Author: Matt Traub

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Green Sports Alliance Launches Sports Venue Playbook

The Green Sports Alliance, a nonprofit that aims to have professional sports leagues, sports-governing bodies, colleges, teams, venues, their partners and fans to embrace more sustainable practices, has released the Food Waste Diversion and Compostable Packaging Playbook, supported by its corporate membership network and member NatureWorks. The purpose is to address how certified compostable food […]

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First US Youth Soccer Futsal Championships Heading to Virginia Beach

The US Youth Soccer 2023 Futsal National Championships, the first of its kind and hosted in collaboration with United Futsal, will be held February 24-26, 2023, at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia. “We are thrilled to be hosting the 2023 US Youth Soccer Futsal National Championships in Virginia Beach at the […]

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Houston’s NRG Stadium. Photo by Troy Taormina/USA Today Sports

Harris County-Houston Sports Authority Celebrates 25th Anniversary

First organized because of a professional sports team that left the city, the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority will spend September celebrating its 25th anniversary with events that highlight the series of stadiums built in part because of what happened in the past. The HCHSA was formed after the Houston Oilers left town to become the […]

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United States Olympic Winter Games bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor poses for a portrait at the 2017 Team USA Media Summit in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Olympian Elana Meyers Taylor Elected to USOPC Board of Directors

Elana Meyers Taylor, a four-time Olympian and five-time medal winner, has been elected by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Athletes’ Advisory Council to serve as an athlete representative to the USOPC Board of Directors. The USOPC AAC, which serves as the representative group and voice of active Team USA athletes, is responsible for […]

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Giants, Padres to Play Series in Mexico City in 2023

The San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants will meet in a two-game series at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú Béisbol in Mexico City from April 29–30, 2023, Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association have announced. The games, which will serve as Padres home games, will represent the first regular season […]

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Generation Esports, Playfly Esports Expanding Opportunities at High Schools

Generation Esports has launched a partnership with Playfly Esports starting this fall to connects brands with esports fans and provides strategic solutions to enhance competitive and scholastic esports at every level. Generation Esports will operate and service Playfly Esports high school state association partners. The strategic alignment kicks off with support for the Arizona Interscholastic […]

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Paris 2024 ‘On Track’ Says IOC, But Cuts Loom

The International Olympic Committee’s Coordination Commission has finished visits to the organizers for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Paris, grading the work done so far as “right on track” to deliver the Games in less than two years’ time. During the meetings, the Coordination Commission received an insight into the launch of […]

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Max Cobb will start his new role in October and relocate to Salzburg to work full time from the IBU Headquarters. Photo via US Biathlon

U.S. Biathlon Leader Max Cobb to Head International Biathlon Union

U.S. Biathlon President and Chief Executive Officer Max Cobb has been named by the International Biathlon Union as its new secretary general and will be leaving U.S. Biathlon this fall to take the helm of the international sports federation based in Salzburg, Austria. Cobb will start his new role in October and relocate to Salzburg […]

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Fanatics Named LA28 Online Merchandise Retailer

The LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games have agreed to a comprehensive merchandise and retail agreement with Fanatics that will see the merchandiser run LA28 and Team USA’s online retail platforms and develop the uniforms for volunteers at the Games. The agreement extends to the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s Team USA brand. As part […]

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Eugene, Cascades & Coast Sports Commission Welcomes Matthew Towers

The Eugene, Cascades & Coast Sports Commission in Oregon has added Matthew Towers to the staff as the new sports sales and marketing coordinator. Towers comes to the organization following the completion of a fan experience role with the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 team, working in ticketing with Lane United FC and acting as an […]

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