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Long Beach to Host 2019 Toyota USA Triathlon Paratriathlon National Championships

USA Triathlon has announced that the 2019 Toyota USA Triathlon Paratriathlon National Championships will be held in Long Beach, California, July 20. The championships will take place at Alamitos Beach, the proposed site of the triathlon competitions at the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. The race is part of the inaugural Legacy Triathlon, a […]

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Events DC Signs On as Sponsor for the Washington Justice

Events DC, the convention and sports authority for the District of Columbia, has signed on to serve as the signature sponsor of the Overwatch League’s Washington Justice, which will begin its inaugural season on February 14. The announcement was made by Washington Esports Ventures, a company founded to purchase an Overwatch League team and build other […]

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Jeffrey Pollack to Become XFL’s First President and COO

The XFL has turned to a sports industry veteran to become its first president and chief operating officer. Jeffrey Pollack will serve in the role, overseeing the upstart football league’s strategic planning and business operations, as well as the management of the league’s eight teams. “Just as Oliver Luck is perfectly suited to be commissioner and CEO, so too is […]

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Memphis to Host 2019 Triple-A National Championship

Memphis, Tennessee, has been selected to host the 2019 Triple-A National Championship. The Memphis Redbirds, a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League and the Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, have been selected to host the game at AutoZone Park on September 17.  Memphis, which last hosted the game in 2016, is the […]

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USA Luge Signs Extension With White Castle

USA Luge will slide for at least two more years with White Castle, agreeing to an extension on the fast food company’s sponsorship with the national governing body. Under terms of the deal, White Castle will continue as the title sponsor for USA Luge’s talent identification program, which is known as the White Castle USA […]

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Park City Prepares for World Championships

If you ask Bill Malone how the weather is, he just might reply, “Great! We’re expecting a lot of snow!” Heaps of snow is always good news in Park City, Utah, where Malone serves as president and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce and CVB. And snowstorms are especially good news right now, as the city prepares for the 2019 FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships presented by Toyota, scheduled for Deer Valley Resort, Park City Mountain and Solitude Mountain Resort, February 1–10. It was quite a coup for Utah to land the championships, which are held every other year…

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