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The college football season is two weeks old and the sport has already revived its reputation for being delightfully unpredictable. Already this month has featured a controversial, Hail Mary finish between Michigan and Western Michigan at the Big House, a goal-post toppling upset by Oklahoma State over No. 6 Oregon in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and a […]
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CyberHero, which describes itself as “the world’s first global humanoid robot sports league,” has officially launched in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. At the same time, Chinese esports company Hero Esports, which hosts the events, has announced plans to bring the league to eight cities around the world. The inaugural event in Riyadh was the first in […]
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Sarasota BMX, which features the oldest continuously running BMX Racing track in the United States, will host the final two round of the 2026 UCI BMX Racing World Cup on Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1. That will be the only U.S. stop in the 10-round international series that features the world’s top BMX […]
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For years, the state of Maine has had a sports commission. And for years, the public face of that organization has been Sheila Brennan Nee. The efforts to get a dedicated sports marketing effort in Maine are similar to the launches in other states. But the glue has been Brennan Nee, who was involved in […]
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This essay is recalls one person’s relationship with the events of September 11, but reflects a commonality shared by millions, even for those who did not have direct connections to the terrorist attacks of the day. From their birth in 1973 to their death 28 years later, the twin towers of the World Trade Center […]
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It’s been 25 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks, and multiple cities across the United States are paying tribute to the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives that day. From memorial stair climbs in more than 65 locations to minor league baseball ticket donations just outside of New York City, organizations near and […]
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Sean Dixon will be the next president and CEO of Visit Colorado Springs, the organization announced this week. Dixon has been the president of Visit Topeka since 2020, where he led destination marketing and tourism development. Before that he was the marketing director for the Springfield, Missouri Convention & Visitors Bureau. He will assume his […]
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For more than a decade, Jake Fehling and 12 of his friends, most of them college buddies from the University of North Carolina, have found a special way to get together. Once a year they go to a different city together, but their travel isn’t centered around weddings or reunions or even Tar Heel games. […]
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It might be stating the obvious to say that Borough Hall, Greenwich, in London, is a world away from Japan. But on a sweltering summer’s night in the capital, the site was transformed into a sumo wrestling venue that would not have looked out of place alongside the arenas in Tokyo, Osaka, or Nagoya that […]
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To capitalize on the booming sports tourism trend and the success of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America, adventure tour operator G Adventures is launching Away Games, a new series of premium trips designed to bring football/soccer enthusiasts together to celebrate the community, traditions and passion that come with the sport’s culture. The […]
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