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High School Program Launched for Aspiring Sports Industry Professionals

As a university professor teaching sports management, Patrick Rishe knows that interest has only grown for students wanting to pursue a career in the sports industry. But that interest extends all the way to the high school level, as he has discovered. “The sports industry is very competitive,” said Rishe, the director of the sports […]

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Sports ETA Approves New Board Members, Changes Bylaws

Members of the Sports Event and Tourism Association elected a new board at the first annual membership meeting held since the start of the pandemic. Members also adopted several new bylaw changes that will give more equal benefits to rights holder and industry partner members, and created a new individual membership category. The annual meeting […]

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Las Vegas and Allegiant Stadium to Host USA Rugby Men’s Team vs. Ireland

The USA Rugby men’s national team will host Ireland in the inaugural Las Vegas Rugby Cup on October 30, 2021, at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium. “It’s thrilling to host an international rugby event of this caliber in Las Vegas and we can’t wait to welcome the teams and their fans to the sports capital of […]

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Grand Park Launches Research and Development Program

The Grand Park Sports Campus and the city of Westfield, Indiana, have launched a research and development program that will aim to attract entrepreneurs, businesses and universities investing in sports tourism. The Grand Park Research & Development HUB will help with the development of new technologies, services and research projects that will help serve the […]

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Spokane to Host 2022 USA Karate National Championships

The 2022 USA Karate National Championships are going to be held in Spokane, Washington, at the destination’s new facility The Podium next summer. Spokane Sports said it anticipates an estimated economic impact of $4 million from the event with 2,000 athletes and 2,500 spectators coming for the event, scheduled for June 30—July 3. Karate is […]

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Palm Beach County Convention Center Hosts First Basketball Tournament

The Palm Beach County Convention Center hosted the first basketball tournament held inside the venue when Balling on the Beach, a youth event with over 300 middle school teams, as part of a partnership with Iconic Creative Agency. Balling on the Beach took place at four South Florida venues with the entirety of the middle […]

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Joplin Sports Authority Names Jared Bruggeman as Interim Executive Director

Jared Bruggeman has been named interim executive director of the Joplin Sports Authority, becoming the fifth leader of the organization during its existence. Bruggeman comes from Missouri Southern State University, where he served as director of athletics from 2009 through this spring. Bruggeman oversaw the department’s second-place finish in the 2021 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association […]

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Five Professionals Added to North Carolina Sports Association Board

Five new sports tourism professionals have been named to the board of the North Carolina Sports Association. The NCSA elected the group to three-year terms during its Annual General Meeting held virtually earlier this month. NCSA is a statewide collaboration of sports commissions, convention and visitors bureaus, parks and recreation entities and sports authorities who […]

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Columbus, Georgia, to Host 2022 World Cup and 2023 World Championships in Kayak

Columbus, Georgia, will be hosting many of the world’s best kayakers when the 2022 World Cup and 2023 World Championships come to the destination to compete on the Chattahoochee River between Columbus and Phenix City. The announcement was made by Columbus Mayor Skip Henderson, Phenix City Mayor Eddie Lowe and Uptown Columbus. “I don’t think […]

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Bassmaster Classic Draws Nearly 150,000 to Fort Worth

Fishing fans are back. The 2021 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk and held in Fort Worth, Texas, attracted 147,197 fans across a variety of Classic Week activities. The attendance shattered previous records for a Texas-held Bassmaster Classic and was the second-highest attended Classic in history behind the 2019 event in Knoxville, […]

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