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Indiana Sports Corp to Honor Jim Host, Gene Corrigan at Men’s Final Four

The Indiana Sports Corp will present the 2024 Tom Jernstedt Lifetime Achievement Award to Jim Host and will posthumously honor Gene Corrigan for their careers dedicated to the advancement of Division I men’s basketball. Host and Corrigan will be honored at the 2024 Men’s Final Four in Phoenix on April 8. The Tom Jernstedt Lifetime […]

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Women’s Champions Classic

Women’s Champions Classic Heading to Brooklyn

The women’s basketball teams from Connecticut, Tennessee, Iowa and Louisville will be paired in a primetime doubleheader on December 7 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn in the inaugural Women’s Champions Classic, an early-season tournament that will be organized by Horizon Sports & Experiences and Fox Sports. The four teams in the inaugural event have […]

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Bassmaster Classic

Bassmaster Classic Returns to Fort Worth in 2025

The Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic will return to Fort Worth in 2025, returning four years after setting an attendance record for any Classic previously held in the state. The Fort Worth Sports Commission will host the tournament and festivities at the Fort Worth Convention Center and Dickies Arena from March 21­–23, 2025. Competition will […]

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Wade Martin

Wade Martin Named CEO of Ripken Baseball, Cooperstown All Star Village

Wade Martin has been named chief executive officer of Josh Harris and David Blitzer’s youth baseball portfolio, which includes Ripken Baseball, Cooperstown All Star Village, Baseball Factory and Softball Factory. Martin is tasked with driving growth and expansion for the company’s youth sports facilities, youth tournament experiences and player development platforms. In January 2023, Harris […]

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US Women’s Open

Qualifying Sites Revealed for the 79th U.S. Women’s Open Championship

The United States Golf Association has announced qualifying sites for the 79th U.S. Women’s Open Championship, which will be staged at Lancaster Country Club in Pennsylvania, from May 30 through June 2. The 36-hole qualifying will be held at 23 sites across the United States plus Canada, Japan and Germany, between April 15 and May […]

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Salt Lake Ballpark Rendering
The Power District, a nearly 100-acre site adjacent to the Utah State Fairpark and the Jordan River, features transportation access located between the Salt Lake City International Airport and downtown. Rendering via Larry H. Miller Industries

Potential MLB Expansion Site Unveiled in Salt Lake City

The Larry H. Miller Company and Miller family have unveiled renderings for a mixed-use entertainment district anchored by a new baseball stadium that would be the site for a potential Major League Baseball expansion team. The Power District, a nearly 100-acre site adjacent to the Utah State Fairpark and the Jordan River, would be located […]

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CECC 2024

Dates Set for Collegiate Esports Commissioner’s Cup Texas

The Collegiate Esports Commissioner’s Cup will return to Esports Stadium Arlington on May 3–5, 2024, with McDonald’s of North Texas as the presenting sponsor. The event, organized by the Collegiate Sports Management Group, is the largest multi-conference gathering of collegiate esports programs, including 64 teams competing in Super Smash Brothers Ultimate, Overwatch 2, Rocket League […]

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Indianapolis Airport All Star Weekend
The Indianapolis International Airport has a full-sized basketball court for visitors ahead of NBA All-Star Weekend. Photo courtesy Visit Indy

Indianapolis Ready for NBA All-Star Spotlight

Indianapolis’ turn on the international sports stage for the upcoming NBA All-Star Weekend is, in one way, going to be bigger and better than originally planned thanks to the pandemic. The city was scheduled to host the weekend’s festivities in 2021 before the game was postponed because of COVID-19. Because of the three-year delay, the […]

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Ultimate Frisbee Association

Ultimate Frisbee Association Releases 2024 Schedule

The Ultimate Frisbee Association has released its 2024 season schedule with the first games slated for Friday, April 26, in Boston and Houston. Week 1 features nine matchups, including the first Super Series showdown between the D.C. Breeze and Salt Lake Shred on the UFA YouTube channel. A “Super Series” features eight matchups on the […]

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Mike Mason

EventPipe Appoints Mike Mason as President

EventPipe, whose customer base includes Team Travel Source, Stack Sports, ESPN Events, CNBC Events and the Esports Trade Association, has announced the appointment of Mike Mason as president. Before EventPipe, Mason was general manager at sports-event management software company Group Productivity Solution. He joined GPS after serving as vice president of Hospitality Solutions at Aventri […]

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