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The Kansas City Sports Commission has formed the Kansas City Esports Coalition with the mission of using gaming for good by developing, advocating and enriching esports culture in the region. The goal is to provide an environment for gamers, entrepreneurs, businesses and educators to connect and exchange ideas plus foster events and cultivate relationships throughout […]
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The Olympic Summer Games’ postponement to 2021 in Tokyo set a series of ripples throughout the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee that the organization is adapting to on a daily basis. “The timing implications of the postponement are significant,” USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland said during the latest Sports Business Journal/CAA World Congress virtual event. “We […]
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The NCAA still plans to announce the hosts for more than 500 championship events in October, with sport committees sifting through the more than 3,000 applications received before this past February’s deadline. The tentative date to release the names of the hosts is the week of October 12, said Russ Yurk, president of 129 Sports, […]
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Disabled Sports USA will launch a Wheelchair Football League in four cities with a wheelchair football athlete taking part in the NFL Draft that will be held virtually from April 23–25. The league will have teams in Chicago, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Kansas City, Missouri, and be aided by the NFL and a Bob Woodruff […]
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Given the popularity of gaming among younger demographics, it only makes sense that Gen.G’s latest partnerships have concentrated not on further establishing its professional teams but entering the collegiate space. The gaming franchise, coming off a successful partnership with the University of Kentucky in running an NBA2K tournament on Twitch, will team with the University […]
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The Independence Bowl will have a new title sponsor starting with the 2020 game as Radiance Technologies has signed a five-year agreement. The annual game is held in Shreveport, Louisiana, and will likely feature an annual matchup of either Army or BYU against a rotation of the Pac-12 Conference, American Athletic Conference or Conference USA. […]
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An organization can plan as much as possible but there will still be a large list of unknowns, industry professionals discussed during a webinar hosted by Neumann University of Pennsylvania. “You don’t know what the rules are going to be when this is done,” said Ryan Wolfe, sports sales leader at the Delaware Tourism Office. […]
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One of the biggest names in world soccer is doing something that no fan would have thought possible: FC Barcelona will sell the naming rights for its stadium, the Camp Nou, for one year as a way to raise money to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The megaclub’s executive board announced the decision during a suspension […]
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The Madison Square Garden Corporation has officially completed its spinoff into two companies, MSG Sports and MSG Entertainment with both listed and traded independently on the New York Stock Exchange. The spinoff was completed on April 17. Victoria Mink will continue in her role at MSG Sports as executive vice president and chief financial officer. […]
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The former home of the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, will host a series of high school football games in its latest use as a multipurpose sports venue. The Arlington Independent School District will lease the field for a minimum of 14 high school games at the stadium, an agreement that was approved by the AISD […]
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