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Officials from Major League Baseball and Bristol Speedway, the track known as the “Thunder Valley” that holds more than 146,000 fans for NASCAR races, announced Friday that the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds will play in the Speedway Classic on Aug. 2, 2025. It will be a Reds home game with the first two being […]
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Beard Team USA has announced the 2024 National Beard & Moustache Championships will be held in Everett, Washington, on November 2 at the Everett Theatre. The National Championships will include an amateur competition on November 1 and the chance to set and/or break four Guinness World Records of longest beard and moustache chains. “We are […]
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The 2024 NAIA national championship football game will be at Durham County Memorial Stadium in North Carolina on December 21 at noon. “We’re excited to welcome the NAIA National Football Championship back to Durham,” said Marcus Manning, executive director of the Durham Sports Commission. “We can sense the positive momentum growing with every event and […]
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Five-time U.S. Olympian Allyson Felix, who made Olympic history by winning 11 medals, has been elected to the IOC Athletes’ Commission. Felix will serve an eight-year term and be confirmed as member of the International Olympic Committee at the Closing Ceremony of the 2024 Games in Paris on August 11. Felix stepped away from athletics […]
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ASM Global has promoted Melissa Wasson to general manager of the facility in Glendale, Arizona, best known as the home of the Arizona Cardinals. Wasson has served the past 13 years as the assistant general manager at State Farm Stadium, where she led the ASM Global stadium management team in overseeing the day-to-day and event […]
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The PGA Tour’s event in Charlotte will be called the Truist Championship as part of a seven-year agreement between the PGA Tour and Truist Financial Corporation. Quail Hollow Club will continue to be the primary host for the event except for next year when it hosts the PGA Championship, moving the 2025 Truist Championship to […]
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Visit Casper has finished the first year of a campaign with Logan Wilson, a Casper native and linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals, to promote the Wyoming destination as a place to visit. Wilson and his wife Morgan have been promoting Casper and Natrona County through reels, Instagram posts and stories with content that included summer […]
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United Airlines has launched a flight schedule to make it easier for Chicago Bears fans to travel to every away game this season, adjusting departure times of six flights so fans have the option to fly home the same night as games. United is also flying larger planes on two routes and adding an additional […]
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The Lansing Sports Commission has named Kendall Boelman its new sports coordinator. Boelman joined the team in February 2024 as an intern. In her role as sports coordinator, Boelman will support team members in attracting, creating and hosting events. She will also provide administrative support including creating client presentations and proposals and coordinating the commission’s […]
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Explore Asheville and the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority have announced Jay Curwen as director of sports, film and entertainment. Curwen will be responsible for providing strategic leadership to attract and retain profitable opportunities in the sports, film and entertainment industries for Asheville and Buncombe County. Curwen, an Asheville native and sales executive, has experience […]
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