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Chances are when someone mentions Sandusky, Ohio, the images that come to mind include roller coasters—the city is home to Cedar Point, an amusement park that bills itself as the “roller coaster capital of the world” and that will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2020. But with the opening this winter of the new 145,000-square-foot […]
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As Milwaukee prepares to host the 2020 Ryder Cup at nearby Whistling Straits, Visit Milwaukee has named Marcus Hotels & Resorts executive Peggy Williams-Smith as its new chief executive officer. Williams-Smith is the first woman to lead the organization. She was selected from a national field of candidates in a search led by Omar Shaikh, […]
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Thirty years after the NBA All-Star Game was first held in Salt Lake City, the league will return to Vivint Smart Home Arena for its 2023 showcase. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced that the Utah Jazz will host of the event in four years’ time. The previous time the Jazz hosted was in 1993, when hometown […]
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Brett Daniels, a veteran of two College Football Playoff host committees and who also has experience with the Final Four and Super Bowl events, will be the CFP’s new senior director of communications and branding. Daniels served as the chief operating officer for the 2018 CFP National Championship Game in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, won […]
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When you have the World Series in your backyard for the first time since before World War II, you pull out all the stops. So as Juan Soto led the Washington Nationals to a 5-4 victory against the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the Fall Classic on October 22 in Houston, Destination DC was […]
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For the first time, a national governing body will partner with a CBD manufacturer as part of a formal partnership. USA Triathlon will partner for the next four years with Pure Spectrum CBD, a Colorado-based firm that bills itself as at the forefront of CBD’s burgeoning presence in the sports industry. Found naturally in cannabis […]
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The University of Kentucky will be partnering with Gen.G to build a global gaming and esports program as part of a larger campus initiative to become more involved in the esports ecosystem. The program will focus on three pillars of academic, community and professional development in collaboration with the UK esports Club. The partnership between […]
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A new streaming platform has been created with the goal of streaming more than 60,000 youth hockey games at various levels to target the recreational market for parents who want to watch their child play but cannot attend the game. The HockeyTV Community Network last year streamed more than 27,000 games from 30 leagues, and […]
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The National Women’s Soccer League will be back in the double figures for teams with the addition of Louisville, Kentucky, as the league’s fourth expansion franchise, with play scheduled to begin in 2021 at Lynn Family Stadium, a soccer-specific stadium with a capacity of nearly 14,000 scheduled to open in 2020. Louisville will be the […]
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The San Francisco 49ers are trying something dramatic to bring added value to those who go to every game at Levi’s Stadium, as the franchise announced that more than 15 different food and drink items will be included in the price of a season ticket. The “member-inclusive” menu starts with the 2020 season and be […]
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