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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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The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama, has announced a partnership with the Lakeshore Foundation that will focus on making the event more inclusive of adapted sports, athletes, fans and experiences for people with a disability. Together with the local organizing committee, Lakeshore will develop and “A Journey to One World, One Games,” an initiative […]
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While the fate of the college bowl season has been up in the air for months, ESPN has announced a broadcast schedule for 35 games that should help bring some clarity to the postseason and its events. The network has announced its broadcast plans, including 13 games owned and operated by ESPN Events as well […]
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The Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus of Pasco County has sold the naming rights to its indoor arena to AdventHealth after an agreement was reached between the health-care provider and RADDSports, which runs the sports venue in Florida. The AdventHealth Sports Arena at Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus of Pasco County is a 98,000-square-foot indoor facility that […]
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LA28, the organizing committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, has held its first meeting with the International Olympic Committee’s Coordination Commission, with the IOC praising the work that has been done to date to lay a foundation for the event. The commission, chaired by IOC Executive Board member Nicole Hoevertsz from Aruba, […]
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USANA, a nutritional supplement company, has become the title sponsor of U.S. Ski & Snowboard‘s training and education facility, the Center of Excellence, in Park City, Utah. Under terms of the deal, USANA will work closely with U.S. Ski & Snowboard’s sport science staff and the national governing body’s top skiers and snowboarders on new […]
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SailGP has partnered with Marlow Ropes, a high-performance rope manufacturer, to include the company’s sustainable technology onboard the series’ race boats through 2022. Over the past two years, Marlow has improved its manufacturing process, focusing on sourcing sustainable and bio-based materials, reducing waste and lowering its carbon footprint. Under terms of the deal with the […]
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