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BASE Sports Group Danielle Lafferty

BASE Sports Group Tabs Danielle Lafferty as Director of Operator Development

BASE Sports Group has announced the addition of Danielle Lafferty as its new director of operator development to work with event and facility operators and strengthen relationships, optimize experiences and ensure successful activation of brand partnerships across youth sports. BASE Sports Group offers youth sports properties a low-risk opportunity to have their sponsorable assets presented […]

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USA Gymnastics Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt, center, appeared on-stage during the 2022 TEAMS Conference in Oklahoma City. He was joined by Stefanie Korepin, USA Gymnastics chief programs officer, and Olympic legend Bart Conner. Photo by Jared Wickerham

Q&A: Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt

When organizers this week revealed the initial schedule for the 2028 Olympic Summer Games, there were two notable sports listed outside of Southern California. The softball and canoe slalom events will take place more than 1,300 miles east of Los Angeles, in Oklahoma City, under the direction of Michael Byrnes, president and general manager of […]

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Supercross DST

World Supercross Partners With Destination Sport Travel

The FIM World Supercross Championship has announced a multi-year partnership with global travel management provider Destination Sport Travel to manage all global travel requirements for competition staff, teams, suppliers and partners. The partnership comes as World Supercross recently announced a 2025 calendar featuring rounds across five continents, including Malaysia, Buenos Aires, Vancouver, the Gold Coast […]

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Jason Sands
Jason Sands will be part of Kemper Sports as its newest executive. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Wick Photography)

Jason Sands Named Vice President of New Business Development for KemperSports Venues

Jason Sands will join the KemperSports team as vice president of new business development for KemperSports Venues, the company’s youth sports management division. For the past eight years, Sands has served as executive director for the Fort Worth Sports Commission and vice president of sports for the Fort Worth CVB, helping bring to the community […]

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SEICon Keynote
SEICon's keynote session included Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt; Steve Hill, president and CEO of Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority; and Marc Badain, president of the A’s. Photo by SportsTravel/Justin Shaw

SEICon Brings Big Names From Sports World Together

There’s no better place in the country than Las Vegas to bring together high–level sports executives from around the country for a meeting of the minds, as was the case last week when the second annual SEICon came to the Bellagio offering a wide variety of programming with some of the biggest names in the […]

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BASS Pro 2026 Schedule

Major League Fishing Reveals 2026 Bass Pro Tour Schedule

Major League Fishing has announced the 2026 Bass Pro Tour schedule, with seven states hosting events throughout the year and a roster of 51 pros battling for Fishing Clash Angler of the Year honors and qualification into Redcrest 2027 and the MLF Heavy Hitters all-star event. The season kicks off January 15–18 at Lake Guntersville […]

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Disney Young Legends Soccer

Disney Young Legends Soccer Tournament Coming to Disney World

Elite youth soccer players have an opportunity to become “legends” with a new event coming to Walt Disney World Resort this year. The inaugural Disney Young Legends Soccer Tournament will feature a 16-team Supergroup division for U17 and U19 boys teams (32 teams total) comprised of highly-ranked U.S. and international players competing at the ESPN […]

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New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority

Lake Placid to Host Eight World Cups and National Championships in 2025–2026

The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority has released its fall and winter 2025–2026 events schedule featuring eight World Cups and National Championship events taking place at legacy venues in Lake Placid. The announcement of the schedule follows the recent news that Lake Placid was awarded the 2029 FIL World Championships. “New York State’s […]

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NHSFR
Bull riding and barrel racing are always two of the most popular events at any rodeo. Photos courtesy of Sweetwater County Travel & Tourism

Wyoming’s Sweetwater County Prepares to Host Massive Rodeo

Rock Springs, Wyoming, will host one of the world’s largest rodeos in the coming week, with 1,700 athletes coming from around the world. Hosting the National High School Finals Rodeo is a challenge for Sweetwater County in southwest Wyoming, but as the saying goes, this isn’t their first rodeo. “I would say it’s controlled chaos, […]

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IndianaSportsCorp

Indiana Sports Corp Launches Women’s Sports Leadership Initiative

The Indiana Sports Corp is launching a nine-month leadership experience for women executives in the sports industry called W.E. Are Next ahead of a massive year of collegiate events in Indianapolis. While Indiana Sports Corp will drive the vision, this experience is fueled by a coalition of leaders from ISC, WISE Indianapolis, Horizon League, NCAA, […]

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