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The Greater Lansing Sports Authority and Lansing Skating Club have been awarded the 2023 Midwestern Sectional Singles and U.S. Pairs Final by U.S. Figure Skating while Michigan State University and the GLSA have been selected as co-host for a 2024 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Regional. The figure skating event is two events merged into […]
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There will soon be a new all-purpose venue in Athens, Georgia, which will accommodate community events in several ways. On April 28, a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new Classic Center Arena in Athens kicked off a new chapter in the city’s event industry. Slated to open in November 2023, The Classic Center […]
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Publix Sports Park in Panama City Beach, Florida, has tabbed Mike Higgins as its new general manager. Higgins comes to Publix Sports Park from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, where he served as director of championships. While at the NAIA, Higgins led initiatives to improve the student-athlete experience at national championships and was tournament […]
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Minor League Baseball has introduced an exciting new format to crown a champion over three days in Las Vegas this fall. The inaugural Triple-A Triple Championship weekend will take place September 30–October 2, 2022, at the new Las Vegas Ballpark in Summerlin, Nevada. The three-game series will begin with the division winners of the Triple-A […]
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In its concerted effort to grow the game outside America’s borders, the National Football League has announced it will be adding five international games to its 2022 schedule. The first three games will take place in London. The Minnesota Vikings take on the New Orleans Saints on October 2 at 9:30 a.m. ET at Tottenham […]
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After taking its lumps during the depths of the pandemic, sports-related travel had a direct economic impact of $39.7 billion in 2021 — gaining back nearly all of what it lost from historic highs in 2019 — according to results from the latest State of the Industry Report commissioned by the Sports Events & Tourism […]
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After 10 years at the helm of San Antonio Sports, President and Chief Executive Officer Russ Bookbinder will step down at the end of the year so that he and his wife can be closer to family in Waco. San Antonio Sports has expanded its signature youth programto serve thousands of children in 58 Title […]
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Sports are a wonderful way for kids to learn work ethic, discipline, teamwork and many other life skills. However, when the cost of youth sports starts to prevent some from being able to play, organizations can step in to help. This is the case in Durham, North Carolina, where the Durham Sports Commission has announced […]
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For the first time since 2019, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame will induct a class this June. The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee has announced finalists for the 2022 class, consisting of 15 Olympians, nine Paralympians, three Olympic teams, two Paralympic teams, six legends, three coaches and three special contributors. Fans […]
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EventConnect has revealed a new brand focused on bringing together technology needs for tournament organizers in one unified platform, representing a new era for the company to combine sports tournament management and hotel blocking in one platform. “Since the fall of 2020, our team has focused on one thing: building all the features that today’s […]
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