2019 FLW Forrest Wood Cup to Return to Hot Springs, Arkansas
Fishing League Worldwide (FLW), in conjunction with Visit Hot Springs and the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, has announced that the…
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Chicago Selected as New Home of the Intel Extreme Masters Through 2020
Chicago has been selected as the new home of the Intel Extreme Masters from 2018 through 2020. Started by ESL in 2006, the Intel Extreme Masters is the longest-running global professional gaming tour in the world. As part of a three-year agreement, ESL and Intel have partnered with the United Center and the Wintrust Arena to move the event to […]
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Las Vegas to Host WNBA All-Star Game in 2019
Las Vegas has been selected to host the 2019 WNBA All-Star Game. The midseason showcase will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center…
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Allegiant to Serve as Official Airline of Minor League Baseball
Minor League Baseball and Allegiant have signed a multiyear national partnership, making the Las Vegas-based airline the official…
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CEO Pete Bevacqua to Leave PGA for NBC Sports Group
Pete Bevacqua, CEO of the PGA of America, has announced that he is stepping down to become president of NBC Sports Group. In his new role, Bevacqua will oversee programming, marketing, digital properties, regional networks and all the golf business under the NBC umbrella, which includes Golf Channel. PGA President Paul Levy stated in a […]
Continue ReadingIt’s Not Just a Game
Successfully executing a major sporting event like the Super Bowl can bring the host city a number of benefits. Destinations have been able to build new stadiums and infrastructure, renovate downtown areas, give back to their communities and ultimately prove that they can handle the logistics of an event with countless moving parts. Recent host […]
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The 2018 NBA All-Star Game generated an estimated $116 million in impact. Photo courtesy of Kirby Lee/USA Today Sports
Marquee Events Make Their Mark
Playing host to marquee professional sports events can bring in marquee numbers in terms of economic impact. That appears to be the case for Los Angeles, which estimated $116 million in increased economic activity from hosting the 2018 NBA All-Star Game in February, according to a report compiled by Micronomics. The number included $90 million […]
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Former professional tennis player James Blake has become a tournament director for the Miami Open. Photo courtesy of HooMe.com/MediaPunch/IPX
From Player to “Player”
In recent years, a significant number of professional tennis players have become tournament directors: Todd Martin (Dell Technologies Hall of Fame Open in Newport, Rhode Island), Tommy Haas (BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California), James Blake (Miami Open) and, most recently, Feliciano Lopez, who will take over the Mutua Madrid Open in 2019. All […]
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Sloane Stephens was the winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Photograph: Andres Kudacki/AP Images
Serving Up Renovations
The U.S. Open Tennis Championships marks its 50th anniversary this year, and it is celebrating in style with the completion of a multiyear renovation of its home, the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The anniversary of the tournament coincides with the anniversary of the sport’s “open era.” Although tennis can trace its roots […]
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Baltusrol Golf Club to Host Two PGA Championships
The PGA of America has announced that Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, will host the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in 2023 and the PGA Championship in 2029. Both events will be staged at the club’s Lower Course, which opened in 1922 and has hosted 10 major golf events, including seven professional major championships. Founded in […]
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