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USA Bobsled & Skeleton, TeachAids Unite to Provide Concussion Education

USA Bobsled & Skeleton and TeachAids have announced a new partnership that will see TeachAids’ CrashCourse content posted onto the national governing body’s website to educate athletes competing in or trying out for the sports and promote the positive health and safety of an athlete’s career. TeachAids has developed “CrashCourse,” a suite of interactive products […]

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USA Cycling Delays Championship Host Announcement Over Transgender Bills

USA Cycling has delayed its announcement of the host site for its 2021 Marathon Mountain Bike National Championship after learning the host state’s legislature passed an anti-transgender bill that bars transgender youth from participating in school sports consistent with their gender identity. The governing body did not reveal which state had been scheduled to host, […]

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San Antonio to Host L’Étape du Tour Cycling Event

An international cycling event sponsored by the organization that runs the Tour de France is reportedly heading to San Antonio in 2022. L’Etape du Tour, a global cycling series sponsored by the same group that organizes the Tour de France, will hold an event in San Antonio from April 8–10, 2022, San Antonio Sports Chief […]

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Oak View Group Names Verizon as 5G and Technology Partner

Oak View Group is partnering with Verizon to become the exclusive 5G and wireless partner New York’s UBS Arena, Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena and Palm Springs’ Coachella Valley Arena. The deal will bring 5G Ultra Wideband to the arenas, which will have the ability to use the technology for public safety, access, concessions, crowd management […]

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Elena Delle Donne: Preparing for the 2021 WNBA Season and Olympic Summer Games

The WNBA bills itself as a league that features the most accomplished and highly skilled women in the world of basketball who are passionate about the game they love. One of the biggest names in the league is Elena Delle Donne, who in seven years has racked up one of the longest track records of […]

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The New National Stadium, a venue designed for the opening and closing ceremonies for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, is seen prominently in the Tokyo cityscape seen from an observation tower. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

NBC, Twitch Partnering on Olympic Content

NBC Olympics and Twitch are partnering to produce and deliver live content that will live on a new NBC Olympics Twitch channel leading into and throughout the Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo in 2021. The effort will consist of unique programming tailored to the Twitch community including highlight studio shows, game-ified pre-Olympic activations, Olympic athlete interviews […]

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2021 USA Field Hockey National Festival Returns to Tampa

USA Field Hockey will stage its 40th National Hockey Festival at the Tournament Sportsplex of Tampa Bay in Florida, starting November 25, 2021, in partnership with the Tampa Bay Sports Commission and Visit Tampa Bay. The Tournament Sportsplex of Tampa Bay is a multisport facility located in southeast Hillsborough County. The Sportsplex has 15 full-size […]

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Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida, has hosted the 2017 World Rowing Championships and the 2018 World Rowing Masters Regatta.

Sarasota County Commissioners Boosting Sports Tourism

The Sarasota County Board of Commissioners in Florida has agreed to allocate 5 percent of the county’s tourist development tax collections toward sports tourism and related activities, and create a sports tourism liaison position with the county’s Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Department. Sports tourism marketing will remain with Visit Sarasota County, reported the Englewood […]

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Wilmington Sports Complex Gets Naming Rights Sponsor

The Wilmington City Council in North Carolina has approved a $1.3 million title sponsorship agreement with nCino Inc., a Wilmington-based company that specializes in financial technology, for naming rights to a public sports complex scheduled to be completed this fall that would be one of the largest in the state. The Cape Fear Soccer Park […]

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Cleaning is a Whole New Ballgame

Sports fans may be ready to return, but managing venues and events through and beyond COVID-19 remains a new ballgame. The biggest challenges facing venues revolve around protecting players and spectators, cleaning what you can’t see and reassuring stakeholders. Below are some pandemic-proven best practices to boost returns — and revenues. Protecting Athletes, Coaches and […]

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