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The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee has added James Higa to its board of directors, filling a board seat vacated by Vivek Murthy, who resigned after being confirmed as the U.S. surgeon general in March. Higa currently serves as the executive director of Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing new ideas in philanthropy, […]
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Pennsylvania Sports, the lead agency for sports tourism in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, has named a new Executive Committee, which will be led by Chair Mark Jeanneret, who currently serves as the executive director of the Erie Sports Commission. Also elected to the PA Sports Executive Committee were Vice Chair Amy Capcara, sales and marketing manager […]
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Longtime U.S. Figure Skating Executive Director David Raith, who has been on leave for six months following cancer surgery, will step down from the role and has accepted a new position as senior advisor for the national governing body’s leadership and on international relations. Ramsey Baker, who has been serving as acting executive director and […]
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The Vegas Golden Knights have launched their first series of collectible NFTs (nonfungible tokens) with eight up for auction that will have premium physical redeemables tied to them as well. There are eight NFTs in the inaugural batch with seven featured on Crypto.com/NFT in an auction-based format for a limited time of only 48 hours, […]
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Igor Bakovic has joined the DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau in Illinois as sports market manager, charged with helping to carry forth the DuPage Sports Commission strategic plan working with hotels, park districts, athletic venues, business sponsors and municipal partners throughout the county. Before the move, Bakovic was a core complex sales manager at Marriott International, […]
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The Seattle Kraken’s training center has been unveiled as the Kraken Community Iceplex with local corporate titan Starbucks serving as its community impact partner. The three-rink Iceplex is on track to open by September as a purpose-driven center by advancing inclusion and equity in the Northgate neighborhood. Along with being the latest NHL team’s training […]
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The Phoenix Mercury are the first WNBA team to have a sports betting partnership after reaching an agreement with Bally’s Corporation for a gaming access deal that gives Bally’s access to its 15th state for gaming in the United States. Bally’s will be recognized as the exclusive sports betting partner of the Mercury over 15 […]
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The Junior Gold Championships bowling tournament, the premier national event for U.S. Bowling Congress youth members, will be staged at eight venues across West Michigan in July 2022. In addition to the Junior Gold Championships, the USA Bowling National Championships and Bowling.com Youth Open Championships also will be conducted in western Michigan in 2022. USBC […]
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The Bridge Sports Complex in West Virginia has opened, marking one of the largest new sports venues in the state. The opening event featured speakers who had been involved in the six-year effort to open the complex in the city of Bridgeport. That included Mayor Andy Lang and West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, as well […]
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NASCAR and iRacing.com have agreed to a new partnership that will grant the developer of PC-based racing simulations the title of “official simulation partner of NASCAR,” elevating a relationship that had been classified previously as a licensing deal. The partnership will allow the two groups to work closer on promoting various eNASCAR series that live […]
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