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Sports-event industry veteran Hill Carrow has been inducted into the George Whitfield Baseball Clinic Hall of Fame. The 47th Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony was held at Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, North Carolina. George Whitfield, a member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame and an influential leader in high school, legion and […]
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The Winter Youth Olympic Games, which opened in Switzerland this week, will head to Asia for the first time in 2024 as Gangwon Province, South Korea, was awarded host duties by the International Olympic Committe. Gangwon Province is home to Pyeongchang, which hosted the Winter Olympic Games in 2018. The Winter Youth Olympic Games in […]
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Three of the biggest names in esports and gaming are going to work together as part of a three-year agreement that will see new games and formats at a series of festivals. ESL Gaming and DreamHack will create new ESL Pro Tour formats for both StarCraft II and Warcraft III: Reforged games, with Blizzard Entertainment […]
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Giants Enterprises has announced the expansion of Pier 48 near San Francisco’s Oracle Park, which will provide the largest contiguous indoor event space in the city after the Moscone Convention Center. The expansion allows the venue to use 200,000 square feet of event space that can accommodate up to 10,000 people. As part of the […]
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The 2020 Babe Ruth World Series for ages 16 to 18 will return to Mobile, Alabama, for the second year in a row. The tournament will be held August 1–8 at Hank Aaron Stadium, named after the Hall of Fame icon who grew up in Mobile. Mobile hosted the 2019 event for the first time […]
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Does the future of esports lie at the shopping mall? Allied Esports and Simon, one of the largest mall developers and operators in the country, are betting it will. The companies have announced that Mall of Georgia in Buford, Georgia, will be the location for the companies’ first dedicated esports venue as part of a […]
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The Hall of Fame Village, which includes not only the Pro Football Hall of Fame but a sprawling complex of tourism and sports venue facilities, will open a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in downtown Canton, Ohio, in time for the 2020 Hall of Fame Enshrinement ceremonies. The existing hotel property, the McKinley Grand Hotel, was […]
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One of the biggest names in the movie theater business is looking to get into the esports business with a partnership that will go out to a global audience. IMAX, which has more than 1,500 theater systems in 81 countries, will work with Vindex Studios to broadcast esports content and events. The partnership will be […]
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The Spain-based Palladium Hotel Group is entering the United States sports market with a season-long sponsorship deal with the Brooklyn Nets. Palladium branding elements will appear at Barclays Center during Nets home games, and the partnership will produce a digital content series featuring the team and the hotel company’s properties. The NBA recently gave teams […]
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The University of Maryland athletics department unveiled a master plan of facility renovations that features a $15 million video board at the home of Terrapins football, with the overall cost coming in at $40 million for all the projects combined. Athletic Director Damon Evans announced the plans during an online address to fans and boosters. […]
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