

TeamSnap, which provides sports management and communication software for amateur sports organizations, has added to its executive team, hiring Brian Caulfield as chief operating officer and Nicole McCormack as general manager of advertising and commerce. The moves come on the heels of the company’s announcement of a strategic partnership that gave Waud Capital majority ownership […]

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New Jersey Invests $200,000 in Atlantic City Esports Innovation Center

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority will invest $200,000 with Stockton University to support the establishment of an esports Innovation Center at the university’s Atlantic City campus. The funding will be used to provide staff support for the Innovation Center, which is expected to contribute to Atlantic City’s goal of becoming a hub for the […]

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Melissa Stockwell: Preparing for a Most Unusual Paralympics

Melissa Stockwell’s road to the Paralympics began in Iraq in 2004 when a roadside bomb took her leg, making her the first female American solider in history to lose a limb in active combat. After earning a Purple Heart and Bronze Star for her service, she turned her attention to the Paralympics, becoming the first […]

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Kim Rogers Named Director of Events for World Lacrosse

Kim Rogers has been hired as director of events for World Lacrosse where she will oversee the planning and delivery of world championships and other events conducted by the international federation. In the new role she will work with Competition Director Fiona Clark, the organizing committees for various World Lacrosse world championships and World Lacrosse […]

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The new Lauridsen Skatepark will host the 2021 Dew Tour just weeks after its official opening. Photo: Courtesy of Dew Tour

Lauridsen Skatepark in Des Moines Bowls Over Dew Tour

Greg Edwards wasn’t sure how this site visit was going to go. As the new Lauridsen Skatepark in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, was under construction last winter, Dew Tour representatives came to see firsthand what would become the largest skatepark in the country. But winter being winter, the weather was not cooperating. “Here come all […]

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