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Raleigh esports session
Loren Gold, executive vice president of the Greater Raleigh Convention & Visitors Bureau (center) and Cody Elsen, esports program director at North Carolina State University (right) joined SportsTravel's Jason Gewirtz for The Raleigh Esports Strategy session on May 30 at the Raleigh Convention Center. Photo by Jared Wickerham

2024 EsportsTravel Summit Showcases Raleigh’s Ascent

The 2024 EsportsTravel Summit at the Raleigh Convention Center covered a wide range of topics focused on the esports world. The luncheon session on May 30, “The Raleigh Esports Strategy,” featured Loren Gold, executive vice president of the Greater Raleigh Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Cody Elsen, esports program director at North Carolina State University. […]

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2024 ETS Opening Session
The “State of In-Person Esports Events" panel was at the 2024 EsportsTravel Summit and included (left to right) Jascha Braeker, manager of the Host City Division at ESL FaceIt Group; Michael Brooks, executive director of the National Association of Collegiate Esports; Katie Briggs, president at LANFest; and Brian Mirakian, global esports director/senior principal at Populous. Photo by Jared Wickerham

2024 EsportsTravel Summit Provides Wide Range of Education

The 2024 EsportsTravel Summit at the Raleigh Convention Center, May 29–31, featured a wide range of programming that all attendees could benefit and learn from. The opening session of the 2024 Esports Travel Summit, “State of In-Person Esports Events,” covered how esports are evolving, from the professional ranks to the grassroots levels. The panel included […]

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Fencing Across America

USA Fencing Announces Fencing Across America Initiative

USA Fencing has announced Fencing Across America throughout the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games, an initiative designed to bring the sport directly to communities across the United States. The first event will take place July 25–29 at the Mall of America in Minneapolis. Other venues include Cambridge Fields in Boston; American Dream Mall in […]

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AHIHA camp

Bensenville to Host Stan Mikita Hockey School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

The Stan Mikita Hockey School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing will host its 51st annual week-long hockey school for deaf and hard of hearing athletes from June 8–15 at the Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville, Illinois. Founded in 1973 by Chicago Blackhawk and National Hockey League Hall of Famer Stan Mikita and Chicago […]

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Triathlon Dubai

New T100 Triathlon World Tour Finals Headed to Dubai

The Professional Triathletes Organization and World Triathlon have announced the new T100 Triathlon World Tour finals will head to Dubai’s Meydan Racecourse on November 15–17 as the official World Championship for long distance triathlon. Dubai will be the penultimate leg on the eight-stop, $7 million global triathlon tour which started in Miami on March 9 […]

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Taylor McKay

Lansing Sports Commission Hires Taylor McKay as Sports Development Manager

The Lansing Sports Commission has hired Taylor McKay as its new sports development manager. McKay brings experience in sales, management and hospitality to the Lansing Sports Commission. She has a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management from Niagara University in New York, where she was a player on the women’s basketball team. “We are thrilled to […]

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Pittsburgh NFL Draft

Pittsburgh to Host 2026 NFL Draft

Pittsburgh will host the 2026 NFL Draft, the National Football League announced during its spring meetings in Nashville, continuing a recent trend of having Northeastern destinations host the multi-day event. The 2026 draft marks a full circle moment for the city and the Steelers, as the beginnings of what would become the first draft took […]

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Pittsburgh A-10

Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Championship Returning to Pittsburgh

The Atlantic 10 Conference Men’s Basketball Championship will return to Pittsburgh in 2026 at PPG Paints Arena, the league announced this week after finalizing the agreement during its annual spring meetings. The A-10 will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2025–2026, culminating with the championship in the Steel City where five of the first six A-10 […]

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Kissimmee Rangers FC

Experience Kissimmee to Host Rangers Football Club Convention

Experience Kissimmee in Florida has been selected as the venue for the 2025 North American Rangers Supporters Association Convention, which is scheduled from June 12–15, 2025. Glasgow Rangers have won the Scottish league title a record 55 times, the Scottish Cup 34 times and the Scottish League Cup a record 28 times. It finished second […]

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