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GoRockford NASCAR

GoRockford Promoting Xfinity Series Car During NASCAR Race at Rockingham

The city of Rockford, Illinois, is taking its marketing to the Rockingham Speedway on April 19, as the destination’s logo and brand colors will be on driver Josh Bilicki’s NASCAR Xfinity Series car. The North Carolina Education Lottery 250 at “The Rock” will include the Rockford-branded car sponsored by Dan Block, owner of Rockford-based Insurance […]

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Perfect Game SEC

Perfect Game Hires Mary Williams for Softball Division

Perfect Game has announced the appointment of Mary Williams, a former softball player from East Carolina University, as a managing partner. Perfect Game SEC Softball provides tournaments that foster player development and showcase young athletes. Williams will lead the growth and development of softball tournaments while bringing nearly 3,500 teams with her. “I couldn’t be […]

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Bryttny Cole

Team Travel Source Promotes Bryttny Cole to Director of Team Experience

Team Travel Source has announced the promotion of Bryttny Cole to the position of director of team experience. In her new role as director, Cole and her team will deliver experiences for teams and athletes participating in youth sporting events. Cole joined the company in March 2023 as a member of the team experience division […]

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USA Wrestling

USA Wrestling Sets Membership Record

USA Wrestling has set a milestone as the organization surpassed 345,000 members for the first time in its 57–year history with nearly five months remaining in the 2024–2025 membership year. The USA Wrestling membership year concludes August 31, 2025, with current projections indicating USA Wrestling will surpass the 365K membership total this year. The USA […]

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2026 Winter Olympics Venues Cortina
Construction work takes place at the Cortina Sliding Center, venue for the bobsled, luge and skeleton disciplines at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, in January. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)

USA Bobsled & Skeleton Plans Italian Olympic Adventure After Cortina Track Test Event

For some international federations and their related member nations, the planning process for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Italy has been years in the making. For the sliding community, the planning process looks to finally be able to begin. After years of uncertainty, a recent test of the renovated track in Cortina, Italy, has […]

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New Highmark Stadium
Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula poses with workers during the Topping Out ceremony on April 4. Photo courtesy of the Buffalo Bills

Buffalo Bills’ Highmark Stadium Celebrates “Topping Out”

The Buffalo Bills’ $2.1 billion stadium celebrated a “Topping Out” ceremony last week as the franchise welcomed NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and other dignitaries to the site. Workers placed the last piece of structural steel atop the 156-foot-high stadium structure as part of the ceremony. Before the ceremony, hundreds of partners, employees and stakeholders signed […]

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ISHA

Jeff Byrne Presented International Skiing History Association Lifetime Achievement Award

The International Skiing History Association presented its 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award to Jeff Byrne at its annual gala on March 28 at the Lake Placid Conference Center in New York as the former senior vice president of the Olympic Authority was recognized for his commitment and numerous lifelong activities promoting skiing and ski education. In 1988, […]

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Seattle Clipper Race
Clipper Race yachts take a break in the Port of Seattle during the 2023–2024 edition of the race. Clipper Round the World photo

Seattle to Host a Stop for the 2025–2026 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race

Seattle will be a host port and team partner for the 2025–2026 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, the fifth time the city and Seattle Sports Commission has welcomed the Clipper Race fleet following a trek across the North Pacific Ocean. This edition celebrates 10 years of partnership and five visits, making Seattle the most […]

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