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It may not have the drama of Selection Sunday, but Selection Wednesday is coming on October 14 as the NCAA will release future hosts for 86 championship events, including hundreds of regional competitions, for the 2022–2023 through 2025–2026 seasons. The announcement will be posted on the NCAA’s home page at 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time […]
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Sports Facilities (SF) Companies has announced that Jim Arnold will join the youth and amateur sports venue management, development, and planning company in the role of national business development director. In the new role, Arnold will lead the company’s client engagement across the United States. Arnold has a long history with sports venues, launching Ripken […]
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The United States Golf Association will launch an enhanced U.S. Open Augmented Reality App to provide fans with an at-home experience for the 120th U.S. Open Championship, to be played September 14–20 at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York. Available for Apple and Google platforms, the U.S. Open AR App offers fans different […]
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The LA28 Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games have released an animated emblem for the event that can be evolved over time. The initial release on Twitter showed a variety of different alternatives for the design depending on the celebrity or athlete that created it. We are a community of inspired […]
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Sports Facilities Companies will launch a new lacrosse events company, Halo LAX, which marks an entry into the space of event organizers for the company that advises and manages youth sports complexes across the country. In addition, the company, which includes Sports Facilities Management, has announced a separate deal with tournament registration company EventConnect to […]
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US Rowing has named Amanda Kraus as its new chief executive officer. Kraus, the founder and CEO of Row New York, will begin her new role on November 1. “We are thrilled to announce that Amanda will be joining US Rowing as our CEO later this fall,” said US Rowing Board Chair Marcia Hooper. “She […]
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After organizing a virtual race across the United States, Sports Backers in Richmond, Virginia, has announced the launch of the Great European 2500. The event, which will be a virtual race across destinations in Europe, will run October 3 – December 3. Teams will be able to register for the 2,500-kilometer run that will go […]
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Mohegan Sun, a Connecticut resort destination, has announced a residency with Showtime Sports, Premier Boxing Championships and Bellator MMA for a series of nationally televised boxing and mixed martial arts events without fans in attendance. In preparation for the events, which began with an August 1 boxing match, Mohegan Sun made proactive and strategic improvements […]
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The Boise (Idaho) Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced several staff changes, including the retirement of Terry Kopp as director of sales after nearly 40 years promoting the city. In addition to announcing Kopp’s departure, the bureau has promoted Andrew Heidt to director of sales and named Brandon Fudge as the new sports sales manager. […]
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Hospitality industry veteran Al Rojas has been appointed as general manager of the new Oklahoma City Convention Center. The ASM Global-managed venue is expected to open in early 2021 and will feature a 200,000-square-foot exhibit hall with 45,000 square foot of meeting space and a 30,000-square-foot ballroom. Rojas will begin the position September 1. “We […]
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