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Sarsota, Florida, has hosted ITU World Cup events in 2017 and 2018, and will do so again in 2019. Photo: ITU

Sarasota-Bradenton to Host 2020 ITU World Cup

Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida, has been named as a stop on the 2020 International Triathlon Union Triathlon and Paratriathlon World Cup circuits. The events will be staged March 22 at Nathan Benderson Park and will be used to allow athletes to gain points toward qualifying for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games. Athletes will compete in […]

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Overwatch League Signs Sponsorship Deal with Kellogg’s

Kellogg Company is getting into the esports world with a new sponsorship deal with the Overwatch League that will lead to Cheez-It and Pringles brands being part of the 2019 Grand Finals in Philadelphia with expanded branding coming in 2020. Under terms of the deal, Cheez-It and Pringles will be the official presenting sponsor of the […]

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AEG Signs UCLA Health to Venue and Event Sponsorship

AEG will partner with UCLA Health as a founding partner and the first medical partner at the Staples Center and an official partner of L.A. Live, the Amgen Tour of California cycling event and several AEG music festivals and events. The partnership provides UCLA Health access to audiences across AEG venues, professional sporting events and […]

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USA Boxing Olympic Team Trials Set for Lake Charles

The 2020 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team Trials will be held December 7–15 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, at the Lake Charles Civic Center and Golden Nugget Lake Charles Hotel. USA Boxing and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee awarded Lake Charles the event, which will also include the 2019 USA Boxing National Championships. It will […]

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College Football Playoff Announces Hire and Promotion

The College Football Playoff has hired a new director of team operations and has promoted an existing staffer to a new role as director of public events. Danielle Bartelstein will be the director of team operations for the CFP. She joins the staff from Virginia Tech, where she was the senior director of football operations. […]

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USA Hockey Partners With TRUE Hockey

USA Hockey will partner with equipment manufacturer TRUE Hockey for a series of activities, including sponsorship of multiple events and developmental camps over multiple years. The agreement makes TRUE Hockey the official equipment sponsor of the USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game; as the official helmet and glove supplier for the U.S. Under-18 and Under-17 Select […]

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Philadelphia Fusion Announce Philadelphia and Atlantic City Events

As the Overwatch League prepares to host matches in its various franchise cities for the first time in 2020, the Philadelphia Fusion have announced it will play its home games in historic theater-style settings in Philadelphia and Atlantic City, New Jersey. The announcement comes as the Fusion seeks home venues before a permanent Fusion Arena […]

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Detroit Convention Center Renamed TCF Center

Detroit’s convention center, one of the 20 biggest convention centers in the country, has been renamed as part of a 22-year naming rights deal worth $33 million. The former Cobo Center is now known as the TCF Center after an agreement between the financial corporation and the Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority. With 723,000 square […]

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Jessica Berman Named Deputy Commissioner of the National Lacrosse League

The National Lacrosse League has named Jessica Berman deputy commissioner and executive vice president of business affairs. Berman spent the last 13 years with the National Hockey League, most recently as vice president of community development, culture and growth. According to the NLL, Berman will become the first woman to hold the title of deputy […]

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Rick Patzke Departs as USA Curling CEO

Rick Patzke, the longtime leader of USA Curling, has announced that he will step away from his role as the national governing body’s CEO. Rich Lepping, the NGB’s immediate past chairman, has been named interim CEO while a search committee is being formed for a permanent leader. Patzke has been CEO since 2006 after previously […]

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