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$77.6 Million Sports Complex in Fargo Celebrates Groundbreaking

A 260,000-square-foot venue in Fargo, North Dakota, celebrated its groundbreaking this week with the 100-acre property expected to open in 2024. The project is being funded through both private and public fundraising. It will feature a full-sized indoor soccer turf field, four basketball courts, office spaces and a 350-meter indoor walking track. “Back in 2016, […]

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ASM Global’s San Antonio Tech Port Center + Arena Opens to Sold-Out Crowds

ASM Global has officially opened the Tech Port Center + Arena in San Antonio, which includes a 24-hour gaming area and 2,500-seat technology arena plus a food and beverage offering unique to the live event industry. Tech Port is an expansive community project combining a sports arena, food hall and museum/conference/special event space which will […]

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Right in the middle of St. George's downtown is recognition of the city's Ironman legacy which will be enhanced with this weekend's World Championship. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

St. George Ready for Unique Ironman World Championship

When St. George hosted the 2021 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship, it was the latest in a successful partnership between the event organizer and the rust-colored destination in Southern Utah that started in 2010 with an annual event. Then the relationship took an even deeper turn. When Ironman found out that it would not be able […]

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Greater Lansing Awarded NCAA Golf and U.S. Figure Skating Events

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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The groundbreaking for the new Classic Center Arena in Athens, Georgia, included several key members of the community.

The Classic Center Arena in Athens Celebrates Groundbreaking

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.

Publix Sports Park Hires Mike Higgins as General Manager

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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The inaugural Triple-A Triple Championship weekend will take place Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2022, at the new Las Vegas Ballpark in Summerlin, Nevada.

MiLB to Host Inaugural Triple-A Championship Weekend in Las Vegas

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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The National Football League has announced it will be adding five international games to its 2022 schedule.

NFL Announces Five International Games for 2022 Season

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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Maui Invitational – November 23, 2021
Fans attend the 2021 Maui Jim Maui Invitational at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas. (Photo by Al Powers / ESPN Images)

Study: Sports-Related Travel Worth $39.7 Billion in 2021

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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