Author: Matt Traub

Desert Classic

Longtime PGA Tour Event Renamed The American Express

The legendary PGA Tour event hosted for decades by Bob Hope, after one year without a sponsor, has found a new partner ahead of the 2019–2020 season. Known last January as the Desert Classic, the event at La Quinta, California, will be called The American Express as part of a multi-year agreement with the credit […]

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Copper Mountain to Host 2020–2021 Winter Dew Tour

The Winter Dew Tour has figured that it should not mess with success … too much, at least. The tour will stay in Colorado for the 2020 and 2021 events, with one adjustment — it will be hosted at Copper Mountain after having spent the past 11 years at Breckenridge. “Physically, our move is just down […]

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Twitch Named Founding Partner of Allegiant Stadium

The live streaming platform Twitch has been added as a founding partner of Allegiant Stadium, the upcoming home of the NFL’s Raiders in Las Vegas, with promises of a Twitch-branded lounge at the stadium and the potential to host esports competitions in the future. As part of the partnership between Twitch and the Raiders, the […]

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NCAA Division II Soccer Championships Awarded to Colorado Springs

For the first time ever, the NCAA Division II men’s and women’s soccer championships are headed to the Rocky Mountains — the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, to be precise. The RMAC has officially been named the host of the 2021 men’s and women’s championships, and will hold the event at the new Switchbacks FC Stadium […]

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Visit Monroeville Sports Formed in Pennsylvania

Visit Monroeville Sports has been formed to advance sports tourism in the Eastern Pennsylvania city, situated in Allegheny County near the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Visit Monroeville has been working on sports tourism for years prior to VM Sports’ formation. Visit Monroeville already hosts events such as the Tyrant Wrestling tournament, held annually in November, as […]

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New Orleans to Host 2021 SEC Gymnastics Championships

After having a record crowd on hand to watch hometown LSU capture the title in 2019, the Southeastern Conference has already decided to return to New Orleans for the SEC Gymnastics Championships in 2021. The league announced that the meet will be held again at the Smoothie King Center in Louisiana. It will be the […]

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NWHL to Stream Games on Twitch

The National Women’s Hockey League, in a period of upheaval for the women’s professional game, has signed a landmark streaming partnership with Twitch, a three-year deal that pays the NWHL a rights fee on top of being on the popular live streaming platform. Under terms of the deal, Twitch will stream every NWHL regular season […]

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Denver Broncos Find Naming Rights Sponsor for Stadium

One of the remaining stadiums in the National Football League that did not have a commercial sponsor on it for naming rights has found a partner. The Denver Broncos have announced that the team will play at the newly named Empower Field at Mile High after agreeing to a 21-year contract with the Denver-based retirement plan […]

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2020 ESL Pro Tour Brings Together ESL and DreamHack

The 2020 ESL Pro Tour will be a new partnership between ESL and DreamHack, linking over 2o tournaments and leagues into one Counter-Strike competition that will have over $5 million in prize money. The partnership connects a group of ESL and DreamHack tournaments into one tour. There will be three tiers of competition with championships […]

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