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Louisiana Football Makes Naming Rights Deal With Local Hospital

University of Louisiana Athletics has agreed to a $15 million, 15-year naming rights deal with Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center for the planned renovation of Ragin’ Cajuns football, which finished the 2020 season ranked No. 15 in The Associated Press Top 25. The completed project, Cajun Field at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium, […]

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Columbus Crew Announce Naming Rights Deal with Lower.com

The third Major League Soccer stadium to open this season has finally revealed its naming rights sponsorship, as the Columbus Crew’s downtown venue will be called Lower.com Field after the MLS team signed a long-term partnership with the local fintech company. Lower.com Field is set to open when the Crew host the New England Revolution […]

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Fans pack the student side of Kyle Field during a college football game between South Carolina and Texas A&M during the 2017 season in College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/Sam Craft)

ASM Global Takes Over Bookings for Texas A&M’s Kyle Field

ASM Global announced it has been selected to oversee bookings for Texas A&M athletics, including Kyle Field and Reed Arena. With a capacity of 103,000, Kyle Field is the fourth-largest stadium in the country. The 13,000-seat Reed Arena hosts Texas A&M’s men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball games, as well as concerts, family shows and […]

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MLS Commissioner Don Garber, left, and Liga MX Executive President Mikel Arriola reveal a scarf for the 2021 MLS All-Star Game that will be played in August at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. Photo courtesy Major League Soccer

MLS, Liga MX All-Stars To Meet in 2021 All-Star Game

Major League Soccer and Mexico’s Liga MX, leagues that have grown increasingly close in the past few years, will continue that relationship by having the 2021 MLS All-Star Game be a matchup of all-star teams between the two leagues for the first time after plans for a 2020 matchup were canceled by the pandemic. The […]

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IndyCar’s St. Petersburg Grand Prix Signs Extension Through 2026

The St. Petersburg Grand Prix, one of the most recognizable and popular stops on the IndyCar Series, will remain on the downtown streets and waterfront of the Florida destination through at least 2026 after the St. Petersburg City Council unanimously approved a two-year extension to the existing agreement with Green Savoree St. Petersburg, LLC. The […]

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The sun sets behind Allegiant Stadium, new home of the Las Vegas Raiders. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Allegiant Stadium to Host SummerSlam in August

WWE will hold its annual SummerSlam event on August 21 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the first time the event has been held at an NFL stadium. Located adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip, Allegiant Stadium is home to the Las Vegas Raiders. SummerSlam will be one of the first sporting events held at […]

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Venues Planning for Summer of Recovery

Venues that regularly host youth and amateur sports events have had a hard time in the past year-plus of the pandemic, trying to keep expenses down with no revenue coming in and knowing that there were still things that could not be ignored. But when there is little activity at a venue, looking at things […]

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FieldhouseUSA Opens Columbus Location

FieldhouseUSA has opened its latest complex, a state-of-the-art 90,000 square foot facility at Polaris Fashion Place in Columbus, Ohio, that will offer a variety of sporting activities. The new complex includes eight hardwood volleyball courts that can be converted to five basketball courts as well as year-round play for both basketball and volleyball. It will also […]

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PBR, ASM Global Combine For Cowtown Coliseum Initatives

The PBR (Professional Bull Riders), ASM Global and Stockyards Heritage Development Co. have announced a new joint venture to operate the historic Cowtown Coliseum and to expand entertainment programming and marketing partnerships within the National Historic District in Fort Worth, Texas. The three entities will exclusively manage and promote Cowtown Coliseum and portions of the […]

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Basketball Hall of Fame Announces Inaugural Event in Charlotte

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has announced its inaugural Hall of Fame Shootout scheduled for December 17, 2021, at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, with eight teams participating in a quadrupleheader. The Basketball Hall of Fame Shootout is the newest in the Hall of Fame’s series of collegiate events, which continues […]

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