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NWHL’s Boston Franchise Sold to Private Investor

The Boston Pride, one of the founding four franchises in the National Women’s Hockey League, has been bought by a team of private investors in what the league is calling a significant milestone. The Pride’s new ownership group is led by Cannon Capital managing partner Miles Arnone, who has worked for more than two decades […]

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Scott Beck Named President and CEO of Tourism Toronto

Tourism Toronto has named industry veteran Scott Beck as its new president and CEO after an international search. Beck has been the Visit Salt Lake president and CEO for the past 14 years and served on the Executive Committee of Destinations International for six years. He also served as the organization’s International Board Chair from […]

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Rowan University Developing Esports Program and Venue

A 7,500-square-foot facility dedicated to esports will be built in Glassboro, New Jersey, as part of a partnership between Rowan University and Philadelphia-based amateur esports network N3rd Street Gamers. N3rd Street Gamers will invest over $1 million to help build the facility, and then work with Rowan to develop classes related to esports while creating […]

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Rams, Chargers to Play at SoFi Stadium

The future home of the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers — well, less a home and more a palatial estate — officially has a name. SoFi has signed a 20-year agreement with the LA Stadium and Entertainment District at Hollywood Park, making the stadium complex and surrounding entertainment district known as SoFi Stadium. […]

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Penn State to Host Olympic Wrestling Trials

The U.S. Wrestling Olympic Team Trials will be hosted by Penn State University at the Bryce Jordan Center on the first weekend in April 2020. The trials will be held April 4–5, and the champions from 18 different weight classes will be eligible for the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo. The first day of […]

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US Club Soccer Regional Heading to Snohomish County

US Club Soccer will start a four-year partnership with Snohomish Youth Soccer Club and Snohomish County, Washington, to bring the National Cup Northwest Regionals to the region starting in 2020. “On behalf of Snohomish Youth SC, it is our pleasure to welcome US Club Soccer’s Northwest Regional to Stocker Fields and the city of Snohomish,” […]

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USA Diving to Move to Colorado Springs

USA Diving has announced that it will be move its headquarters from its longtime home in Indianapolis to Colorado Springs, Colorado. The move, expected to take place in the fourth quarter of 2019, is designed to relocate the national governing body closer to the hometown of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee and decrease the […]

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USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland addresses the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Assembly on Thursday in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

USOPC Leaders Address Abuse of Athletes

In addresses to the members of the Olympic and Paralympic movement, leaders of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee said the organization has changed as a result of recent scandals involving abuse of athletes and that there needs to be more trust moving forward between athletes and the administrators overseeing the sports that they represent. […]

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East-West Shrine Game Changes Name

The East-West Shrine Game will now be called the East-West Shrine Bowl when it is played in January for the 95th year. The 2020 game will be at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The event benefits Shriners Hospitals for Children and its mission to provide advanced care for children with specialized medical needs. “As […]

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