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Sports Facilities Companies has announced the opening of Rize Sports in Leetsdale, Pennsylvania, a multi-purpose athletic and events space, while also naming Harry Leckemby Jr. as general manager. With 55,000 square feet of courts for basketball and pickleball and other amenities, Rize Sports will offer a variety of activities for all skill levels. Once complete, […]
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World Athletics has awarded the 2025 Road Running World Championships to San Diego and the 2026 U20 World Championships to Eugene, Oregon, the international federation’s council announced on Monday. “We are grateful that so many great cities around the world are interested in hosting our events and we’re delighted with the quality of the candidates […]
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FIBA 3×3 organizers are looking to strengthen the sport in the Asia and Pacific regions as it held an event organizer workshop over the weekend in Utsunomiya, Japan. The workshop was held in the city that hosted the FIBA 3×3 World Tour opener in April earlier this year. This year’s final of the Women’s Series […]
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Wildfires on Maui that killed at least 55 people and wiped out a historic town have also, from a purely sports event standpoint, led to discussion over if one of college basketball’s biggest non-conference tournaments will be able to hold the event on the island in late November. The wildfires are the state’s deadliest natural […]
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Sustainability has never been a more important factor in the sports market with events that are some of the most high-profile in the world. Tim Trefzer has led sustainability efforts at Mercedes Benz Stadium, SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park, the Super Bowl, College Football Playoff and the Atlanta Falcons among others. He also co-founded the […]
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Huntsville, Alabama, will host Auburn men’s basketball for the first time in more than a decade when the Tigers face reigning Big South Conference champions UNC Asheville on December 13 in the Rocket City Classic at the Von Braun Center. It will be the third time that Auburn plays a neutral-site game in Huntsville, having […]
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Officials with Triple Crown Sports have announced plans for its inaugural PickleCon 2024 from August 8-11 at the Kansas City Convention Center in Missouri. “Our collaboration with Triple Crown Sports has been a mutual benefit since day one,” said Kathy Nelson, president and chief executive officer of Visit KC and the Kansas City Sports Commission. […]
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The second annual TEAMS Europe included leading experts from global organizations including the National Football League, the International Olympic Committee, World Rugby, the International Tennis Federation, LaLiga, Major League Baseball and more. TEAMS—the world’s leading conference and expo for the sports-event industry—unites sport event organizers with destinations, venues and suppliers interested in hosting or supporting […]
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Huntsville, Alabama, and Houston will host international cycling events with Huntsville awarded the 2026 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships and Houston awarded the 2028 UCI BMX Racing World Championships, it was announced during the recent 192nd Congress of the Union Cycliste Internationale. The 2026 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships will take place from September 4-7, […]
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Experience Kissimmee has announced a multi-year partnership with Rangers Football Club of the Scotland Premier League, one of the world’s longest-established clubs founded in 1872. The partnership will see Experience Kissimmee named as the official travel destination of Rangers and include naming rights for the Edmiston House Fan Zone outside of Ibrox, stadium branding and […]
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