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A vaccinated doctor from Florida holds up a sign outside of Raymond James Stadium before the NFL Super Bowl LV. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Vaccinations Could Earn Fans Super Bowl Tickets

Getting a COVID-19 vaccination may pay off in more ways than one for 50 lucky football fans. The National Football League has announced that it will give out 50 free tickets to Super Bowl LVI in February 2022 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles to vaccinated Americans in an effort to help the national vaccination […]

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Air Force Academy to Host 2021 USA Artistic Swimming Junior Olympics

USA Artistic Swimming will hold the 2021 Junior Olympics in the home city of the national governing body at the Air Force Academy Cadet Natatorium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, starting June 26 and running through July 3. “Anytime we’re able to help a national governing body bring a national event to Colorado Springs is a […]

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Meijer President and CEO Rick Keyes discussed the recent agreement with the West Michigan Sports Commission. Photo: Courtesy of Meijer

West Michigan Sports Commission Continues Relationship with Meijer

The West Michigan Sports Commission has reached a new 10-year partnership with Meijer to serve as the naming rights partner of the WMSC’s baseball/softball complex in Rockford, Michigan. The venue will now be called the Meijer SportsComplex. “Meijer has been a loyal partner of the WMSC for more than a decade, and this naming rights […]

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Greater Lansing to host NCAA Division III Women’s Golf Championships

The Greater Lansing Sports Authority will be the focal point of the women’s college golf world as it hosts the NCAA Division III National Championships. The event will bring 25 schools with 131 student-athletes from across the country to Forest Akers West Golf Course from May 11–14 at East Lansing’s Michigan State University. Olivet College […]

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Bo Jackson Plans Turf and Ice Complex in Houston

A new Bo Jackson-backed youth and amateur complex is planned for the Houston area, with Sports Facilities Companies announcing the venue that will feature fields and an ice complex. Bo Jackson’s Turf and Ice will serve Houston and surrounding markets for sports training, elite development, team building, leagues, camps and clinics. It will be able […]

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Little Rock, Arkansas, to Host 2021–2023 NJCAA Football Championships

The NJCAA, along with the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau and Arkansas Parks, Heritage and Tourism, has announced the Arkansas destination as the location for the 2021, 2022, and 2023 NJCAA Football Championships at War Memorial Stadium. The 2021 championship is scheduled for June 5 and will be televised nationally by CBS Sports Network. […]

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Nashville Predators fans cheer in the final moments of the third period in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins on June 5, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. The Predators won 4-1 to tie the series at 2. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Nashville Predators Form Sabertooth Sports & Entertainment, LLC

The ownership group of the Nashville Predators has formed Sabertooth Sports & Entertainment, LLC, which will engage in operational and sales opportunities outside Bridgestone Arena and include services including event booking and production, venue operations, special event creation and other services related to sports, events, venues and entertainment. The Predators own and operate two Ford […]

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Rendering via the World Cycling League's Instagram page.

Velodrome Moves Closer to Reality in Chester County

The sale of 26.3 acres of land in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, has been approved by the local city council toward a future site that will include an indoor velodrome as part of a $50 million National Sports and Events Center. Coatesville’s Redevelopment Authority, after a series of public meetings, project reviews and negotiations, recommended the sale […]

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Buffalo Sabres forward Jack Eichel skates during the second period of a hockey game against the New York Rangers on February 15, 2021, in Buffalo, New York. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

Sabres Star Selling NFT in Collaboration with USA Hockey

Buffalo Sabres star Jack Eichel is launching a series of non-funigble tokens (NFT) in collaboration with USA Hockey. Hosted on OpenSea, the Jack Eichel x Fox Ellis NFT Collection Auction features 25 NFTs and runs through May 4. There will be 15 Super Rookie NFTs, nine Captain Jack NFTs and one Jack Eichel x USA […]

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Tour of Utah Cycling Race to Return in 2022

The Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah will return in 2022 after a two-year hiatus after the cycling event entered into a licensing agreement with Medalist Sports, a sports management company specializing in road cycling and cause-related events. Medalist will also organize the Tour of Utah Ultimate Challenge, a non-competitive gran-fondo-style endurance event for amateur […]

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