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The XFL has turned to sports-events industry veteran Erik Moses to become president of its team in Washington, D.C. Moses most recently served as senior vice president and managing director of sports, entertainment and special events for Events DC. The Washington team will be one of eight initial franchises in the XFL, a professional football league […]
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The World Wake Association has selected Lake Tye Park in Monroe, Washington, to host the 2019 Nautique WWA Wakeboard National Championships presented by Rockstar Energy. The event serves as the fourth stop of the WWA Wakeboard World Series and the third stop of the Nautique Wake Series. “Each year the Nautique WWA Wakeboard National Championships […]
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NASCAR and Geico have entered a multiyear agreement, making the auto insurer the official insurance partner of NASCAR. Geico’s involvement with the sport spans more than a decade through a partnership with International Speedway Corporation (ICS) and its sponsorship of the No. 13 Geico Chevrolet driven by Ty Dillon in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup […]
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Flag football is quickly becoming a popular alternative to its more traditional counterpart. Players young and older, amateur and pro, are starting to play this fast-paced, former schoolyard game while tackle football is dealing with rule changes intended to make it safer. Organized flag football leagues are surfacing throughout the country, with hundreds of thousands […]
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Professional football will return to Hawaii in 2019 as the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams will host the Dallas Cowboys in a preseason game. The game will be staged August 17 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. While the stadium served as the home to the Pro Bowl for all but two years between 1979 and 2016, the Rams-Cowboys […]
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WrestleMania 36 will be staged in Tampa, Florida, with the main event headed to Raymond James Stadium on April 5, 2020. It will be the fourth time the event is held in Florida and the first time in Tampa. WWE announced the location in partnership with the Tampa Bay Sports Commission and Tampa Sports Authority. “Thank you […]
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The inaugural Caddo Velo Classic will be staged in Shreveport, Louisiana, March 30–31. The two-day event will see amateur and professional cyclists participating in the criterium races on March 30 and the gran fondo community ride on March 31. Proceeds from the event will support cancer care, education and research at the local Feist-Weiller Cancer Center. […]
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Major League Soccer has extended the contract of Commissioner Don Garber for another five years through the 2023 season. Headquartered in New York City, the league currently features 27 clubs through the United States and Canada and plans to reach 28 clubs in the coming years. Garber was named MLS commissioner in 1999. During his […]
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The World Surf League (WSL) and Fox Sports have reached a media rights deal that will make Fox Sports the exclusive U.S. television broadcaster for the WSL 2019 Men’s and Women’s Championship Tour (CT) as well as the Big Wave Tour. Under terms of the agreement, Fox Sports will telecast more than 500 hours of WSL […]
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Under the terms of a new multiyear partnership, Deloitte will serve as the official professional services provider of the U.S. Soccer Federation and foundational sponsor of SheBelieves through 2021. The deal kicks off on March 9 when Deloitte will serve as title sponsor of the second annual U.S. Soccer SheBelieves Summit at Nike’s headquarters in New York City. “Inspiring young women […]
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