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National Women’s Soccer League Appoints Marla Messing as Interim CEO

The National Women’s Soccer League board of governors has appointed Marla Messing, the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup president and chief executive officer, as its interim CEO to oversee the day-to-day operations. Messing will work in close coordination with the board of governors to execute on key initiatives that will promote actionable, sustainable change and […]

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NWSL Moving Championship Game to Louisville

The National Women’s Soccer League will move the 2021 championship game to Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky, home of the league’s newest expansion franchise Racing Louisville FC. The NWSL and NWSL Players Association made the announcement on Wednesday morning. The game was scheduled for Providence Park in Portland, Oregon, on an artificial turf surface […]

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Athletes Unlimited Starting Women’s Basketball League

Athletes Unlimited today announced the launch of a new professional women’s basketball league, set to debut in January 2022. Basketball will be the fourth Athletes Unlimited league, joining a growing community that includes softball, volleyball and lacrosse, each led by world-class pro athletes. The league also announced its first three players: Washington Mystics standout Natasha […]

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Amanda Vandervort Named USL Super League President

Amanda Vandervort will be the first president of the USL Super League, the professional second division women’s soccer league slated to kick off in 2023. The United Soccer League made the formal announcement on Tuesday morning. A sports executive with more than 20 years of experience across all levels of women’s and men’s soccer, Vandervort […]

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From right: ASM Global’s Doug Thornton standing with Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, Blackhawks Chairman W. Rockwell “Rocky” Wirtz and CEO Danny Wirtz at the BMO Harris Bank Center in Rockford, Illinois, on April 6, 2021

ASM Global Extends Agreement to Manage BMO Harris Bank Center

ASM Global has been selected to continue management of the BMO Harris Bank Center and the Coronado Theater in Rockford, Illinois, and will work on the BMO Center’s renovation project along with the city of Rockford, Rockford Area Venues & Entertainment Authority, Chicago Blackhawks and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Under the […]

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Mariners to Develop Brewery Space Next to T-Mobile Park

The Seattle Mariners have signed a long-term lease for the former Pyramid Brewery building next to T-Mobile Park with redevelopment plans including a restaurant and boutique brew pub, as well as flexible interior event space that could accommodate groups as large as 800 people for community gatherings. The Mariners project the work to be done […]

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Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber and Minnesota United Owner Dr. Bill McGuire announce that the 2022 MLS All-Star Game will be held in Minnesota at Allianz Field. Photo via Major League Soccer

Minnesota’s Allianz Field Will Host 2022 MLS All-Star Game

The 2022 Major League Soccer All-Star Game will be played at Allianz Field, home of Minnesota United FC and one of the league’s newest venues in a string of soccer-specific stadiums. The match will be hosted at the 19,600-seat soccer-specific stadium, which opened its doors in 2019 to international acclaim. The stadium has a grass […]

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Seats at Fedex Field display the Washington Football Team logo during pregame warmups between Washington Football Team and Philadelphia Eagles in Landover, Maryland. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Washington Football Team Partners With Grubhub for In-Seat Ordering at FedExField

The Washington Football Team has announced the launch of its partnership at FedEx Field with Grubhub, the first time a professional sports property has partnered with Grubhub. As part of this partnership, Grubhub has a custom ordering experience for FedEx Field that fans through the Grubhub app or by scanning QR codes on the back […]

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MLS, Liga MX Expanding Leagues Cup to 47 Teams in 2023

The relationship between Major League Soccer and Liga MX became even closer on Tuesday as the leagues announced plans to expand The Leagues Cup to each team in both MLS and Liga MX starting in 2023, which includes pausing both league’s regular season schedules for a full month. The Leagues Cup, which this year was […]

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Fans watch during the 2019 IndyCar event at RoadAmerica in Wisconsin. Photo courtesy IndyCar/Chris Jones

IndyCar Series Announces 17-Race 2022 Schedule

The IndyCar Series has announced its 2022 schedule with 17 races highlighted by a return to Toronto for the first time since the pandemic started plus a doubleheader in Iowa and traditional stops in St. Petersburg, Long Beach and the Indianapolis 500 before the championship culminates at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. “This […]

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