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Nearly eight in 10 runners in a Running USA survey said they participated in fewer events in 2020 due to the coronavirus but a majority still plan to be back at events this summer, according to a survey compiled by analyst Ashlyn Modlin and presented during a Running USA webinar on Tuesday. The 2020 Global […]
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The 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials — Swimming, scheduled for June in Omaha, Nebraska, will be held in two waves of competition to ensure that the event is held in a safe and healthy environment. Wave I will be held June 4–7 and Wave II on June 13–20, with Wave II as the sole qualifier […]
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Alliance Reservations Network has launched a new hotel room-booking product designed to streamline the management of group travel, including to sports events. The new technology, called GPS Link, connects the company’s Group Productivity Solution booking platform with the central reservation system of a participating hotel chain. The product is designed to make a direct connection […]
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Oak View Group has named four new executives for its Moody Center in Austin, Texas, a new, privately funded $338 million venue under construction. The 15,000-seat venue is expected to open in 2022 and will be home to University of Texas athletics programs. Veronica Cantu will serve as vice president of marketing; Michael Owens will […]
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Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, will host six of the top 10 college baseball programs in the country at the 2021 State Farm College Baseball Showdown starting February 19 with fans to be allowed at the games. The tournament will last February 19–21 with TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, Arkansas, Mississippi and Mississippi State participating. […]
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The number of golf rounds played nationwide was up 13 percent year over year through November despite course closures that sharply impacted the industry in the spring of 2020, according to market researcher Golf Datatech. Rounds were up almost 57 percent in November, the sixth straight month in which year-over-year improvements were larger than the […]
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Riot Games has selected Nerd Street Gamers to be the official tournament operator and producer for the first stage of its Challengers and Masters events during the inaugural 2021 Valorant Champions Tour. As part of the deal, Nerd Street Gamers will lead registration, operations and production of the Challengers events from January through March and […]
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Louisville, Kentucky will host the inaugural International Women’s Cup, a four-team professional soccer competition that will include home team Racing Louisville FC as well as the Chicago Red Stars from the National Women’s Soccer League. Organizers say the event will be held on August 18 and August 21 at the new Lynn Family Stadium with […]
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Hickory Point Beach will become a national training site for the USA Volleyball Beach ParaVolley program after a $100,000 private donation from the Norelli Family Foundation to support the effort. The donation, announced by the Florida Region of USA Volleyball, will support the program at the sand volleyball complex in Tavares, Florida, through the 2024 […]
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The Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Sports Commission in Alabama has set up a collection of marketing resources including custom digital ad packages to engage sports-event organizers who are working to run and promote events during the COVID-19 pandemic. The resources include the ability for organizers holding an event in the area to have customized […]
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