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Knoxville, Tennessee, has been selected to host the 2023 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk, which will be staged four years after the city hosted the most well-attended event in the series’ history. The 2023 event, hosted by the Visit Knoxville Sports Commission, will be held March 24–26. Competition will be on […]
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Cyclone Ballparks in West Texas has signed a partnership agreement with Denver-based PDC Energy that will see the business take over naming rights of the venue’s championship field. The 120-acre Cyclone Ballparks, which opened in August of 2021, has hosted tournaments with hundreds of teams in their five-field venue as well as community events in […]
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USA Boxing will have its National Junior Olympics, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this summer, in Wichita, Kansas, in 2022 and 2024 while the 2023 event will be held in Lubbock, Texas. “USA Boxing is beyond pleased to officially announce the next three editions of the National Junior Olympics and Summer Festival,” said Michael Campbell, […]
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A Los Angeles-based studio has released plans to build the Women’s Sports Network, a free, ad-supported, 24/7 streaming destination for women’s sports content. The Women’s Sports Network has confirmed participation the LPGA, U.S. Ski and Snowboard and World Surf League in addition to support from the women’s sports media brand GoodSport and Empower Onyx. To […]
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Swing Racquet + Paddle, the first-of-its-kind racquet and paddle sports and entertainment venue coming to Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2024, has named a series of industry veterans as part of its advisory board. Among those joining the venture are Hans-Martin Reh, global general manager of racquet sports at Wilson Sporting Goods; Ken May, former chief […]
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The home of the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks will soon include a sportsbook lounge pending approval from the Illinois Gaming Board. FanDuel Group and the United Center announced plans to open a lounge inside Chicago’s iconic arena. Plans for the FanDuel Sportsbook at the United Center include a two-story venue adjacent to the United […]
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VisitErie has promoted Erie Sports Commission Marketing and Communications Director Emily Biddle to the newly created position of director of marketing and research. Biddle starts her new role on February 7. Biddle has been with the Erie Sports Commission, a division of VisitErie, since 2014 as the organization’s first communications manager after previously serving as […]
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The Sports Events & Tourism Association has named Bonny Bernat as director of learning and development, a position that will see her responsible for the growth and development of the association’s Sports Tourism Learning Institute. “We are excited to have Bonny join as a valuable member of our Sports ETA team,” said Al Kidd, president and […]
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The Tony Stewart-backed Superstar Racing Experience, the short-track series started last year with primetime racing on CBS, will expand for its second season to six events starting June 18 at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida. After the green flag at Five Flags Speedway, the series will head to South Boston Speedway in South Boston, […]
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BetMGM and the Washington Nationals have opened the first retail sportsbook connected to a Major League Baseball stadium, a year-round venue at which fans can watch and wager on games. The new sportsbook features 40 TVs with live odds boards and updates. Visitors can place wagers with cashiers at six betting windows or use multiple […]
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