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USA Bobsled/Skeleton Cuts Ties With CEO Darrin Steele

The USA Bobsled/Skeleton Board of Directors has voted to end its contract with CEO Darrin Steele, effective September 13, 2019. Steele has been one of the longest-serving CEOs of a national governing body, joining the organization as CEO in October 2007. “We thank Darrin for his 12 years of dedicated service as CEO and for […]

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Big Ticket Sports Invests in Triumph Esports

Big Ticket Sports LLC, the event management and production company started by NBA legend Kevin Garnett, has made an investment in Triumph Esports, which includes both a professional esports team and the competitive esports company Rivalcade. “Our relationship with Triumph Esports is a natural fit as we look to showcase and elevate shared lifestyle experiences […]

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Kimmelman Carson Center

Tiger Woods, USTA, Los Angeles Galaxy to Partner with Carson Project

A project costing up to $100 million and which includes a Tiger Woods Foundation youth-focused learning center will be based in Carson, California, with groundbreaking in 2020. The Carol Kimmelman Athletic and Academic Campus will be an 80-acre recreational facility with over 60 tennis courts, eight soccer fields, and the Tiger Woods Foundation-related center, which […]

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Honda to Sponsor League of Legends Championship Series, Team Liquid

Riot Games will partner with Honda, bringing the automaker further into the esports realm by having it sponsor the League of Legends Championship Series and Team Liquid, currently the league’s top-ranked team. The partnership will launch with the start of the Summer Split Playoffs in August in Los Angeles, and the LCS Finals in Detroit. […]

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NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Going to Two Regional Sites

The NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament will underdog a revamp in its format starting in 2023, with regional sites cut to two from four host cities as the bid process begins at the end of August. The change was approved at the recent meeting of the Division I Women’s Basketball Committee in Indianapolis. Instead of four […]

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Utah Olympic Park

Utah Olympic Park Plans Multi-Million Dollar Renovation

The Utah Olympic Park will expand the number of ski runs in Park City and renovate training facilities as part of an $11 million capital project with an eye toward Salt Lake City’s bid for a second Olympic Winter Games. As many as 10 new ski runs will be built over the next five years […]

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FIFA Approves Expanded Women’s World Cup Field

Coming off the worldwide success of the 2019 Women’s World Cup, won by the United States with television audiences across the globe registering record highs, FIFA will seek to capitalize on the increased attention on women’s soccer by increasing the field for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup to 32 teams, eight more than before. […]

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Dew Tour Names Courtney Gresik Vice President

Courtney Gresik, a Dew Tour veteran since 2005 in multiple roles, has been promoted to vice president and general manager of the tour. Gresik will be in charge of all of the tour’s business aspects including brand strategy, sponsorship relations, partnership revenue, content production, execution and event staging. Gresik has worked in action sports since […]

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