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Sports Events Up for Bid

    Welcome to the SportsTravel Bid Bowl. Here you will find a list of events that are actively seeking hosts, with RFPs from regional, national and international sports-event organizers who are looking to partner with destinations in the future. To find out about each item below, click on “More Information” to get details about […]

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APTOPIX Pan American Games Fencing
Samuel Imrek, left, and teammate Curtis McDowald, of the United States, celebrate their gold medal victory over Canada at the end of the men's fencing epee teams final, at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

DEI Initiatives Ongoing Throughout U.S. Olympic Movement

Whether it be state-by-state laws that are divergent in nature, international federations putting out mandates that may not match a member country’s intrinsic values and all in the background of the pandemic-era reckoning about race and diversity throughout the United States, national governing bodies throughout the U.S. Olympic movement have a list of topics to […]

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Pitt Baseball Las Vegas
The Pitt Panthers were awarded the championship belt as the top team at the inaugural Las Vegas Classic baseball tournament. Pitt defeated Oklahoma 19-9 and Cal 19-7 in its two games. Photo by Peak Events/Kai Caddy

College Baseball Prepares for New Frontier

At first glance, the college baseball programs at Cal, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Pittsburgh may not have much in common. Each school is in a different geographic part of the country and at least this year, each is in a different conference. But the old affiliations will change soon enough as Oklahoma goes from the […]

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Disney Lede
Since it opened in 1997, the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex has hosted athletes from more than 70 countries with dozens of sports organized across the venue, which spans more than 220 acres. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

Sports and Resorts: A Weekend at ESPN Wide World of Sports

The name is an icon around the world. Between its various locations, there could be a creditable claim that every country in the world has had at least one person visit one of its parks. It is Disney, and one of its flagships is Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Within Walt Disney World, big […]

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Detroit Draft Stage
Detroit is ready to host its first NFL Draft following the Lions' best season in 30 years. Rendering courtesy of the Detroit Sports Commission
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Detroit Ready for its Moment in the NFL Draft Spotlight

The Detroit sports scene has been a roller coaster during the first quarter of this century. The Pistons and Red Wings each celebrated championships in the early 2000s, the Tigers made World Series runs in 2006 and 2012 and the fourth professional sports team in the Motor City has been an afterthought … until now. […]

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New Orleans Hand Off
From left: Steve Hill, LVCVA; Sam Joffray, Las Vegas Host Committee; NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell; Jay Cicero, New Orleans Host Committee; Gayle Benson, New Orleans Saints owner; Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser; New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and Marcus Brown, New Orleans Host Committee. Photo by New Orleans Host Committee

New Orleans Takes Super Bowl Handoff From Las Vegas

Hours after the confetti fell on Super Bowl 58 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, members of the NFL, the Las Vegas Super Bowl Host Committee, the New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee and others gathered at a press conference early on February 12. The event was a handoff from one committee to the next, […]

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Mexico US Soccer
The United States and Mexico compete at MetLife Stadium in an international friendly soccer match in 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano)
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MetLife Stadium to Host 2026 FIFA World Cup Final

MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup final as the schedule and host city allotments were announced on Sunday, two years out from when the biggest World Cup in history comes to North America. MetLife Stadium won the right to host the final in a two-venue competition against […]

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