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Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority

Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority Awards $6.3 Million in Grants

The Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority has awarded a record $6.3 million to 36 organizations that promote youth and amateur sports programs in Maricopa County, bringing its overall total of funding to more than $39 million for more than 700 projects around the region since its inception in 2001. “AZSTA is proud to partner with […]

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British Esports

UK’s National Gaming and Esports Arena to Open in 2026

British Esports has been given approval for its flagship Gaming and Esports Arena, a 15,000-square-foot arena alongside the National Esports Performance Campus in Sunderland which is set to open in early 2026. The first of its kind esports arena in Europe will become a training and education hub. It will be equipped with a 200-seat […]

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Brisbane Olympics 2032 Stadium Gets Funding Boost

Queensland state officials have secured a deal with the federal government for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Brisbane which commits the federal government to invest more than $2.23 billion, the single largest contribution towards sporting infrastructure in Australia’s history. The agreement includes 50-50 funding for minor venues and $788 million toward a […]

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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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Cincinnati Ben Huffman

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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Hartford Nationals
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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