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USA Volleyball Extends CEO Contract Through 2024

Three years after hiring Jamie Davis as a volleyball outsider to make change in the organization, USA Volleyball’s Board of Directors has extended his contract through 2024. “Since taking over as CEO in January 2017, Jamie’s leadership has reached every realm of USA Volleyball’s operations delivering solid membership growth, financial stability, enhanced partnerships with internal […]

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Rose Bowl Stadium will get some much-needed upgrades as it celebrates its 100th year of existence.

Parts of Rose Bowl Stadium to be ‘Re-Envisioned’

The legendary Rose Bowl Stadium, only a few years after an extension renovation, has asked a Los Angeles-based architectural firm to look at a revamping of the surrounding area outside the stadium. The Rose Bowl Operating Company will work with the firm Jerde to develop a plan for parts of the property in Pasadena, California, […]

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Atlanta Sports Council Launches Esports Division

The Atlanta Sports Council has launched the Atlanta Esports Alliance with the idea of bringing major esports events to the metropolitan area, adding to the group of established teams that are already located in the area. The announcement was made at DreamHack Atlanta. The Atlanta Esports Alliance’s mandate is to find opportunities for teams, tournaments, […]

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Patriots Owners Planning Esports Facility

The Kraft family will build an 18,000-square-foot esports complex at its practice facility for the New England Patriots, with the esports complex dedicated to the Boston Uprising Overwatch team along with a Helix eSports gaming center. The partnership between Helix and the Uprising will feature over 100 gaming stations with gaming and network infrastructure, plus […]

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Houston Outlaws Sold to Media Company

The Overwatch League‘s Houston Outlaws have been sold by Immortals Gaming Club to new ownership in Beasley Media Group ahead of the 2020 season. Immortals took ownership of the Outlaws in June after buying the team’s parent company, Infinite Esports and Entertainment. Immortals took over Houston with the focus on selling the team given its […]

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Orange County Sports Commission Announced

Six Southern California destinations announced at the TEAMS ’19 Conference & Expo that they will partner to form the Orange County Sports Commission to pursue and attract amateur and professional sporting opportunities regionally, nationally and internationally to improve the Orange County economy. The commission’s board will consist of sports and business leaders in the area […]

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New Texas Basketball Arena Named Moody Center

The University of Texas men’s and women’s basketball arena and events center, scheduled to open in 2022 with groundbreaking upcoming in December, will be named the Moody Center after a $130 million grant to the university from the Moody Foundation. The grant is the single largest gift from a foundation in Texas’ history and brings […]

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