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NECC Hometown Series Esports Event Coming to Quad Cities in October

The National Esports Collegiate Conference will host a Hometown Series event in conjunction with St. Ambrose University at Davenport, Iowa, on October 23—24 with Visit Quad Cities also serving as a presenting partner in the event. Rhythm City Casino will serve as the host location for the event. The NECC’s Hometown Series is a collection […]

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Overwatch League Playoffs Moving to Hawaii

The 2021 Overwatch League Playoffs and Grand Finals will be held in Hawaii instead of the originally scheduled live events in Dallas and Los Angeles “due to significant changes in the environment affecting travel for some teams,” the league announced on Thursday. The league has played four global tournaments at the University of Hawaii this […]

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Association of Paddlesurf Professionals Announces 2021 World Tour

The Association of Paddlesurf Professionals will have a modified four-event tour for the 2021 season that extends into early 2022, with the opening event scheduled for November 4—7 at Wrightsville Beach in North Carolina. Organized by the Wrightsville Beach Paddle Club, the Carolina Cup is a four-day festival of events featuring seven races, seminars and […]

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All Competition Venues Announced for The World Games 2022

The World Games 2022 has now announced all 14 of the community venues that will host competitions when the historic event takes place next July in Birmingham, Alabama. The World Games 2022, an international multisport event organized with the support of the International Olympic Committee, will hold its 11th edition in Birmingham from July 7–17, […]

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Former Rangers Ballpark Rebranded in Naming Rights Deal

The Texas Rangers and Choctaw Casinos & Resorts announced a multi-year naming rights partnership for Globe Life Park in Arlington, the former home of the Major League Baseball team that will now be called Choctaw Stadium. The partnership expands a relationship that the two parties have had for more than a decade, and extends a […]

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Inaugural Pac-12 Baseball Tournament Heading to Scottsdale, Arizona

The Pac-12 Conference will hold a tournament championship event for baseball for the first time starting in May 2022 in partnership with the city of Scottsdale, Arizona, and the Arizona Sports & Entertainment Commission. The inaugural Pac-12 Conference Baseball Tournament is scheduled for May 25-29, 2022, at Scottsdale Stadium, the spring training home of the […]

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USA Volleyball Launches New Event in Salt Lake City

USA Volleyball will stage the Salt Lake City Showdown Girls Junior National Qualifier in 2022, a new event that will take place March 5–7 and March 11–13 at the Salt Palace Convention Center. The event will serve as a qualifier for the 2022 Girls Junior National Championship and the Girls 18s Junior National Championship. “Our […]

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Sports ETA and Northstar Meetings Group Announce New Five-Year Partnership

    Sports ETA, the only trade association for the sports events and tourism industry, announced today a new five-year partnership with Northstar Meetings Group, the leading multi-platform brand for dedicated meeting and business planners and sports event organizers, to serve as presenting sponsor of the association’s “Annual State of the Industry” research report. Under […]

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2022 World Men’s Curling Championships Heading to Las Vegas

The World Curling Federation will be returning to Las Vegas, Nevada with the LGT World Men’s Curling Championship 2022 from April 2–10 at the 8,000-seat Orleans Arena. The event will bring together 13 elite teams from around the world. The Orleans Arena hosted the 2018 championship and has hosted multiple WFG Continental Cups as well. […]

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USA Rugby Officially Sanctions Premier Rugby Sevens

USA Rugby has officially sanctioned Premier Rugby Sevens as the highest level of domestic rugby sevens in the country ahead of the new league’s inaugural championship weekend in October. USA Rugby will sanction all league events including a Talent Transfer Project camps and the PR7s inaugural championship at AutoZone Park in Memphis, Tennessee, on October […]

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