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As Brain Injury Awareness Month kicks off in March, several organizations, including 19 national governing bodies, have launched an interactive database with hundreds of stories relating to how concussions occur in different sports and suggestions from those who have been injured. The CrashCourse Concussion Story Wall program, whose theme is “More Than My Brain Injury,” […]
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The Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Sports Commission in Alabama has announced a rebrand that will have the organization renamed to Gulf Shores | Orange Beach Sports & Events. The addition of the word “events” is designed to increase the organization’s promotional and grant support of existing events in the destination in addition to attracting […]
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HBC Event Services has hired Suzanne Cecil as executive sales director to lead the housing services company’s sales initiatives. In her new role, Cecil will develop the company’s chief marketing and sales strategies, manage the sales team and drive product development. She will also guide the company’s overall relationship with the sports-event industry and its […]
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Sports such as golf and tennis were the big winners in 2020 as people sought ways to play sports that were socially distanced and outdoors, according to the findings of a Sports & Fitness Industry Association survey of more than 18,000 people in the United States ages 6 and up. While activity levels were up […]
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USA Softball has agreed to a one-year partnership with Visit St. Pete/Clearwater Sports & Events, which will host the U.S. women’s national team for a training camp in March as the team continues preparing for the rescheduled 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo. The training camp will be March 3–18 at the Eddie C. Moore […]
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Team IP has announced a multiyear partnership with USA Boxing to be the national governing body’s exclusive provider for decorated event apparel, branded products and digital marketing, including online e-commerce. “We are honored to partner with USA Boxing over the next couple of years,” said Randy Sparks, Team IP CEO and founder. “It is exciting […]
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The NCAA has determined it will allow up to 25 percent attendance capacity at the 2021 Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament across Indiana, with plans in place for physical distancing of those fans. The Women’s Basketball Tournament, which will be staged in and around San Antonio, will allow up to 17 percent from the Sweet […]
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SportsPittsburgh and Robert Morris University are moving ahead with plans to host the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Frozen Four at PPG Paints Arena. The event, scheduled April 8 and 10, will be one of the first NCAA championships hosted since events were paused in March 2020. No decision has been made yet on spectators […]
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Less than six months before the start of the Olympic Summer Games, Tokyo 2020 has announced a new president, Seiko Hashimoto, who will succeed Yoshiro Mori. Mori, a former Japanese prime minister, stepped down from the post following controversial comments about women and their role in leadership positions. Hashimoto is an Olympian who competed in […]
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Visit Mesa in Arizona has named Lance Fite as its director of sports sales. The city near Phoenix has several significant sports projects in the works, including Legacy Sports Park, which will be a 320-acre multisport complex opening in 2022. Fite joins the convention and visitors bureaus with a background in hotel sales and management, […]
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