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Las Vegas Events has announced that Tim Keener will become the new president of the organization, effective January 1, 2023. Keener currently serves as the vice president of event and ticket operations for LVE. He will replace LVE President Pat Christenson, who will transition to a consultant role to the Las Vegas Events Board of […]
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Ashley Blake has been named as the new chief executive officer for Spokane Sports, succeeding Eric Sawyer as he retires after 30 years in charge at the division. A Spokane Sports release said a national search resulted in more than 100 applicants. Blake was most recently the vice president for the organization and has been […]
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Terry Hasseltine, the longtime executive director of the Maryland Sports Commission, was awarded as “Tourism Person of the Year” at the 41st Annual Maryland Travel & Tourism Summit on November 16. The event took place at the Ocean City Fontainebleau Resort in Ocean City, Maryland. Sponsored and managed by the Maryland Tourism Coalition, the summit […]
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The Premier Lacrosse League has announced that The St. James in Springfield, Virginia, will host the 2023 Championship Series from February 22–26. Archers LC, Atlas LC, Chrome LC, and Whipsnakes LC will play three round-robin games from Wednesday to Friday to determine seeding for the semifinals on Saturday. Winners will advance to the Championship on […]
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Kalamazoo, Michigan, will host the USA Curling mixed doubles nationals from February 28 through March 5, 2023. It will be a return to a regular site for the national governing body, which has held the men’s and women’s national championships three times in Kalamazoo since 2010. Founded as an arena club in 2008, the Kalamazoo […]
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The International Working Group on Women & Sport’s 2022 conference, in its eighth edition, was the world’s largest network dedicated to advancing gender equity and equality in sport, physical education and physical activity. The four-day conference this week was opened by Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand Grant Robertson and welcomed 1,200 attendees in person […]
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Longtime sports sales executive David Patrone will join the Louisville Sports Commission on January 1, 2023, as its director of sports development. The announcement was made today by LSC Vice President of Sports Development Greg Fante, who will take over as the organization’s president and chief executive officer on January 1. “David has a proven […]
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Discover Kalamazoo in Michigan has promoted Brian Persky into a new role as director of business development while Madysen Doyle will become the senior manager of sports event development at the bureau. Persky will now oversee the business development and services team at Discover Kalamazoo, which includes both the sports event market and meeting sales […]
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The 2025 Kabaddi World Cup will be hosted in the West Midlands, bringing the ancient Indian contact sport from 5,000 years ago that has teams broken down into raiders and blockers, with the aim of scoring points by entering opposition territory, tagging an opponent and making it back into their own half without being tackled […]
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Spartan and World Obstacle, the Fédération Internationale de Sports d’Obstacles, have signed a memorandum of understanding and established a framework to develop the sport of obstacle racing worldwide. The collaboration includes the sanctioning and hosting of elite-level races, cooperation on competition rules, officiating and training, anti-doping rules and broadcast planning. The agreement also focuses on […]
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