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International Golf Tour Operators Visit Birmingham for North American Convention

More than 300 delegates from 33 countries took Alabama’s Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail to Birmingham to attend the 16th annual North America Golf Tourism Convention and two days of meetings plus two rounds of golf at RTJ Golf Trail’s Oxmoor Valley and Ross Bridge courses. “It was an absolute pleasure to welcome IAGTO and […]

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Ben Huffman Named Executive Director of New Cincinnati Regional Sports Commission

As plans continued for months — even years — for a Cincinnati Regional Sports Commission, Ben Huffman watched the developments with interest. In March, that interest became concrete and as of June 23, he has been working for the CRSC as its first executive director. “Building something from the ground up is a great opportunity,” […]

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U.S. Center for SafeSport Releases 2024 Annual Report

The U.S. Center for SafeSport has released its 2024 Annual Report, which gives insight into the Center’s eighth year of operations and provides data related to case outcomes. The annual report includes data from January 1 through December 31, 2024. During that time, SafeSport fielded 8,098 reports of abuse and misconduct — the most the […]

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NHL, NHLPA, IOC and IIHF Finalize Agreement for 2026 Winter Olympics

The NHL, NHLPA and international officials on Wednesday finalized a long-ago agreed-to deal to send players to the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics, the first time that NHL players will be at the Games since 2014. The league, union, International Ice Hockey Federation and International Olympic Committee  negotiated the agreement and announced it initially last year. The final […]

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The 2024 Hartford Nationals took place in Hoover, Alabama, and will now be in Grand Rapids the next two years. Photo courtesy of Move United

Grand Rapids Prepares to Host 2025 Hartford Nationals

The Hartford Nationals, the largest and longest-running national sport championship event for athletes with a physical disability, visual impairment, and/or intellectual disability, is approaching in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with competition running from July 11–17. A first for the city and only the second time in Michigan, the competition — conducted by Move United — will […]

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LA28 Finalizes Sailing Competition Sites

The 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games have announced the finalized sailing venue plan, which will include events at both the Port of Los Angeles and Belmont Shore in Long Beach. “After close coordination with the cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach, along with collaboration from World Sailing, we are excited about the opportunity […]

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Play Golf Myrtle Beach, Golf Tourism Solutions Raise Money for Hurricane Victims

Golf Tourism Solutions, in conjunction with Play Golf Myrtle Beach, recently hosted an auction to raise $20,000 to help people in the Western North Carolina golf and hospitality industries whose lives were devastated by Hurricane Helene. GTS members donated over 60 experiences ranging from rounds of golf to beachfront stays for the auction, which ran […]

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The FIFA logo is emblazoned with the club crests of competing teams prior to the Club World Cup match between Al Ahly and Inter Miami in Miami Gardens on June 14. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Vancouver Offers to Host More 2026 FIFA World Cup Games

The Premier of British Columbia has told FIFA that Vancouver is ready and willing to host extra matches in the 2026 World Cup should concerns continue about excessive heat that has been an issue at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup as well as the ongoing political tensions between the three co-host countries. B.C. Place […]

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Discover Monroe-West Monroe to Host National Wheelchair Basketball Association Events

Discover Monroe-West Monroe will host the National Wheelchair Basketball Association’s 2026 Adult and Junior Division National Championships at the West Monroe Sports & Events facility. The top 16 ranked wheelchair basketball teams in Adult Divisions I, II and III will earn an invitation to their respective national tournaments, scheduled for March 26–29, 2026. “We are […]

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