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Jason Suitt was recently named the new Director of Sports Development for Visit Baton Rouge and will be responsible for identifying, developing and executing an overall strategy for sports tourism in the Louisiana destination. Suitt brings 21 years of experience in college athletics with marketing, promotions, advertising, sponsorship sales/activation, graphics & licensing and event production […]
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The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism has announced a multi-year partnership with WNBA All-Star Aliyah Boston in which the St. Thomas native will serve as an official tourism ambassador for the U.S. territory, which includes the islands of St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix. “The U.S. Virgin Islands mean so much to me […]
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Esports entertainment company Blast has kicked off its formal destination selection process for a full calendar of major esports events and will begin working with interested parties to find suitable locations and partners befitting of a number of event opportunities across their global tournament circuits in a variety of games in 2024 and beyond. “Blast […]
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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach continued to defend the organization’s position on eventually returning Russian and Belarusian athletes to competition, insisting “we have a mission to unite all the athletes of the world in a peaceful competition, we have the responsibility not to punish athletes for the acts of their government.” It is IOC […]
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A team called MitoQ-NZ Cycling Project, a group of cyclists from New Zealand, has a deep affection for the Chicagoland’s Intelligentsia Cup ahead of this year’s event. The Lombard Cycling Classic was established in 2019 by the DuPage Sports Commission in partnership with the village of Lombard, becoming the third race stop in DuPage County […]
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The 2023 Junior Tour Powered by Under Armour World Championship will start Tuesday, July 18, at Reunion Resort in Kissimmee, Florida with approximately 550 young athletes from 35 countries, competing across various age divisions for boys and girls. “We are thrilled to welcome the more than 500 athletes from 35 different countries to Kissimmee for […]
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The NCAA has announced the creation of the Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament, a 32-team postseason tournament starting in 2024 which will be owned and funded by the NCAA. The NCAA released branding for the tournament, which highlights orange in alignment with other NCAA women’s basketball branding, including the March Madness logo. The WBIT logo also […]
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The 2024 WNBA All-Star Game is headed to Phoenix, setting up as a home game for Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi and a sendoff to the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team. This will mark the third time that Phoenix will host the WNBA midseason showcase, after it was previously held in the city in 2000 […]
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With the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup starting in a few days, the United States women’s national team has announced its first two matches that will be part of the post-World Cup schedule with games September 21 at Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium and September 24 at Chicago’s Soldier Field, both against South Africa. The USA is […]
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The Cabarrus County Convention & Visitors Bureau in North Carolina has named Paul Sheehan as sales manager to promote the destination for meetings and conventions, sporting events, car clubs and more. “Paul has focused his career on growing sports tourism in North Carolina,” said Cabarrus County CVB President and Chief Executive Officer Donna Carpenter. “We’re […]
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