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Like a Joe Burrow two-minute drill in the fourth quarter, a last-second equalizer from FC Cincinnati or a game-tying Elly De la Cruz homer in the bottom of the ninth, Cincinnati is staging a comeback. Cincy, as the natives affectionately call it, is scrappy. It’s old school. It’s a throwback. The problem is in the […]
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For the first time in the history of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, LA28 will implement naming rights at competition venues for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. Comcast Squash Center at Universal Studios and Honda Center have been announced as the first branded venues for the LA28 Games. “From the […]
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The Sports Events & Tourism Association has promoted two longtime team members whose leadership has helped drive the association’s growth over the past two years. Michelle Wessels has been named senior director of membership and engagement, and Meagan Grau has been named senior director of marketing and communications. Through their efforts, Sports ETA has seen […]
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The Durham Sports Commission in North Carolina has announced the addition of Ray Trapp and Emily Jo Roberts to its Board of Directors, as well as several new leadership roles for existing board members including Angelique Stallings as Board chair. Trapp returns to the DSC Board, having previously served in 2023. He is currently the […]
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The U.S. Travel Association has launched America’s Sports and Travel Mega Event Coalition (ASTMEC), a national alliance of sports, travel and business leaders dedicated to helping the United States successfully host the collection of global sporting events headed to the United States over the next decade. ASTMEC is expected to work in close partnership with […]
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Paul Pettas has started a new role as corporate communications lead, for the Sports and Entertainment Partnerships division of IBM. Pettas previously worked for eight years as various communications roles at Centerplate and Sodexo Live!, including the last three years as vice president of brand and communications. IBM has worked with various professional sports leagues […]
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DistiNCtly Fayetteville, the destination marketing organization for greater Fayetteville, North Carolina, has named Robert Cox as director of sales and sports commission. In the new role, Cox will lead DistiNCtly Fayetteville’s efforts to recruit and support meetings and sports-related travel and tourism. He will collaborate with local venues, hotels and community partners to drive economic […]
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Sometimes a destination and a specific event fit: The competitors are happy, the event organizer is thrilled and the city benefits financially. That’s the case with Milwaukee and the USA Triathlon Sprint and Olympic Distance National Championships. The 2025 edition, taking place August 8–10, marks the seventh time Milwaukee has hosted the event since 2013. […]
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The last time New Orleans hosted the U.S. Gymnastics National Championships, most of the 2025 competitors hadn’t been born yet. The 2025 U.S. Gymnastics National Championships will take place August 7–10 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, 30 years since the 1995 competition in the Crescent City, which saw 13–year–old prodigy Dominique Moceanu win […]
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One of the largest adaptive sports events in the United States is seeking host cities for 2027 and 2028. Move United is seeking hosts for the Hartford Nationals, which includes a youth and adult competition component. The weeklong event is staged in July on an annual basis, designed for youth, adults and masters athletes with […]
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