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USL Naples

USL League One Awards Franchise to Naples

The United Soccer League has awarded a USL League One franchise to Naples, Florida, that will begin play in 2025 at the Paradise Coast Sports Complex. “In creating a winning plan for USL Naples, we’ve consulted with advisors and investors to bring the highest quality of professional soccer with a family-friendly environment to the region,” […]

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IESF 2024

IESF National Qualifiers Draw Record Number of Entries

A record 130 member federations have registered for the National Qualifiers of the World Esports Championship 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the International Esports Federation has announced. A total of 609 teams will compete across five game titles representing their countries. The National Qualifiers are underway as of January 16. “We are amazed but not […]

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NBA All-Star 2018
The last time the NBA All-Star Game took place in Los Angeles was February 18, 2018, at Staples Center. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

Clippers’ Intuit Dome to Host NBA All-Star 2026 Weekend

The Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, the soon-to-be new home for the Los Angeles Clippers opening later this year, will host the 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend culminating with the 75th All-Star Game on February 15, 2026. It will mark a record seventh NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles and the first time the Intuit Dome. […]

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PA Sports

PA Sports Celebrates 20 Years in the Sports Tourism Industry

PA Sports will be celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2024, one year after the 13 current members combined to host and support more than 460 events generating $480 million in estimated economic impact for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. “The ultimate goal of PA Sports is to attract as many tourism driving sporting events to Pennsylvania […]

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Sweden Soccer Europa League Final
Ajax players walk on the pitch in front of their supporters before the Europa League final against Manchester United at the Friends Arena in Stockholm in 2017. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Strawberry Hotel Group Gets Naming Rights to Swedish Arena

Sweden’s national soccer arena, known as Friends Arena, will be renamed as Strawberry Arena under a new naming rights partnership between the hotel group and venue operator ASM Global. The retractable roof venue is home to the Swedish soccer team and AIK, a local soccer club. The stadium opened in 2012 and in 2013 hosted […]

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USA Pickleball Golden Ticket

USA Pickleball Unveils New Golden Ticket Tournament Format and Schedule for 2024

USA Pickleball will have a new format for its Golden Ticket tournaments in 2024, the only guaranteed path for amateur players to play in the 2024 national championships. As featured tournaments where bracket winners earn pre-registration access to nationals, Golden Ticket events offer participants the opportunity to compete at some of the best facilities around […]

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2025 Women’s Final Four Logo

2025 NCAA Women’s Final Four Logo Unveiled

Highlighting many of the features and colors representative of Tampa Bay and the state of Florida, the 2025 NCAA Women’s Final Four logo has been unveiled. The University of South Florida and the Tampa Bay Sports Commission will serve as co-hosts for the event at Amalie Arena, with the national semifinals on April 4 and […]

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CPL T20 Cricket

Caribbean Premier League Cricket Names Tourism Partner Manager

The Caribbean Premier League for the sport of cricket has named Deanna Weekes as its new tourism partner manager responsible for working with the league’s tourist board partners to create packages for traveling fans to visit all host countries for future tournaments. “This is a really exciting opportunity to be involved in the biggest annual […]

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SLC France Torch
SLC-UT CEO Fraser Bullock, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region President Renaud Muselier, Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation CEO Colin Hilton and Park City Mayor Nann Worel hold the symbolic Olympic Torch at the Utah Olympic Legacy Museum in Park City on Thursday after Muselier and a delegation of French visitors toured some of Park City's Olympic facilities. Photo courtesy Brennan Smith/Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation

Future Olympic Host Salt Lake City Welcome French Counterparts

It seemed apt that as the first major snowfall that reached not only the mountains but the low-lying valleys in the Salt Lake region came right as representatives from the Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur in France visited in the first in-person meeting between the areas that will host back-to-back future Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The […]

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Westfield USA Wrestling

USA Wrestling Chooses Westfield, Indiana, for Major Event

USA Wrestling has announced its 2024 16U and 14U Girls National Dual Meet Championships will be held at Grand Park Event Center in Westfield, Indiana, from June 19–22 while the event will also return to the Grand Park Event Center in 2025. This will be the first time that this combined competition has been held. […]

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