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Super League Gaming to Bring Events to Topgolf Venues

Super League Gaming and Topgolf have partnered to bring amateur competitive video gaming events to Topgolf venues across the country. The program will begin this month in Las Vegas at the amateur esports company’s event series Super League Clash Nights. Super League provides competitive video gamers with opportunities to experience their sport like the pros through in-person and […]

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Acura Drives Into Long Beach Grand Prix Sponsorship

Acura has been named the title sponsor of the Grand Prix of Long Beach in California. The luxury car manufacturer takes over from Toyota, which has been the race’s title sponsor for 38 years until it announced last year it would no longer support the race. The 45th Grand Prix of Long Beach, one of the key stops […]

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MGM Reaches Deal to Sponsor Sacramento Kings Interactive Game

The NBA’s Sacramento Kings have announced a partnership with MGM Resorts International and tech firm Xperiel to enhance the team’s “Call the Shot” predictive gaming options for fans. The game has existed in the team’s app since 2016 but under terms of the new deal, MGM becomes the presenting partner of the game. It’s a similar […]

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Fayetteville, Arkansas, Awarded 2022 Cyclo-cross World Championships

Fayetteville, Arkansas, has become the latest destination to land a major international sports event as the Union Cycliste Internationale will bring the 2022 Cyclo-cross World Championships to the city. The event will be staged January 29–30, 2022, and marks only the second time the event has been held in the United States. (Louisville, Kentucky, hosted in […]

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NJCAA Board of Regents Chairman Mick McDaniel, Carolina Panthers and former NJCAA athlete Ian Thomas, and NJCAA President and CEO Christopher Parker took part in an official ribbon-cutting to open the new offices in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photograph: NJCAA

NJCAA Relocates Headquarters to Charlotte

Citing a desire to move closer to its members, the National Junior College Athletic Association has officially opened its new headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, the latest in a string of new initiatives for the association. The move from Colorado Springs, where the NJCAA had been located since 1985, had been in the works for […]

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Gainbridge to Become Presenting Sponsor of Indy 500

Gainbridge has reached a multiyear agreement with the Indy 500 to become presenting sponsor of the famed IndyCar race, starting with the 2019 event. The online financial services company will also become the official annuity and life insurance partner of IndyCar, IMS and the Indy 500 under terms of the deal. Gainbridge offers its services to […]

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PGA Tour Appoints Alexandra Baldwin as President of the Web.com Tour

The PGA Tour has named Alexandra “Alex” Baldwin as president of the Web.com Tour, making her the first female to lead one of the PGA Tour’s six global circuits as president. The Web.com Tour (formerly the Nationwide Tour) is a developmental tour that serves as the primary path for players to potentially reach the PGA Tour. Baldwin previously served as […]

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U.S. Figure Skating Celebrates National Get Up Day

On February 1, U.S. Figure Skating will invite people from around the United States to participate in the third annual National Get Up Day. As part of the event, people are encouraged to share stories that embody the “Get Up spirit” at WeGetUp.com, by using #WeGetUp or #NationalGetUpDay on social platforms or by contacting their local media outlet […]

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