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USL Step Up

USL Creates “Step Up” Initiative to Grow Women’s Soccer

The United Soccer League has unveiled “Step Up: The Bold Next Phase in the USL’s Women’s Soccer Strategy,” an evolution of the USL’s women’s soccer strategy that is designed to maximize player potential and deliver a world-class fan experience while growing the business of USL clubs. Step Up lays out a pathway for players from […]

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Then-Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly smiles after throwing a ball to fans before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers. (AP Photo/Jon Durr, File)

Don Mattingly Joins Nashville MLB Effort

The group looking to bring Major League Baseball to Nashville, Tennessee, has added a baseball legend to its advisory board. The Nashville Stars have announced that Don Mattingly, the former New York Yankees star and MLB manager, will provide counsel on key strategic matters and work to gain support in bringing an MLB franchise to […]

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Sodexo Live! Names Belinda Oakley as CEO, North America

Sodexo Live! has named Belinda Oakley as its new chief executive officer, North America, to lead the hospitality company. A veteran leader with two decades of foodservice management experience who has successfully led enterprise growth strategies, Oakley will lead more than 20,000 employees at more than 150 venues throughout the United States and Canada. Oakley […]

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Derek Bombeck

Derek Bombeck Promoted to Visit Lincoln’s Director of Sports

Derek Bombeck has been named director of sports for Visit Lincoln, the result of his continued role locally and on the national scale in building Lincoln as a sports destination. Visit Lincoln is a division of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce. With the recent announcement of the Lincoln Youth Complex and other ongoing sports-related developments, […]

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Winged Foot 2028 usopen

Winged Foot to Host 2028 U.S. Open

The West Course at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York, has been selected by the USGA as host for the 2028 U.S. Open Championship. Located in Westchester County, N.Y., Winged Foot features two 18-hole courses, both of which were designed by A.W. Tillinghast and debuted in 1923. The championship will be contested on […]

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Sports ETA and Northstar Meetings Group Expand Strategic Partnership

The Sports Events & Tourism Association has announced the expansion of its industry partnership with Northstar Meetings Group, the leading multi-platform brand for dedicated meeting and business planners and sports event organizers, to serve as presenting sponsor of the association’s key research products, including the State of the Industry research report. Under terms of the […]

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CES
From left: Kenny Gold, Richard Oppy, Sarah Henry, Steve Braband, Valerie Stempler, Andrew Yaffe and Heidi Chung discuss the future of content creators.

CES 2023 Looks at the Present and Future of Content Creation

CES 2023 has invaded Las Vegas, with thousands of exhibitors and patrons spread out across the city as it celebrates its 25th year in Sin City. The sports session “What’s Next for the Creator Economy?” brought together a panel to discuss how brands are working with content creators to promote their products. The group, moderated […]

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CES 2023
From left: Jim Norton, Lynette Kaylor, Alex Willis and David Cole discuss the immersive future of sports media.

CES 2023 Panel Explores Way to Engage the Modern Fan

CES 2023 has invaded Las Vegas, with thousands of exhibitors and patrons spread out across the city as it celebrates its 25th year in Sin City and the sports industry is always a topic of discussion among the 200 conference sessions. The session “From the Couch to the Field: The Immersive Future of Sports Media” […]

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Ironman World Championship Triathlon
Sam Laidlow, of France, left, Gustav Iden, of Norway, center, and Kristian Blummenfelt, of Norway, stand on the winning podium after finishing the Ironman World Championship Triathlon on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Laidlow, Iden, and Blummenfelt finished in third, first and second place, respectively. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Ironman World Championships to Rotate Between Hawaii and France

The Ironman World Championship will, beginning in 2023, split its men’s and women’s events between Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, and Nice, France, with the men’s event heading to Nice in 2023 and women’s staying in Hawaii for 2023. The men’s race will take place on September 10, 2023, and the women will race on October 14, 2023. […]

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CES Panel
From left: Ken Martin, Skarpi Hedinsson, Katee LaPoff, Heather Brooks Karatz and Angela Ruggiero at CES 2023 in Las Vegas.

CES 2023 Panel Discusses the Sports Industry’s Path to Growth

CES 2023 has invaded Las Vegas, with thousands of exhibitors and patrons spread out across the city as it celebrates its 25th year in Sin City. The sports industry is always a topic of discussion among the 200 conference sessions. The session “Technology and Acquiring the Fluid Fan: The Sports Industry’s Path to Growth” brought […]

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