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Professional Fighters League and Legends Enter Strategic Partnership

The Professional Fighters League has announced a long-term partnership with Legends, a premium experiences company includes Legends taking a minority ownership stake in the PFL. Legends will help create and execute unique experiences and opportunities for sponsors, partners and fans at PFL events. The partnership will focus on developing a range of services including sponsorship […]

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IOC Young Leaders Program and Panasonic Extend Partnership

The International Olympic Committee’s Young Leaders Program will continue through 2024 with sponsorship from Panasonic, which will support different initiatives to equip those in the program with the skills and tools they need to enhance their projects. Panasonic’s collaboration with the IOC on the Young Leaders Program underlines both organisations’ commitment to youth engagement and […]

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Palm Beach County to Host Cal Ripken Baseball 10U and 12U World Series

The Cal Ripken Baseball 10U and 12U World Series will be hosted by the Palm Beach Gardens Youth Athletic Association and the Palm Beach County Sports Commission starting August 6 at Gardens Park in the Florida destination. Cal Ripken Baseball is the national baseball division of the Babe Ruth League for youths ages 4 to […]

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Chinese skaters compete in the men's 1000 meters short track speed skating race during a test event for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on April 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China Nears Completion on 2022 Olympic Winter Games Venues

Nearly all the venues for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China, have been completed with test events scheduled for each facility later this year. All 12 venues hosting ice and snow competitions in Beijing city proper, the Yanqing District and Zhangjiakou in Hebei Province hosted test events earlier this year. Eight of the […]

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Chamber Collective of Greater Portsmouth Elevates Ben VanCamp to President

Ben VanCamp is the new president at the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth in New Hampshire. VanCamp has served the Chamber Collaborative since 2017 after working in the sports-event industry in North Carolina. As the organization’s vice president since 2017, VanCamp has helped rebrand the Chamber and instill it with a new mission-vision process. VanCamp […]

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Tennesse Event Center Will be Named F&M Bank Arena

Sabertooth Sports and Entertainment has announced that its event center in Clarksville, Tennessee, will be called the F&M Bank Arena after a naming-rights deal was agreed to with the local bank. Construction continues after ground broke on the facility in November 2020 and the venue is scheduled to open during the 2022-23 season. Sabertooth Sports […]

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Justin Kijowski has been promoted to general manager of the Cedar Point Sports Center in Sandusky, Ohio.

Cedar Point Sports Center May Add Esports Facility

Cedar Fair Entertainment Company is looking to add to the Cedar Point Sports Center in Sandusky, Ohio, with the potential development of an esports arena that would serve as a Midwest hub for youth and collegiate gaming and esports events. Plans are to have up to space for up to 1,500 fans with 200 gaming […]

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Work Resumes on Calgary Arena to Replace Saddledome

Work has resumed on the new downtown arena in Calgary that will host the National Hockey League after the Flames agreed to cover all cost overruns, a dispute that had temporarily paused construction. The cost of the new facility that will replace the Saddledome was potentially $60 million over the original budget of $550 million, […]

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Fans watch the eighth race from the grandstands before the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Multi-Year Projects to Transform Churchill Downs Racetrack

Churchill Downs Incorporated, home of the legendary Kentucky Derby, has announced three major multi-year capital investments to transform key areas of the track that aim to provide new guest experiences at the Derby in the coming years. Among the improvements would be a Homestretch Club adjacent to the homestretch, converting what is now outdoor bleacher […]

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