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The Big 12 has extended its agreement to host its football championship game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, through the 2030 season. AT&T Stadium has hosted the past eight Big 12 Conference title games. AT&T Stadium opened in 2009 and hosted both the 2009 and 2010 Big 12 Championship games. After a six-year hiatus […]
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Kelly McGrath has been named General Manager and Executive Director of Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the Minnesota Sports & Entertainment organization has announced. McGrath joined the organization in 2000 as the director of sales for the Minnesota Wild. In 2005, McGrath transitioned to the director of sales for Xcel Energy Center and […]
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The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will play Major League Baseball’s first regular-season games in South Korea, opening next season in Seoul on March 20-21, 2024 as part of MLB’s World Tour with games in four countries outside of the United States and Canada next season as its international ambitions broaden. MLB will […]
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Hours before the 2023 All-Star Game started in Seattle, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred touched on several subjects including future hosts for the midseason game plus the drawn-out process of the Oakland Athletics relocating to Las Vegas. Next year’s All-Star Game is scheduled for the Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Field in Arlington. The 2026 […]
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Venus Williams, John Isner and a total of 10 ATP and WTA Tour pros will be part of the inaugural San Antonio International Team Tennis Championships at Freeman Coliseum from November 10-12, 2023. San Antonio Sports will organize the event. The San Antonio Smash will be led by Williams, Isner, Elina Svitolina, Bob Bryan and […]
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Paris, host of the upcoming 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games, has moved to the No. 1 spot of the annual BCW Ranking of Sports Cities with Los Angeles, host of the 2028 Summer Games, in the second spot. London is third in the rankings ahead of New York City, followed by Manchester, England. The […]
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The 2026 British Open Championship will be played at Royal Birkdale, the R&A announced this week ahead of next week’s major championship. “Royal Birkdale is a world-class Championship venue and its outstanding links will once again provide the world’s best men’s professional golfers with a tough but fair test of their talents and capabilities as […]
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Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, will host the 2024 YMCA National Gymnastics Championships with approximately 1,700 athletes across the country ranging in age from 6 to 20 years old expected to compete. The announcement was made this week by the YMCA of the USA, the national resource office for the 2,600 YMCAs across the country. The championship […]
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The business model, structure and governance of sports organizations are crucial in determining how they are managed, the dynamics of their activities and long-term sustainability. The main differences between International Federations and U.S. professional sports leagues are organizational structures, governance, revenue models, talent management strategies, leadership styles, profit orientation, sports specification rules, and conflict resolution […]
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Jack Rains, the founding chair of the board at the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority from 1997 through 1999, has died. From 1997 though 1999, Rains served on the HCHSA board as the Founding Chair. During his time on the board, Rains was instrumental in establishing and supporting the mission and vision of the HCHSA. Along […]
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