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Lake Placid lost out on hosting the 2027 World Luge Championships to Innsbruck, Austria. Photo by The Associated Press

Lake Placid World Cup Luge Race Moved to Russia

USA Luge has seen its flagship World Cup stop in Lake Placid, New York, taken off the calendar by the International Luge Federation for the second year in a row after the FIL cited difficulty getting foreign athletes into the country during the pandemic. The planned World Cup stops in Lake Placid along with Whistler, […]

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PBR World Finals Moves to Fort Worth Starting in 2022

The Professional Bull Riders will move its World Finals starting next year from Las Vegas’s T-Mobile Arena to the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, as part of a restructuring of the tour’s schedule. A new Unleash the Beast regular season will run from January through May in 2022 with a seven-day championship festival being […]

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GulfShoresSportsplex

Gulf Shores | Orange Beach Sports & Events to Build Pickleball Courts at Sportsplex

Gulf Shores, Alabama, along with the Gulf Shores | Orange Beach Sports & Events, plan to add 12 pickleball courts at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex in an attemp to draw further sports tourism to the destination. The 12 courts will be built at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex in an unused grassy area next to a […]

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NECCesports

NECC Hometown Series Esports Event Coming to Quad Cities in October

The National Esports Collegiate Conference will host a Hometown Series event in conjunction with St. Ambrose University at Davenport, Iowa, on October 23—24 with Visit Quad Cities also serving as a presenting partner in the event. Rhythm City Casino will serve as the host location for the event. The NECC’s Hometown Series is a collection […]

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All Competition Venues Announced for The World Games 2022

The World Games 2022 has now announced all 14 of the community venues that will host competitions when the historic event takes place next July in Birmingham, Alabama. The World Games 2022, an international multisport event organized with the support of the International Olympic Committee, will hold its 11th edition in Birmingham from July 7–17, […]

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Pac12Baseball

Inaugural Pac-12 Baseball Tournament Heading to Scottsdale, Arizona

The Pac-12 Conference will hold a tournament championship event for baseball for the first time starting in May 2022 in partnership with the city of Scottsdale, Arizona, and the Arizona Sports & Entertainment Commission. The inaugural Pac-12 Conference Baseball Tournament is scheduled for May 25-29, 2022, at Scottsdale Stadium, the spring training home of the […]

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Sports ETA and Northstar Meetings Group Announce New Five-Year Partnership

    Sports ETA, the only trade association for the sports events and tourism industry, announced today a new five-year partnership with Northstar Meetings Group, the leading multi-platform brand for dedicated meeting and business planners and sports event organizers, to serve as presenting sponsor of the association’s “Annual State of the Industry” research report. Under […]

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PremierRugby

USA Rugby Officially Sanctions Premier Rugby Sevens

USA Rugby has officially sanctioned Premier Rugby Sevens as the highest level of domestic rugby sevens in the country ahead of the new league’s inaugural championship weekend in October. USA Rugby will sanction all league events including a Talent Transfer Project camps and the PR7s inaugural championship at AutoZone Park in Memphis, Tennessee, on October […]

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ConnecticutSports

Connecticut CVB Refreshes Brand to CTmeetings

The Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau, the state’s official meetings and sports event sales and marketing organization, has revealed a brand refreshing as the meetings and hospitality industry show season begins to ramp up. The bureau has introduced a new logo that also reflects its website at CTmeetings.org. The organization’s name will remain the Connecticut […]

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MaineSportsCommission

Maine Sports Commission Names Mike Guarino as Associate Director

The Maine Sports Commission, a statewide, nonprofit organization that markets Maine as a four-season sports destination, has announced the hire of Mike Guarino as associate director. As associate director at the Maine Sports Commission, Guarino’s task is to increase awareness about Maine as a sports destination, build relationships with communities and sports venues across the […]

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