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USA Triathlon has announced a partnership with Elk Grove Village in Illinois to serve as the national governing body’s exclusive entrepreneur community and exclusive “Making Dreams Come True” partner through September 2021. The sponsorship program, one of the few between a municipality and an NGB, is the product of a recent and innovative RFP process […]
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Several sports-related investments in state of Maine will result in new and improved sports venues, including the recent opening of a $200 million athletics and recreation center at Colby College in the city of Waterville. The Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center is a 350,000-square-foot building that will become one of the most advanced Division […]
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Bob Newman, who has served as president and chief executive officer at ASM Global since the company was formed from the merger of SMG and AEG in 2019, will assume the new role as chairman of the company. He will continue to serve as CEO while a search is underway for a successor. Newman previously […]
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The World’s Strongest Man competition will be held November 11–15 in Bradenton, Florida, without spectators. But fans of the sports will have daily live access on Facebook, beginning November 10 with “World’s Strongest Man: Live from Bradenton,” which will feature exclusive up-close looks at the making of the event. The social media coverage is aimed […]
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Formula E has become a minority shareholder in Extreme E, a new off-road motorsport series that will see electric SUVs competing in remote ecosystems around the world. The two racing series are united in a goal to counteract climate change by accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles. The natural alliance has now been formalized by […]
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While consistently talked about around the Maryland and District of Columbia areas, the fact is that any future stadium project for the Washington Football Team is not going to be determined anytime soon, the team’s president said during a keynote interview at last week’s Association of Luxury Suite Directors virtual meeting. During “Presidents Conversation: The […]
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Claude Molinari, the general manager of Detroit’s TCF Center, has been named president and CEO of the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau. The position will take effect January 1, 2021. Molinari will succeed longtime President and CEO Larry Alexander, who will retire at year’s end after 22 years leading the bureau. In his new […]
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The National Football League will host a Madden NFL x HBCU Tournament in partnership with the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Southwestern Athletic Conference to connect HBCU communities and encourage competition among Madden NFL players. Tournament participation is open to all registered students at SWAC, MEAC, SIAC, […]
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Sports tournament management company EventConnect has appointed John D’Orsay as chief executive officer, succeeding founder Jason Parker, who has left the company. D’Orsay joined EventConnect in 2016 as the company’s chief technology officer and was promoted in 2018 to the role of chief revenue officer. As chief technology officer, D’Orsay played a pivotal role in […]
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NASCAR and WynnBET, the digital gaming division of Wynn Resorts Ltd. responsible for Wynn’s mobile sportsbook and casino app, have announced a multiyear national sports betting partnership that could lead to betting lounges at two tracks in Virginia. As an authorized gaming operator of NASCAR, WynnBET will collaborate with the racing series to create and […]
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