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Construction Begins on Chicagoland Sports Complex

Construction has begun on a new multisport complex near Chicago’s Midway Airport in the village of Bedford Park. Once completed, the Midway Central Station complex will feature 116,000 square feet for indoor sports, events and recreation, with the project scheduled to open by summer 2021. The project will have space for eight basketball courts or […]

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Royal Montreal Golf Club to Host 2024 Presidents Cup

Royal Montreal Golf Club in Canada will host the 2024 Presidents Cup, its second time hosting the international event that matches the best players from the United States against an international squad of opponents except Europe. The Royal Montreal Golf Club hosted the 2007 event, won by the U.S. team 19.5–14.5, and will become the […]

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Tony Petitti Leaves Major League Baseball for Activision Blizzard

Activision Blizzard has hired Major League Baseball executive Tony Petitti as president of sports and entertainment to oversee esports, consumer products, and film and television at the organization. “Tony is one of the most highly regarded executives in sports and entertainment,” said Bobby Kotick, chief executive officer of Activision Blizzard. “His success in media and […]

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Report: U.S. Plans 2027 World University Games Bid

The United States International University Sports Federation may lead a future bid to bring the World University Games back to the United States in 2027, one year ahead of the Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. The SportsExaminer website reported that new USIUSF President Dan Guerrero raised the idea during a recent interview. The last […]

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Team Indiana Awards Three Partner Grants

Team Indiana has awarded grants to three destination partners to help host events throughout the rest of the summer. The Hamilton County Sports Authority, Visit Fort Wayne and Visit South Bend will use the grants to help support operations surrounding the AAU Diving National Championships in Noblesville, State Wars National Championship in Fort Wayne, and […]

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General view before the game between Georgia State University football and Tennessee State at Georgia State Stadium Thursday in Atlanta, Ga., August 31, 2017. Photo by / Jason Getz

Naming Rights Sold for Former Atlanta Olympic Stadium

The stadium that hosted the 1996 Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta will have its name changed to Center Parc Credit Union Stadium as the now-home of Georgia State football took one of the final steps toward an official rebranding this week. The University System of Georgia Board of Regents’ Real Estate and Facilities Committee has […]

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IESF Adds Five More Member Nations to Federation

The International Esports Federation has added five more member nations, bringing the international federation’s total count up to 71. Argentina and Guatemala join from the Americas, Uzbekistan from Asia and Norway and Ireland from Europe have joined the largest unifying body for Esports throughout the world. “After 12 years of history, IESF is now over […]

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Ruston, Louisiana, Complex Continues Construction

The city of Ruston, Louisiana, broke ground on the second phase of its sports complex with an indoor facility that will have six courts for basketball and volleyball anchoring spaces for office use and more. “From the first I said, we advertise ourselves as the ‘Sports Capital of the South,’ and we really believe that […]

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EventConnect Brings Four Industry Veterans on Board

EventConnect has hired four industry veterans to join a new Event Solutions Team with Glen Schorr, Hank Pivarnik, Robin Wright and Matt Dunn announced as the additions to the business, which provides event and sports tourism management software. “It’s our highest priority to increase our bench strength with diverse expertise that will focus on building […]

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USOPC Unveils Inaugural Impact Report for 2019

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee released its inaugural Impact Report for the financial year ending December 31, 2019, showing a drop in revenue to approximately $194 million from $317 million in 2018, when the Olympic Winter Games were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The USOPC overall had a $54 million deficit in 2019 […]

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