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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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Real Madrid has agreed to a joint venture with U.S.-based Sixth Street in which profits from the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium will be shared.

Partnership Launched Between Real Madrid, Sixth Street and Legends

Real Madrid has signed an agreement with U.S.-based investment firm Sixth Street and Legends that will leverage the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium for potentially new events while giving the club hundreds of millions of dollars in new capital. Sixth Street will pay about $380 million over 20 years for a 30 percent stake in stadium operations. […]

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Major League Cricket has secured $120 million in funding from private investors as it pushes forward with big plans in the United States.

Major League Cricket Secures $120 Million in Funding

As the sport of cricket continues to build momentum in the United States, another huge step is being taken to bring the world’s second-most popular sport into the spotlight. Major League Cricket has announced it has completed an initial close of a $44 million Series A and A1 Fundraising Round, led by a group of […]

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The new Premier Lacrosse League will play games in 14 cities this season. Photo: Winslow Townson/AP Images for Premier Lacrosse League

Premier Lacrosse League Adds 2023 Championship Series in Sixes Format

The Premier Lacrosse League powered by Ticketmaster has announced that the Championship Series will return in February 2023 in a sixes format, which USA Lacrosse is pushing to be included in the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. The top four teams from the 2022 PLL regular season standings will qualify for the tournament. […]

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Adam Berrios has been promoted to vice president of sales and services for the Little Rock (Arkansas) Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Little Rock CVB Names Adam Berrios as Vice President of Sales, Services

The Little Rock (Arkansas) Convention & Visitors Bureau has announced the promotion of Adam Berrios to vice president of sales and services; a position that drives the organization’s key role in attracting meetings, conventions and sporting events to Arkansas’ capital city. As vice president, Berrios plans and directs all activities of the sales department, group […]

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The Steelers Hall of Honor Museum is scheduled to open during the 2022 regular season.
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Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor Museum to Open at Heinz Field

The Pittsburgh Steelers are one of the most storied and accomplished franchises in any sport. The six-time Super Bowl Champions will now be celebrating those who have helped the organization reach those heights. The Steelers announced a new addition to Heinz Field that will further commemorate former players, coaches and other contributors with the construction […]

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Starr Butler-Jemison will join OVG360 – the venue management, venue services, and hospitality division of Oak View Group – as senior vice president of content development and private events.

Starr Butler-Jemison Joins OVG360 Executive Team

Content and booking professional Starr Butler-Jemison will join OVG360 as senior vice president of content development and private events. Butler-Jemison will start July 5 and oversee a new division focused on private functions, major corporate events and content development across the OVG360 universe of 300-plus arenas, stadiums and convention centers. She will be based in […]

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