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Visit Overland Park in Kansas has named Chad McFarland as director of sports and hotel services to be the liaison between national sports events rights holders and respective entities in Overland Park including the Convention Center, hotel community, sports facilities and venues. “Overland Park as a visitor destination has much to offer, especially with its […]
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The Board of the Wisconsin Center District, which owns and operates the Wisconsin Center, has authorized the WCD to finalize an agreement with Milwaukee-based investment bank and financial services company Baird to become the official naming rights partner of the Wisconsin Center. “Since our Board trusted our bold vision and authorized the expansion project in […]
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Baseball For All, a national organization that builds gender equity in baseball, will host the 2023 Baseball For All Nationals at The Ripken Experience Elizabethtown in Kentucky from July 12–16, 2023. The eighth annual tournament is the largest girls’ baseball tournament in the United States. Ripken Baseball added The Ripken Experience Elizabethtown as its fourth […]
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Birmingham, Alabama, will host the 2024 Transplant Games of America with the July 5–10 event bringing together nearly 10,000 members of the transplant community, the Transplant Life Foundation has announced. The weeklong event features thousands of athletes from all 50 states competing in 20 athletic and recreational competitions. Joining the 43 domestic teams will be […]
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USA Football has announced the 2023 International Federation of American Football Americas Continental Flag Football Championship will be held from July 5–7 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The event will host the best men’s and women’s flag football teams from North and South America at the United States Performance Center in Charlotte and at the University […]
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The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference has announced that Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, will remain host for the league’s men’s and women’s basketball tournament championships, extending the arena’s hosting rights through 2026. “I am pleased to announce the selection of Atlantic City’s Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall as the site for the […]
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Visit Quad Cities has announced a reimagined and reorganized Quad Cities Sports Commission, Sports QC Powered By Visit Quad Cities, as the destination seeks to increase on the $60 million yearly in estimated economic impact is already brings in through sports events. Sports QC Powered By Visit Quad Cities will continue leading the region’s sports […]
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For all the numbers of medals won and economic impact, the intrinsic nature of sports and what it can provide remain the strongest memories for those who helped organize the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Catherine Raney Norman, chair of the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee looking to host a future […]
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The Myrtle Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, in collaboration with Shenandoah University, will host a new esports event on March 10–11 at The Hangout in Myrtle Beach. The event will feature an eight-team collegiate Rocket League invitational, as well as an open Super Smash Bros Ultimate bracket for local area high school students. Colleges […]
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Alex Brown has been named national sports sales manager for the Tulsa Sports Commission, part of the bureau’s expansion into the national market with Brown working alongside Director of Sports Sales Joel Koester to bring in diverse events to the region. Brown’s hiring follows months of review and assessment of Tulsa’s long-term sports city aspirations […]
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