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Louisville Sports Commission Promotes Greg Fante to President and CEO

Greg Fante, a 15-year veteran of the Louisville Sports Commission, will be promoted to president and chief executive officer effective February 2023. The sports commission’s board of directors voted unanimously to elevate Fante, who currently serves as vice president of sports development. Fante will take on the new role following the retirement of CEO Karl […]

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Oklahoma City’s Paycom Center to Undergo Improvements

The Oklahoma City Council voted Tuesday to approve final plans and specifications for new seating at Paycom Center with Populous developing a master plan for the renovations to enhance the guest experience at the arena. The plans were approved as part of the city’s Metropolitan Area Projects plan, or MAPS 4. MAPS 4 is a […]

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From left: Clyde Best MBE, Black Bermudian UK Premier League footballer, Kim Swan JP, MP, international golf professional, and John Carlos, Olympian and activist, explore conversations around diversity at the 2021 Black Golfer's Week Preview event moderated by Bermuda Tourism Authority Director of Global Sales Hazel Clark, a three-time Olympian.

Bermuda Launches Black Golfers Week to Promote Diversity in Sport

The Bermuda Tourism Authority, in partnership with the Advocates PGA Tour and PGA Magazine, has marked the culmination of Black History Month with the announcement of an APGA Tournament to kick off Bermuda Black Golfers Week in October 2022. Black Golfers Week is an initiative to promote diversity through sports tourism. With the support of […]

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USA Diving Events Heading to Midland, Texas

USA Diving will hold the 2022 Junior National and Open Championships this summer at COM Aquatics in Midland, Texas. The Junior Nationals will be July 25–August 2 and will serve as the final contest in the 2022 USAD Junior Championship season. Top athletes from this event in the 14-15 and 16-18 age groups will be […]

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Seattle Mariners' Mitch Haniger rounds third base at T-Mobile Park on his way to scoring a run on a two-run home run by Domingo Santana during the seventh inning of a baseball game Thursday, March 28, 2019, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Seattle Mariners Create Vice President Position for Fan Experience

Malcolm Rogel, a 23-year veteran of the Seattle Mariners front office, has been named the franchise’s first vice president of fan experience. “Fans are the reason we do what we do,” said Mariners President of Business Operations Catie Griggs. “This new role collects everything a fan encounters during a visit to T-Mobile Park under the […]

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Final X Wrestling in New York to Serve as Beat the Streets Benefit

USA Wrestling and Beat the Streets New York will present Final X New York on June 8 at the Madison Square Garden Hulu Theater, an event that will determine the 2022 U.S. Senior World Teams in all three of the Olympic disciplines: men’s and women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman. The event will serve as one of […]

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Sapporo Mayor Claims Strong Support for 2030 Winter Olympic Bid

Public sentiment in favor of hosting the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Sapporo is strong enough, Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto said Wednesday, that he will not hold a public referendum on the issue. The northern Japanese city, which held the 1972 Winter Olympics, has expressed interest in being the host again and is believed […]

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Hawaii to Host Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships

The K. Mark Takai Veterans Memorial Aquatics Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, will host the 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in August after the event was added to the international calendar by the Japan Swimming Federation, Swimming Australia, Swimming Canada and USA Swimming. Following the cancellation of the 2022 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships — […]

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