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Atlantic 10 Moving Women’s Basketball Tournament to Delaware

The Atlantic 10 Conference will move its women’s basketball tournament to Chase Fieldhouse in Wilmington, Delaware, beginning in March 2022, moving the event back to a neutral site for the first time in several years as part of a multi-year agreement. The home of the NBA G League Delaware Blue Coats, Chase Fieldhouse is a […]

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Bowes Promoted to New Bassmaster Vice President of Tournaments Role

Longtime Bassmaster Opens Series Senior Tournament Manager Chris Bowes has been promoted to vice president of tournaments and will not only manage the Tournaments Department but also collaborate across departments as part of the B.A.S.S. Executive Leadership Team. Bowes joined B.A.S.S. in 2004 after being part of the New York B.A.S.S. Nation for many years. […]

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Dayton Convention Center Appoints Kelli Donahoe as General Manager

Kelli Donahoe has been named the new general manager at the Dayton Convention Center in Ohio, being charged with supporting the DCC’s growth and hospitality leadership in the Miami Valley Region. Donahoe most recently served as the director of sales and marketing in Pittsburgh at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Prior to her tenure […]

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USA Archery Latest to Partner with TeachAids

USA Archery has announced a partnership with TeachAids, a nonprofit leader in producing award-winning global education innovation, joining 21 other National Governing Bodies. CrashCourse is a suite of interactive products focused on the prevention and treatment of concussions and related mental health issues, and is designed to educate athletes, parents and coaches about concussions. “Although […]

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Al Thumama Stadium Becomes Sixth Tournament-Ready Venue for 2022 FIFA World Cup

Qatar’s latest FIFA 2022 World Cup tournament venue was unveiled when Al Thumama Stadium hosted the Amir Cup Final between Al Rayyan and Al Sadd, the sixth to have been opened by the future host of one of the world’s biggest sporting events. Al Thumama features state-of-the-art cooling technology, which will allow the venue to […]

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SpotOn Expands Concession Technology to Collegiate Facilities

Appetize, now part of SpotOn, has announced 11 new partnerships to use its point-of-sale technology for college stadiums and arenas starting this fall. The newest group of partners join SpotOn’s roster of over 50 education campuses that improve safety, security, and convenience for students, staff and guests. SpotOn’s platform includes point-of-sale devices designed with “tap-to-pay” […]

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IOC, Beijing 2022, Outline COVID Countermeasures for Olympic and Paralympic Games

Athletes, officials, dignitaries, marketers, broadcasters, media and others traveling to Beijing for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will have to undergo more strict COVID-19 countermeasures than were put in place in Tokyo for the 2021 Summer Games, under terms of the first documents outlining the game plan for both events. Among the rules […]

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Little Rock’s War Memorial Stadium May Be Renamed

The home of major college football games in Little Rock, Arkansas, and the future site for the NJCAA football championship game for the next three years may be renamed. Arkansas-based Simmons Bank are in negotiations to own the naming rights to the field at War Memorial Stadium in partnership with the War Memorial Stadium Commission […]

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