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Amanda Shank has been named a partner and executive vice president for the Sports Facilities Companies after serving more than nine years with Unrivaled Sports and its portfolio company Ripken Baseball. In her most recent role with Unrivaled Sports, Shank served as executive vice president of strategic initiatives. Unrivaled was founded in 2024 by Josh Harris and […]
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The Moroccan Men’s National Soccer Team will utilize The Pingry School in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, as its team base camp training site during the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup. Spanning over 120 hectares, the Pingry School was previously the base camp for Italy during the 1994 FIFA World Cup (hosted solely in the United […]
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Mark Jeanneret has taken over as interim president and CEO of VisitErie, the official destination marketing organization of Erie County, Pennsylvania, following the retirement of John Oliver, who had led the organization since its inception in 2001. For the past eight years, Jeanneret served as the executive director of the Erie Sports Commission, a division […]
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In advance of this summer’s FIFA World Cup, SportsTravel is delving into each of the 11 U.S. cities that will host matches during the event. This year’s edition will be the largest ever, with 48 teams (up from 32) and it will be the first to be staged in three countries — Canada, Mexico and the United […]
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The Sports Events & Tourism Association and Special Olympics have formed a multiyear partnership aimed at expanding opportunities for athletes with intellectual disabilities through sports tourism. The collaboration unites Sports ETA’s more than 850 member organizations with Special Olympics, the world’s largest sports organization for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Under terms of the deal, Sports […]
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The Kentucky Derby has been called the most exciting two minutes in sports, the greatest two minutes in sports and the fastest two minutes in sports. It also might be the most-watched two minutes in sports and the best-attended two minutes in sports. In advance of the 152nd Run for the Roses on Saturday at Churchill […]
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The Amazon Armed Forces Cycling Classic, a major cycling event in the Washington D.C. region for more than 25 years, has announced a strategic collaboration with French mass participation events company Amaury Sport Organisation. A.S.O. organizes the Tour de France among a number of international cycling events, including La Vuelta, the Lidl Deutschland Tour and […]
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Cisco and Churchill Downs Incorporated have reached a multi-year partnership to enhance networking capabilities at Churchill Downs. As part of the deal, Cisco becomes the Official Enterprise Networking and Network Infrastructure Partner of the Kentucky Derby. The partnership is designed to support fan experiences at future Kentucky Derby Weeks and other events. The network refresh […]
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Visit Quad Cities is ready to tee off a major week of hosting championship golf events next month. First, starting Monday, May 11, the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I championship will take place at Oakwood Country Club in Coal Valley, Illinois. That marks the first time the region will host an NJCAA Division […]
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European Athletics has announced that Glasgow, Scotland, will host the 33rd SPAR European Cross Country Championships in 2027, following a successful bid process led by UK Athletics. It will be the first time that Glasgow has hosted the Championships and 24 years after the event was last held in the UK, when Holyrood Park in […]
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