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Lakers

Lakers, Delta Team Up for Ticket Promotion

The Los Angeles Lakers have extended their partnership with Delta Airlines and added a new promotion that allows fans who are unable to go to games and donate the tickets to a local nonprofit to then have that gesture of kindness rewarded with a flight voucher. The Showtime Seat Exchange will allow fans unable to […]

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AmgenTour

Cycling’s Tour of California on Hiatus for 2020

The Amgen Tour of California, a staple on the cycling scene since 2006 and part of the UCI WorldTour calendar, will go on hiatus for the 2020 season with its fate for 2021 still unclear. The race was the only U.S.-based event for both men and women on the UCI calendar and according to Beacon Economics, […]

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TokyoGymnastics

Olympic Gymnastics Center Completed in Tokyo

Another one of the new venues ahead of the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo has been completed with the finishing of the Ariake Gymnastics Centre, which will be used for artistic, rhythmic and trampoline gymnastics events. The venue will seat up to 12,000 and is located near the Olympic Village. Of the 43 venues […]

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Paralympics

International Paralympic Committee Proposes Separation from 10 Sports

Sports such as athletics, ice hockey and swimming would no longer by managed by the International Paralympic Committee as part of a new proposal made at the organization’s meeting in Germany. Under the strategic plan that has been put forward after more than a year of consultation, the IPC would cease being the international federation […]

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Sail GP

SailGP Returns to New York, San Francisco in 2020

SailGP, the worldwide series that brought in thousands of fans and millions of dollars to five worldwide stops in 2019, will return to San Francisco and New York during its second season of competition. The U.S. leg of the series debuts May 2–3 on San Francisco Bay, before the Hudson River and Manhattan skyline test […]

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Brett Daniels Joins CFP Senior Leadership Team

Brett Daniels, a veteran of two College Football Playoff host committees and who also has experience with the Final Four and Super Bowl events, will be the CFP’s new senior director of communications and branding. Daniels served as the chief operating officer for the 2018 CFP National Championship Game in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, won […]

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USATriathlonNEW

USA Triathlon Partners with CBD Manufacturer

For the first time, a national governing body will partner with a CBD manufacturer as part of a formal partnership. USA Triathlon will partner for the next four years with Pure Spectrum CBD, a Colorado-based firm that bills itself as at the forefront of CBD’s burgeoning presence in the sports industry. Found naturally in cannabis […]

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Kentuckylogo

University of Kentucky Partners with Gen.G for Gaming Program

The University of Kentucky will be partnering with Gen.G to build a global gaming and esports program as part of a larger campus initiative to become more involved in the esports ecosystem. The program will focus on three pillars of academic, community and professional development in collaboration with the UK esports Club. The partnership between […]

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