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Visit Oakland has promoted Rhanee Palma to the position of chief sales officer. In the new role, Palma will continue to lead the sales initiatives of Visit Oakland and will focus on strengthening partnerships to drive more hotel development to the Northern California city. She is the first Filipina- American to hold a C-Suite position at Visit […]
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Visit Winston-Salem in North Carolina has named Justin Parrillo as its new sports sales manager, responsible for booking recreational and amateur sports competitions and events. Parrillo most recently served as athletics sales manager at High Point University in High Point, North Carolina. There, he implemented and developed a new ticket campaign and worked with the […]
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The increasingly close relationship between Major League Soccer and Liga MX in Mexico took another step with the official announcement that the 2020 MLS All-Star Game, awarded to Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, will be a matchup of all-star teams between the two leagues for the first time. The All-Star Game will be […]
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Colin Webster, who previously spent five years on the board of the International eSports Federation, will become the organization’s president during its December general meetings. Webster is the only nominated candidate for the president’s position. Silviu Stroie has been the acting president since December 2018 after the resignation of Jun Byung-hun. Once confirmed in December […]
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Memphis, Tennessee, will host the inaugural St. Jude Ironman 70.3 Memphis triathlon on October 3, 2020. Shelby Farms Park, a 4,500-acre urban park, will host the swim and run portions of the event, while the bike course will head east into Shelby and Fayette counties. “We are extremely proud to welcome Memphis to the Ironman […]
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Milwaukee will host the 2020 USA Gymnastics American Cup, the first time the international competition will be held in the city. The meet will be held March 7 at Fiserv Forum. The American Cup is the first of four all-around events included in the International Gymnastics Federation’s World Cup Series, which is used for qualifying […]
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The 2020 eMLS season will be capped with the eMLS Cup presented by PlayStation during the second weekend of SXSW in Austin, Texas. This announcement by MLS about their esports league comes as EA Sports FIFA 20, the game played in competition, prepares for its global release. The 2020 eMLS season will feature 25 eMLS […]
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Maryland Sports Executive Director Terry Hasseltine was honored with the Maryland Association of Destination Marketing Organizations Partner of the Year Award recently at the 39th annual Maryland Travel & Tourism Summit. Hasseltine was recognized for efforts that have generated over $1.7 billion in direct spending in the state. Hasseltine also was recognized for being named […]
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Airbnb has signed sponsorship agreements with the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee through 2028, a move aimed at offering alternative housing options around the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The deal with the IOC includes accommodation provisions that are expected to reduce costs for Olympic Games organizers and stakeholders, minimize the need for […]
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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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