Category: Amateur Sports

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Uber Signs First National Youth Sports Deal, with US Sports Camps

Uber has signed its first North America-wide activation with a national youth sports organization, reaching a deal with US Sports Camps, the nation’s largest sports camp network and licensed provider of Nike Sports Camps. Uber will serve as USSC’s official rideshare partner for the 2026 summer season. As part of the deal, families that attend […]

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Skyscanner has launched its Sportscast tool (Credit: Skyscanner)

Skyscanner Debuts Sportscast Tool to Help Sports Enthusiasts Plan Trips

Global travel platform Skyscanner has announced the launch of  Sportscast, a new search tool that is designed to transform how sports enthusiasts plan their trips, guiding them to destinations that ensure optimal, fair-weather conditions for their favorite sports and activities. The company’s latest update responds directly to evolving traveler behavior, where sports interests and hobbies are increasingly […]

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Rafa Nadal Academy and Holafly Partner for Padel Tour European Expansion

The international growth of the Rafa Nadal Academy Padel Tour is showing no signs of slowing down, following a strategic partnership with internet mobile connectivity services company Holafly. The amateur circuit, promoted by the Rafa Nadal Academy, has already established itself in Spain and Italy, where more than 3,000 players took part in last year’s […]

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Ben Huggler has been with the Erie Sports Commission since 2018. (Courtesy VisitErie)

Mark Jeanneret, Ben Huggler Take On Interim Roles in Erie, Pennsylvania

Mark Jeanneret has taken over as interim president and CEO of VisitErie, the official destination marketing organization of Erie County, Pennsylvania, following the retirement of John Oliver, who had led the organization since its inception in 2001. For the past eight years, Jeanneret served as the executive director of the Erie Sports Commission, a division […]

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Odessa (Texas) College won last year's NJCAA Division I women's golf championship. (Courtesy of NJCAA)

Quad Cities to Host Two College Golf Championships in May

Visit Quad Cities is ready to tee off a major week of hosting championship golf events next month. First, starting Monday, May 11, the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I championship will take place at Oakwood Country Club in Coal Valley, Illinois. That marks the first time the region will host an NJCAA Division […]

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The fields and the first phase of the new complex are expected to be finished by year's end.

Sports at World Equestrian Center Adding 11 Outdoor Fields

The Ocala, Florida, campus of Sports at World Equestrian Center will undergo a phased development to add 11 outdoor fields as well as other amenities, it announced last week. Four of those fields will be artificial turf, while the other seven will be natural grass. All will have flexible configurations to accommodate multiple sports. The […]

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The Sandhills Global Youth Complex, home of baseball and softabll fields, will receive $2 million in funding. (Courtesy of Lancaster County)

Youth Complex Leads Sports Funding in Lancaster County, Nebraska

Several sports organizations in Nebraska’s second-largest county are among the beneficiaries of $12 million in Visitors Improvement funding that will invest in tourism infrastructure. Earlier this month the Lancaster County Board approved the allocation out of more than $32 million worth of requests. Among the organizations that will receive the funds, $2 million will go […]

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Peter Roby is taking over for Amanda Kraus, who announced last month that she was stepping down. (Courtesy USRowing)

Peter Roby Appointed Interim CEO of USRowing

Peter Roby has been appointed interim CEO of USRowing, the sport’s national governing body, by the organization’s board of directors. He will take over immediately while Elevate Talent continues its search for a permanent CEO to lead USRowing. Roby spent 10 years as the athletic director at Northeastern University before retiring after the 2017-18 school […]

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Alro Steel Championship Softball Field (Credit: West Michigan Sports Commission)

Meijer Sports Complex Expansion Nears Completion as Softball Field Opens

Aquinas Women’s Softball will play their home opener of the season this weekend at a new field — Alro Steel Championship Softball Field at the Meijer Sports Complex in Rockford, Michigan. The completed softball field, alongside two flexible-use fields, are the latest milestones that advance the $13.5 million expansion project one step closer to its planned […]

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Rockford will host group stage games this July before becoming just the second U.S. city to host the Finals next year. (Courtesy IWBC)

Rockford, Illinois, Chosen to Host 2027 Women’s Baseball World Cup Finals

The International Women’s Baseball Center in Rockford, Illinois, has been chosen to host the World Baseball Softball Confederation‘s Women’s Baseball World Cup Finals in the summer of 2027. GoRockford is the U.S. presenting sponsor of the event, which will take place from July 19–25, 2027,  at Rivets Stadium in neighboring Loves Park, Illinois. The Women’s […]

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