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The 2026 State Games of America will take place in State College, Pennsylvania, in collaboration with the Happy Valley Sports and Entertainment Alliance and the National Congress of State Games. Happy Valley would host the competition July 28 through August 2, 2026, in coordination with and the Keystone State Games. The multi-sport Olympic-style sports festival […]
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The city of Phoenix has announced the formation of the Phoenix Sports & Events Commission, anchored by Visit Phoenix, to work with community organizations and stakeholders to extend its reach to youth, amateur and collegiate tournaments. Operating as a division of Visit Phoenix, the commission is set to recruit an executive director and appoint an […]
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Visit Tampa Bay and German soccer club FC St. Pauli have announced a partnership that will include media opportunities and Visit Tampa Bay activations at Millerntor Stadium in Hamburg. The two-year deal starts this summer as St. Pauli won the 2. Bundesliga League championship earlier this year and was promoted to the Bundesliga for the […]
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Experience Kissimmee and the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars have extended its partnership with Experience Kissimmee as the official travel destination of the team. Experience Kissimmee launched new annual benefits domestically with the team this season and continued their support for the UK player tour throughout Bristol, Manchester and Dublin in June. In addition to the UK […]
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The Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau has promoted Jonathan Walker to senior director of sports sales within the Rhode Island Sports Commission. Walker, who joined the team in 2019, served as sports sales manager before a promotion to director of sports sales in July 2023. In his role, he oversees the sales, marketing and […]
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Carlos Deliz has been promoted to the director of sports tourism at Discover Puerto Rico. Deliz has been with Discover Puerto Rico for seven years, most recently as senior sports sales manager after spending nearly five years as regional sales manager for sports tourism. Before joining Discover Puerto Rico, he worked at a series of […]
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Visit Panama City Beach has announced new staff appointments including Kristen Krasinskas as sports business development manager while promoting Justin Kelley to sports marketing operations manager. Krasinskas served as the director of member experience at InnoLead. She also has previous stops at Invictus Boston, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the AHL’s Lake Erie Monsters, the AFL’s Cleveland […]
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Team Travel Source and 3STEP Sports have announced a partnership which aims to enhance the overall athlete experience and streamline the travel management process. The collaboration will make it more efficient and convenient for teams, athletes and their families to travel to sporting events. Team Travel Source, through its network of hotel and local relationships, […]
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Ironman has announced that it will host its first event in the state of Illinois with the Ironman 70.3 Rockford-Illinois triathlon in 2025, 2026 and 2027. The triathlon is scheduled to debut on June 22, 2025. “Ironman 70.3 athletes push themselves to continually improve, to be better each day, to not settle for less than […]
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Linda Logan, chief executive officer and president of the Greater Columbus Sports Commission since its inception in 2002, received the Spirit of Columbus Award on June 22 from Columbus Foundation President and Chief Executive Officer Doug Kridler at Lower.com Field during a Columbus Crew match. Under Logan’s guidance, the Greater Columbus Sports Commission has become […]
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