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EventConnect has announced the launch of its CityConnect platform in partnership with SportsPittsburgh, Sports Salt Lake and Visit Mesa to become the preferred housing provider for each destination in addition to providing data and insights. “I see SportsPittsburgh’s alliance with EventConnect as a game-changer,” said Jennifer Hawkins, executive director of SportsPittsburgh. “Their combined services cater […]
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Experience Kissimmee and the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars have extended its partnership with Experience Kissimmee as the official travel destination of the team. Experience Kissimmee launched new annual benefits domestically with the team this season and continued their support for the UK player tour throughout Bristol, Manchester and Dublin in June. In addition to the UK […]
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The National Hockey League 2024–2025 regular season will start in Europe and include games in multiple countries, new venues, the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off and the first action of the relocated Utah Hockey Club. The season begins October 4, when the Buffalo Sabres play the New Jersey Devils in the 2024 NHL Global Series at […]
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The International Federation of Sport Climbing Youth World Championships is headed back to Europe for the 2025 edition as Helsinki will welcome hundreds of young climbers from July 28 through August 3 with competition split up at two venues. The KiipeilyAreena Ristikko — one of the largest climbing gyms in Northern Europe — will host […]
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USA Pickleball, the national governing body for the sport in the United States, announced five events as part of the inaugural 2024 USA Pickleball Select Series between July and October in Virginia, Alabama, California, New Jersey and Colorado. “We’re excited to offer the USA Pickleball Select Series for our members to continue to hone their […]
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Kim Ng, the first woman to serve as general manager of a major American men’s professional sports team, has joined Athletes Unlimited as a senior advisor, focusing on the new AU Softball League. Ng will oversee the development of the AUSL as it prepares for its launch in the spring of 2025, working with Chief […]
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U.S. Ski & Snowboard and the X Games have announced a strategic partnership that will create The Winter X Games Series including the U.S. Ski & Snowboard-hosted FIS World Cup events, the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix and Visa Big Air presented by Toyota taking place alongside Winter X Games. The partnership will involve co-branding and […]
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The four-team Cactus Division field for the 2024 Arizona Tip-Off college basketball showcase has been announced, with Butler, Mississippi State, Northwestern and UNLV taking part in this year’s event November 28–29 at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona. All four programs took part in postseason play last season, with Mississippi State and Northwestern earning NCAA Tournament […]
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The Utah Hockey Club have announced plans to partner with the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation and its Utah Olympic Oval facility in Kearns, Utah, with several million dollars in capital investment to renovate 17,400 square-feet of the existing facility to develop a practice site for the team’s inaugural NHL season. The enhancements and renovations will […]
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Visit Panama City Beach has announced new staff appointments including Kristen Krasinskas as sports business development manager while promoting Justin Kelley to sports marketing operations manager. Krasinskas served as the director of member experience at InnoLead. She also has previous stops at Invictus Boston, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the AHL’s Lake Erie Monsters, the AFL’s Cleveland […]
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