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Bully Pulpit International

BPI Acquires Agado Communications

Bully Pulpit International has announced the acquisition of Agado Communications, a firm known for its work with clients including the National Women’s Soccer League, International Olympic Committee and International Cricket Council BPI has long been a partner to sports leaders including the NFL, NCAA, PGA Tour and Formula 1. Agado’s founder Mark Jones will join […]

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Butler, Northwestern Join 2025 Indy Classic

Butler and Northwestern will join the field at the fourth annual Indy Classic presented by Indiana Sports Corp, in conjunction with Pacers Sports & Entertainment and Russ Potts Productions, Inc., joining the previously announced matchup of Purdue and Auburn. Auburn and Purdue face off for the fifth time, following last season’s meeting in Birmingham, Alabama, where […]

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Visit St. Pete–Clearwater Partners with Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Visit St. Pete–Clearwater has announced a partnership with the hometown Tampa Bay Buccaneers which creates a joint campaign and provides VisitSPC the ability to both reach fans across the greater region and market directly to single-game ticket buyers located outside of Tampa–St. Petersburg. The partnership is the first between the brands. The agreement includes in-game […]

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Ellesse Andrews of New Zealand poses with the gold medal of the women's sprint event at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Culver City to host New Zealand Olympic Team in 2028

Fans of New Zealand will have a spot in Los Angeles to root on for their athletes during the 2028 Olympic Summer Games as the New Zealand Olympic Committee is nearly a deal with Culver City to have the city serve as its home base. The Culver City Council website says the event will include […]

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Kalamazoo County Approves Funding for Indoor Sports Facility

Kalamazoo County hotels in Michigan have passed a vote to create funding for a $40 million indoor sports facility that will feature space for eight basketball courts or 16 volleyball courts, as well as an indoor turf field. Kalamazoo hotels approved the creation of the Kalamazoo County Event Center Assessment District. Starting June 1, hotels […]

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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 Host Cities

2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil Selects Eight Host Cities

FIFA announced eight host venues for the month-long 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil on Wednesday but hasn’t decided yet where the opening match and the final will take place. The event will be the first FIFA Women’s World Cup to be held in South America. The eight cities and venues include Belo Horizonte (Estádio […]

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Pacific Nations Cup 2025

Three U.S. Destinations to Host Pacific Nations Cup 2025

The 2025 Pacific Nations Cup will have matches in Sacramento plus the Denver and Salt Lake City regions as six teams will battle for automatic qualification into the 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup in Australia. This year’s tournament will include Canada, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and the U.S. The top three finishers other than already-qualified […]

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Northstar Meetings Group Extends Agreement with U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and Northstar Meetings Group, a division of Northstar Travel Group, have announced a multiyear extension of the agreement that makes the TEAMS Conference & Expo the exclusive home to the USOPC’s annual Olympic and Paralympic SportsLink program. The USOPC’s SportsLink, which has been held in conjunction with TEAMS […]

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Visit Phoenix Appoints Joel Koester as Executive Director of Phoenix Sports & Events

Joel Koester has been named the executive director of the new Phoenix Sports and Events Commission and will lead efforts to secure, grow, and host major sporting and entertainment events for the region. Koester most recently served as director of sports sales for the Tulsa Sports Commission, where he played a key role in hosting […]

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