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Spartan Sand Dunes
The 2021 Spartan World Championship featured sand dunes of more than 1,000 feet in height in Abu Dhabi. Photo courtesy of Spartan

Spartan Race Travels Back to Abu Dhabi

Putting on a world championship caliber event is difficult enough on its own. Doing it across the world in the middle of a desert – harder. Now, add in Formula 1 and the World Cup in the same area, and you get the logistical challenge that faces Spartan as it prepares for the 2022 Spartan […]

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Amtrak Partners with Four NBA Teams, Taylor Rooks

Amtrak has announced a partnership with four NBA teams — the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers and Washington Wizards, as well as correspondent Taylor Rooks. The four teams will promote the benefits of train travel and Amtrak’s Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging programs via in-arena advertising, digital sweepstakes and social media channels. In addition, […]

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WomensFinalFourMinneapolis
The 2022 NCAA Women's Championship Game in Minneapolis was played in front of a sellout crowd as South Carolina beat UConn for its second national title. Photo by Matt Traub / SportsTravel

NCAA Announces Sites for Future Women’s Final Fours

Four past hosts and one new location will host the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Final Four from 2027 through 2031, the NCAA announced on Monday morning. Columbus, Ohio, will host in 2027 followed by Indianapolis in 2028. San Antonio will host in 2029 with first-time host Portland, Oregon, in 2030. Dallas will host in […]

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WCup Qatar Ecuador Soccer
The World Cup Trophy is illuminated prior the World Cup, group A soccer match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Visit Las Vegas Sponsoring FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has signed a partnership with FIFA making it a Regional Supporter in North America for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, which started on Sunday morning. FIFA sold out all sponsorship tiers and inventory officially over the weekend. It has seven FIFA Partners and seven FIFA World […]

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Pikes Peak Apex

Pikes Peak APEX New Format, 2023 Dates Announced

The Colorado Springs Sports Corporation is the new organizer for the Pikes Peak APEX, presented by RockShox, a unique mountain bike challenge on the slopes of the Pikes Peak region’s trails. The 2023 event will maintain the vision of making Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region an internationally recognized endurance sports destination while enabling […]

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TeamSnap Acquires LeagueSide

TeamSnap has acquired LeagueSide and will launch a new offering for brands to connect with the youth sports industry and bring access to sponsorship opportunities to 19,000 sports organizations that use TeamSnap’s platform. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The merger will offer brands direct access to digital and on-field sponsorship opportunities from […]

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USA Swimming Track and Field

USA Swimming and USA Track & Field Select Agency to Lead Joint Effort

USA Swimming and USA Track & Field have named One & All as their agency of record to lead the organizations’ collective sponsorship sales efforts heading into the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Paris. “Our goal in this process was to identify an agency for the coming years that shares our values and […]

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Texas Independence Ballpark

College Station, Texas, Breaks Ground on Texas Independence Ballpark

Midtown in College Station, Texas, recently celebrated the groundbreaking of phase 1 of Texas Independence Ballpark. Phase 1 will include four baseball fields, batting cages, concessions stand and more. “This is one of those things that further puts College Station on the map for the sports world, particularly from just under teens through the teen […]

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John Smith

Motiv Group Names John Smith SVP of Strategy and Partnerships

Motiv Group has named industry veteran John Smith as senior vice president of strategy and partnerships. Smith will drive new partnerships while expanding the organization’s event platform and overall offerings. Motiv owns and operates 12 events including the Long Beach Marathon, Shamrock Run Portland, Surf City Marathon, Philadelphia Love Run Half Marathon and Golden Gate […]

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