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Kacmarcik Enterprises and Bear Development plan to purchase 11 acres of land from Marquette University for a sports and entertainment district in Milwaukee.

Developers Plan Sports and Entertainment District in Milwaukee

Two local companies have announced plans to take an 11-acre parcel bought from Marquette University and turn it into a sports and entertainment district in downtown Milwaukee that would be the home to professional soccer. Kacmarcik Enterprises and Bear Development made the announcement on Friday. Bear Development would develop the land to also have an […]

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Greensboro Sports Foundation Executive Director Rob Goodman Steps Down

Rob Goodman, executive director of the Greensboro Sports Foundation since its inception in 2018, is stepping down at the end of June to resume full operations of 3-G Sports, LLC, the company he founded in 2004. “Rob Goodman has been instrumental in building Greensboro’s efforts in sports tourism and the development of the Greensboro Sports […]

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Boston to Host 2024 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships

The NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships in 2024 will be held at the TRACK at new balance at Boston Landing in Brighton, Massachusetts, in partnership with New Balance, Boston College and UMass Lowell. The event will bring 400 of the best track-and-field student-athletes to Boston for the two-day competition, […]

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ASM Global and Clorox have agreed to a partnership which will provide advanced hygienics to live events.

ASM Global Partners With Clorox on Venue Health Protocols

ASM Global and Clorox have announced a multiyear partnership to enhance health and wellness in venues across the United States, spanning ASM Global’s portfolio of arenas, stadiums, theaters and convention centers. ASM Global and Clorox will officially launch the partnership at the Oakland Arena on June 1. “Since the very start of the COVID pandemic, […]

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Seattle Storm to Develop Center for Basketball Performance

The Seattle Storm will build a practice facility and training center to house basketball and business operations with a targeted opening of 2024, encompassing two practice courts along with locker rooms, a lounge and a nutrition center for players, and strength and conditioning training spaces. The facility — with 85 percent of project team members […]

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IOC President Thomas Bach speaks during the final day of Executive Board meetings. Photo by IOC/Christophe Moratal

Decision on 2030 Winter Games Host Coming Within Next Year, IOC Says

A decision on targeted dialogue with a city to host the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will be made in December ahead of next May’s International Olympic Committee meeting in India as IOC technical advisers recently visited the three favorites — Salt Lake City, Sapporo and Vancouver. The IOC announced the next step in […]

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Street League Skateboarding has announced Everett, Washington, will be the third U.S. stop on its 2022 tour.

Street League Skateboarding Adds 2022 Date in Everett, Washington

Street League Skateboarding has announced more details on the return of the SLS Championship Tour to the Pacific Northwest. Everett, Washington, will host the tour’s second stop during a weekend event August 13–14 at Angel of the Winds Arena. Tickets for the event are on sale at streetleague.com. “For over a decade, SLS has paved the […]

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Competitiors in the men's 5,000 meter event at the 1984 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles circle past the Olympic torch during the race on August 11, 1984. Los Angeles in 2028 will join London and Paris as the only three-time hosts of the Olympic Summer Games. (AP Photo, File)

Bobsled and Skeleton World Cup Races Return to North America in 2022

Bobsled and skeleton World Cup races have not taken place in North America since before the COVID-19 pandemic, but that will change this coming winter. The International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation has announced events will return to North America for the first time since 2019, allowing U.S. and Canadian athletes a chance to compete on […]

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Syracuse University and JMA Wireless announced a 10-year partnership for naming rights of the University’s iconic on-campus stadium.

Syracuse University and JMA Wireless Agree to Naming Rights Deal

The iconic dome that houses Syracuse basketball and football, among other events, has a new name. Syracuse University and JMA Wireless have announced a 10-year partnership for naming rights of the on-campus stadium. For the first time since the venue opened in 1980, the stadium will have a new name, only the second in its […]

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Pictured at the Aviva Stadium ahead of the Leinster Rugby v Stade Toulousain Heineken Champions Cup semi-final (from left): Dan Leavy (Heineken Champions Cup winner), Niall Rynne, Aviva Stadium Board Chairman, Dominic McKay, EPCR Chairman, Wojciech Boguz, HEINEKEN Ireland Marketing Director, Kevin Potts, IRFU Chief Executive and Mike Ross (Heineken Champions Cup winner)

2023 Rugby Champions Cup and Challenge Cup Finals Moved to Aviva Stadium

Dublin’s Aviva Stadium will replace Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as the host of the European Professional Club Rugby Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals in May 2023 with tickets already on sale. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium had been scheduled to host the matches but EPCR said that the late conclusion to the 2022-23 Premier League season has […]

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