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Linda Logan, chief executive officer and president of the Greater Columbus Sports Commission; Jon Lugbill, executive director, Sports Backers; and Frank Viverito, retired president and chief executive officer of the St. Louis Sports Commission, will be inducted into the Sports ETA Hall of Fame at its annual symposium in April. “Sports ETA is honored to […]
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To celebrate its ninth year as the Official Hotel Partner of the NCAA and March Madness, Marriott Bonvoy is launching Points for Points to reward 134 members for every point scored during the 2025 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Division I Basketball Tournaments. Beginning March 10 and running through the start of the Sweet Sixteen on […]
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Patrick Caron has joined the Maine Sports Commission as sports development director after joining the organization’s board of directors last year for a three-year term. Caron will oversee sourcing leads to attract events and have a presence on selecting local organizing committees throughout the bid and event planning processes. “As someone with grassroots experience in […]
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For the 11th consecutive year, the SportsTravel Road Trip brought high-level education and networking to Colorado Springs for Olympic and Paralympic leaders, as well as executives with sports organizations in the area. The event organized by the Northstar Meetings Group in partnership with Louisville Tourism and the Louisville Sports Commission, is geared toward chief executives […]
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WWE, in partnership with the Tampa Bay Sports Commission and Vinik Sports Group, has announced a Memorial Day weekend takeover of the Yuengling Center with four consecutive events beginning May 24. WWE will bring Saturday Night’s Main Event (Saturday, May 24), Battleground (Sunday, May 25), Monday Night Raw (Monday, May 26) and NXT (Tuesday, May […]
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KC2026, the FIFA World Cup 26 Kansas City Host Committee, signed a lease for 200 buses to be used during the tournament, the first of 16 Host Cities to announce it had procured buses for the tournament. The KC2026 bus system will complement existing bus routes on both sides of the state line, transporting people […]
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Jetr Global Sports + Entertainment has announced David Francis will join the company in a new position as vice president of global growth strategy and government affairs. Francis joins Jetr Global after 14 years at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, where he was senior advisor for government affairs during the administrations of Presidents Obama, […]
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World Athletics has announced that the 2025 World Athletics Road Running Championships will no longer take place in San Diego. San Diego would have been the first U.S. city to host the World Athletics Road Running Championships. The event was scheduled to include distances of one mile, 5km and half marathon. “We would like to […]
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Catch Des Moines has announced the retirement of President and CEO Greg Edwards, who has been with the organization since 2000. During Edwards’ 25 years at the helm of Catch Des Moines he helped bring marquee events to the region including NCAA Wrestling Championships, NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament First and Second Rounds and […]
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Spokane Sports has launched the Spokane Champions Women in Sports campaign as the destination builds momentum toward several months filled with women’s sporting events including the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. Spokane Sports has released a free community toolkit, giving businesses and residents access to downloadable resources such as social graphics, posters, table tents, coasters and […]
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