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Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City Expanding

The Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is getting a little bit more time in the destination. The NCAA’s Division I Competition Oversight Committee on Wednesday approved expanding the WCWS to a nine-day event, beginning with the 2022 championship. The change eliminates doubleheaders for teams who lose on the first day of the […]

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Hannah Kay Named Sports Development Manager at Experience Columbia

Experience Columbia Sports in South Carolina has hired Hannah Kay as the bureau’s new sports development manager. “Hannah is an excellent addition and we are excited to welcome her passion and eagerness to be a part of the ECSC sports team,” said Executive Director Scott Powers. “She is personable, experienced in sports marketing, loves Columbia […]

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USA Volleyball Sunshine Classic Set for Orlando

The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, will host the USA Volleyball Sunshine Classic Girls Qualifier from 2002–2025. The 2022 edition is scheduled for April 1–3. The Sunshine Classic is one of 12 qualifiers for the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship. The 2022 national championship will be June 23–July 4 in Indianapolis with […]

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Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to Sponsor National Football Foundation Awards Event

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority will serve as the presenting sponsor of the 2021 National Football Foundation Annual Awards Dinner on December 7 at the Aria Resort & Casino in Nevada, where the 63rd annual dinner will feature the induction of the 2020 and 2021 College Football Hall of Fame Classes. In May, […]

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Jalen Williams Joins Huntsville Sports Commission as Event Operations Manager

The Huntsville Sports Commission has hired Jalen Williams as the event operations manager to oversee the planning and execution of HSC events and support revenue generation and fiscal efficiency efforts. An Alabama native, Williams graduated from Columbia University with a bachelor’s degree in political science with a concentration in African-American Studies. In addition, he was […]

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Bermuda Black Golfers Week: Driving diversity in golf.

Bermuda Tourism Authority Announces Inaugural Black Golfers Week

The Bermuda Tourism Authority, in partnership with PGA Magazine and Ellison Consulting Group, will organize its inaugural Black Golfers Week featuring socially conscious events November 3–7, following the PGA Tour Bermuda Championship, as part of a new initiative to drive diversity in tourism and sporting events. Bermuda’s golf courses will be the main event venues, […]

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Oak View Group Names Chris Granger as New CEO

Oak View Group has hired Chris Granger, who has been tapped to serve as chief executive officer of the venue management company’s facilities division. Granger’s appointment comes days after Oak View Group announced plans to merge with food and beverage and hospitality provider Spectra to create a new full-service live events company. Before joining Oak […]

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Lake Placid lost out on hosting the 2027 World Luge Championships to Innsbruck, Austria. Photo by The Associated Press

Lake Placid World Cup Luge Race Moved to Russia

USA Luge has seen its flagship World Cup stop in Lake Placid, New York, taken off the calendar by the International Luge Federation for the second year in a row after the FIL cited difficulty getting foreign athletes into the country during the pandemic. The planned World Cup stops in Lake Placid along with Whistler, […]

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PBR World Finals Moves to Fort Worth Starting in 2022

The Professional Bull Riders will move its World Finals starting next year from Las Vegas’s T-Mobile Arena to the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, as part of a restructuring of the tour’s schedule. A new Unleash the Beast regular season will run from January through May in 2022 with a seven-day championship festival being […]

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