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Twitch Named Founding Partner of Allegiant Stadium

The live streaming platform Twitch has been added as a founding partner of Allegiant Stadium, the upcoming home of the NFL’s Raiders in Las Vegas, with promises of a Twitch-branded lounge at the stadium and the potential to host esports competitions in the future. As part of the partnership between Twitch and the Raiders, the […]

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NCAA Division II Soccer Championships Awarded to Colorado Springs

For the first time ever, the NCAA Division II men’s and women’s soccer championships are headed to the Rocky Mountains — the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, to be precise. The RMAC has officially been named the host of the 2021 men’s and women’s championships, and will hold the event at the new Switchbacks FC Stadium […]

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Visit Monroeville Sports Formed in Pennsylvania

Visit Monroeville Sports has been formed to advance sports tourism in the Eastern Pennsylvania city, situated in Allegheny County near the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Visit Monroeville has been working on sports tourism for years prior to VM Sports’ formation. Visit Monroeville already hosts events such as the Tyrant Wrestling tournament, held annually in November, as […]

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Bouker Pool Named Chief Commercial Officer of USA Cycling

USA Cycling has hired its first chief commercial officer to oversee the national governing body’s marketing, membership and sponsorship. Bouker Pool will join USA Cycling in the newly created role after previous stops leading the business operations, commercial partnerships and marketing efforts for companies including USA Today, Competitor Group and Rodale Inc. “Bouker brings a […]

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New Orleans to Host 2021 SEC Gymnastics Championships

After having a record crowd on hand to watch hometown LSU capture the title in 2019, the Southeastern Conference has already decided to return to New Orleans for the SEC Gymnastics Championships in 2021. The league announced that the meet will be held again at the Smoothie King Center in Louisiana. It will be the […]

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Atlanta Braves to Host Big Air Event

Big air is coming to Atlanta. U.S. Ski & Snowboard, in partnership with the Atlanta Braves, has announced that will host the Visa Big Air Presented by Land Rover at SunTrust Park, December 20–21, 2019. The event will be sanctioned as a FIS Snowboard and Freeski World Cup and will feature competition among elite international […]

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NWHL to Stream Games on Twitch

The National Women’s Hockey League, in a period of upheaval for the women’s professional game, has signed a landmark streaming partnership with Twitch, a three-year deal that pays the NWHL a rights fee on top of being on the popular live streaming platform. Under terms of the deal, Twitch will stream every NWHL regular season […]

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Denver Broncos Find Naming Rights Sponsor for Stadium

One of the remaining stadiums in the National Football League that did not have a commercial sponsor on it for naming rights has found a partner. The Denver Broncos have announced that the team will play at the newly named Empower Field at Mile High after agreeing to a 21-year contract with the Denver-based retirement plan […]

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2020 ESL Pro Tour Brings Together ESL and DreamHack

The 2020 ESL Pro Tour will be a new partnership between ESL and DreamHack, linking over 2o tournaments and leagues into one Counter-Strike competition that will have over $5 million in prize money. The partnership connects a group of ESL and DreamHack tournaments into one tour. There will be three tiers of competition with championships […]

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