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Aer Lingus College Football Classic

Florida State and Georgia Tech Football Headed to Ireland in 2024

Florida State and Georgia Tech will open the 2024 college football season in Dublin, Ireland, in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. The Atlantic Coast Conference announced the game, which will be the conference opener for both schools, will take place August 24, 2024, at Aviva Stadium with Georgia Tech serving as the home team. […]

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USA Wrestling to Host Final X on June 10 in New York

USA Wrestling and Beat the Streets New York will present the Final X tournament on June 10 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Final X, presented by Tezos, will determine the 2023 U.S. Senior World Teams in men’s and women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman. There will be 30 weight classes contested, 10 in each discipline. […]

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Sports ETA Releases Landmark Compensation Survey

The Sports Events & Tourism Association and SearchWide Global have released the “2023 Sports Destination Leaders Salary, Compensation and Benefits Report,” which sets a new benchmark to study compensation levels for professionals in sports-related travel. The report was led by researchers from Stoll Strategies and sponsored by the Northstar Meetings Group. The benchmark study provides […]

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Rich Austin of Yakima Valley Sports Commission Honored

The Greater Yakima (Washington) Chamber of Commerce has announced three community members who will be recognized as the 2023 Ted Robertson Community Service Award recipients for their contributions to the Greater Yakima area. Among them is Rich Austin, director of sports development for the Yakima Valley Sports Commission. Austin is known for working closely with […]

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Fireworks explode before the Italian Super Cup final soccer match between AC Milan and Inter Milan at the King Saud University Stadium, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Italian Supercoppa Expanding as Part of Saudi Arabian Partnership

The annual Supercoppa, matching winners from Italy’s Serie A and the Coppa Italia, will be expanded into a four-team tournament next year that will be played in Saudi Arabia as part of a six-year deal approved by the league this week. Four out of the next six Supercoppas will be in Saudi Arabia, including the […]

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PGA of America Partners with NJCAA

The National Junior College Athletic Association has announced a partnership agreement with the PGA of America which will see the PGA of America and the NJCAA working together to grow the game by sharing professional and career opportunities with two-year collegiate golfers. The PGA of America will collaborate with NJCAA golf programs to offer athletes […]

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Allstate Continental Clásico

USMNT to Clash With Rival Mexico at Allstate Continental Clásico

The U.S. Men’s National Team will take on Mexico on April 19 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, in the inaugural Allstate Continental Clásico, a new annual event that will feature the USMNT hosting a top-tier opponent from North, Central or South America. “We’re incredibly excited to bring the Continental Clásico to our fans […]

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Chad McFarland

Chad McFarland Hired at Visit Overland Park

Visit Overland Park in Kansas has named Chad McFarland as director of sports and hotel services to be the liaison between national sports events rights holders and respective entities in Overland Park including the Convention Center, hotel community, sports facilities and venues. “Overland Park as a visitor destination has much to offer, especially with its […]

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Artesia Aquatic Center Appoints Todd Fizer as General Manager

Todd Fizer has been appointed as general manager of the Artesia Aquatic Center in New Mexico, the city and Sports Facilities Companies have announced. Fizer spent 24 years as a rescue swimmer and water survival instructor for the US Navy. After his service, he has served as an aquatics director and manager for other facilities. […]

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Weidner Field, the home of the Colorado Springs Switchbacks, will host the USL Summer Showcase in 2023. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

USL Summer Showcase Awarded to Colorado Springs

The United Soccer League has named Colorado Springs as the host city for the 2023 USL Summer Showcase, a multi-day event that will include meetings for the league’s more than 200 professional and pre-professional clubs culminating in a nationally televised game between the Colorado Springs Switchbacks and FC Tulsa on August 9 on ESPN2. Founded […]

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