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MLS, Liga MX Schedule Three Leagues Cup Showcase Matches

Major League Soccer and Liga MX have announced that Leagues Cup Showcase will add three feature matches this September in Cincinnati, Nashville and Salt Lake City in addition to its previously scheduled doubleheader in Los Angeles. For the first time in each club’s history, FC Cincinnati will host Club Deportivo Guadalajara (better known as Chivas), […]

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Herkimer College will host the 2022-23 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III Men’s Basketball Championship.

Herkimer College to host 2023 NJCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship

Herkimer, New York, has been named the location of the 2022-23 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III Men’s Basketball Championship, set to take place March 14-19. The decision was made at the June NJCAA Board of Regents meeting. The upcoming national tournament will mark the first time the event will be held at […]

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Chris Smith has been named interim executive director of the Asheville (North Carolina) Buncombe Regional Sports Commission.

Chris Smith Named Interim Executive Director of Asheville Buncombe Regional Sports Commission

The Asheville Buncombe Regional Sports Commission in North Carolina has named Chris Smith as the interim executive director, effective through March 2023. Smith has an extensive history with the Sports Commission and served on the original task force in 2008 that led to the establishment of the commission. In 2014, Smith was selected to serve […]

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World Horseshoe Pitching Championship
The 2022 World Horseshoe Pitching Championship will head to the Bayou next month when it takes place July 11-23 in West Monroe, Louisiana.

2022 World Horseshoe Pitching Championship Headed to Bayou

The 2022 World Horseshoe Pitching Championship will take place in West Monroe, Louisiana, next month. The best horseshoe pitchers in the world will compete at the Monroe Civic Center from July 11-23 and admission is free for everyone. Competition will begin at 8 a.m. and end at approximately 10 p.m. daily. A total of 649 […]

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Gulf Shores

Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism Purchases Land for Future Sports Tourism Development

Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism closed on 111.26 acres of land in northeast Gulf Shores on Tuesday which will be used by Gulf Shores | Orange Beach Sports & Events for sports and event tourism in the Alabama destination. Sports and event tourism remains a key economic driver in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, […]

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Soccer Rose Bowl
The Rose Bowl, site of the 1994 Men’s and 1999 Women’s FIFA World Cup Finals, will host the Mexican National Team and Peru in a friendly on September 24.

Mexican National Team to Play Twice in California Ahead of World Cup

The Mexican Men’s National Soccer Team will begin the road to Qatar with two visits to California in late September. El Tri will face Peru and Colombia ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar as part of the “MexTour Sendoff Series” that will also include fan and media-facing events such as media day, […]

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Digital travel company Booking.com is offering fans the chance to stay overnight at Wembley Stadium ahead of the final of the UEFA Women’s Euro on July 31.

Booking.com Offers Fans the Chance to Stay at Wembley Stadium

Have you ever wanted to watch a major soccer game from your bedroom? Well, now you can. Digital travel company Booking.com is offering fans the chance to stay overnight at Wembley Stadium ahead of the final of the UEFA Women’s Euro on July 31. The company has turned one of the suites in the stadium […]

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Hot Shots launched on Labor Day Weekend in 2003 in Yakima, Washington, and helps support the work of the Sports Commission in marketing the Yakima Valley as a sports event destination throughout the Pacific Northwest. Photo by Yakima Sports Commission.

Summer Series: Yakima Focuses on Fitness and Community

(SportsTravel will be profiling destinations throughout the summer as visitors bureaus and sports commissions are operating events without nearly any restrictions for the first real time since the pandemic started. Sure, there’s been moments that feel like it, but this summer feels different. If your destination has a compelling story to share, send it along […]

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The city of Reno, Nevada, and the United States Bowling Congress have reached an agreement to bring future championship events to the area.

USBC, Reno Tahoe Extend Agreement to Host Championships

Bowling and the city of Reno, Nevada, have a long history, and now there’s a firm foundation for a future between the two. The United States Bowling Congress, Reno Tahoe Board of Directors and City of Reno have reached an agreement to continue hosting USBC Championships tournaments at the National Bowling Stadium through 2032. “Continuing […]

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DraftKings, Chicago Cubs Host Beam Signing Ceremony

The DraftKings Sportsbook at Wrigley Field is one step closer to completion. DraftKings Inc. and the Chicago Cubs hosted a beam signing ceremony June 24 to commemorate the topping off and soon-to-be completed 22,350-square-foot structural steel addition to the historic ballpark. The two-story sportsbook, slated to be completed in 2023, will be located on the […]

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