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Esports Stadium Arlington has opened at the Arlington Convention Center in the North Texas city, marking the launch of what will be the largest gaming and esports event complex in North America. The 100,000-square-foot venue, built at a cost of $10 million, celebrated its opening by hosting FACEIT’s Esports Championship Series Season 6 Finals, a $750,000 […]
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Tuscaloosa, Alabama, has been selected to host the 2020–2021 USA Triathlon Duathlon National Championships, which will feature the nation’s best run-bike-run athletes as they compete for national titles in three events. Tuscaloosa has served as host for past USA Triathlon events, including the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for triathlon, the 2009–2010 USA Triathlon Age Group […]
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Martha Sheridan has been named the next president and CEO of the Greater Boston Convention & Visitor Bureau, effective February 15, 2019. Sheridan has served as president and CEO of the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau since 2006. She will succeed Pat Moscaritolo, who will retire February 14 after 28 years with the bureau. […]
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Allied Esports has reached a multiyear agreement with HyperX, the manufacturer of high-performance esports products, to become the exclusive naming rights partner of its esports arena in Las Vegas. The arena at the Luxor Hotel & Casino will now be named HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas. “HyperX and Allied Esports share a strategy centered on a […]
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As electric bikes and scooters have become more prevalent, it’s perhaps no surprise there is now a sponsorship arrangement with a professional sports team. Major League Baseball’s Chicago Cubs have announced that they are partnering with Swagtron as the team’s “official electric bike, scooter, skateboard and hoverboard” for the 2019 season. The two organizations will begin providing content […]
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The Southeastern Conference will keep its Men’s Basketball Tournament in Nashville through at least 2030—and possibly to 2035—in an extension signed with the Nashville Sports Council. Under the terms of the extension, Nashville will host every year of the tournament through 2030, except in 2022, when the tournament will be played in Tampa, Florida. (The SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament will […]
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ESPN Events has announced the creation of the Myrtle Beach Bowl, a new college football event launching in December 2020 that will feature matchups…
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The Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition has announced that it will no longer seek a bid to host the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, citing concerns over the financial viability with the Summer Games headed to Los Angeles in 2028. Reno-Tahoe had been one of three regions intending to become a potential U.S. host […]
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The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) has announced a partnership with the National Football League’s Los Angeles Rams. As part of the…
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The multimillion-dollar Rocky Mount Event Center recently opened its doors and welcomed the public at an event that featured the Harlem Globetrotters…
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