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CycloneBallparks

West Texas Community Gathers to Celebrate Cyclone Ballparks Grand Opening

The newest destination for elite baseball and softball events in West Texas, Cyclone Ballparks in Pecos, officially opened this summer with more than 150 teams already visiting for tournaments. The keys to Cyclone Ballparks, operated by Sports Facilities Management, were gifted to Pecos Mayor David Flores by the facility’s general manager, Cathy Garcia. Flores was […]

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RutgersRAC

Report: Jersey Mike’s Gets Naming Rights to Rutgers Arena

The Rutgers Athletic Center, known with great affection throughout the school community as the RAC, may have a new name soon. NJ Advance Media reports that the school is close to a naming-rights deal with Jersey Mike’s Sub that would be worth up to $30 million for the Big Ten Conference school. The RAC has […]

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LibertyBowl
Memphis football had reduced capacity for football in the 2020 season. Photo from Memphis Athletics

Memphis’ Liberty Bowl on Verge of Renaming

The Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis will soon be called the Simmons Bank Memorial Stadium, city leaders announced Friday. The 58,325-seat venue is in the final stages of having its naming rights sold to the financial institution that is based in Arkansas. The Liberty Bowl is in the heart of Midtown and includes 40 […]

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UTPermianBasin

Sports Facilities Management to Operate Outdoor Sports Complex at UT-Permian Basin

The University of Texas Permian Basin and Sports Facilities Management, a division of the Sports Facilities Companies, have announced a new partnership where SFM will assume the operation of UT-Permian Basin’s community sports property, recently re-named The Basin Sports Complex. University President Sandy Woodley and Todd Dooley, the school’s athletic director, will partner with SFC […]

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CoachesvRacism

Michigan, Prairie View A&M to Play in Coaches vs. Racism Game

Coaches Vs. Racism, a national non-profit created to end systemic racism in sports, will host the HBCU Roundball Experience in November in Washington, D.C., highlighted by a game between the University of Michigan and Prairie View A&M at the Entertainment and Sports Arena. The game will be played November 13 with tickets available starting October […]

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ArlingtonRaceCourse

Chicago Bears Sign Purchase Agreement for Potential Stadium Site

The Chicago Bears, who have played at Soldier Field since 1971 other than a one-year break while the venue underwent an extensive renovation, may be leaving the venerable site on the banks of Lake Michigan for good. The team has reportedly signed a purchase agreement for Arlington International Racecourse, which could potentially become the site […]

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GainbridgeFieldhouse

Home of the Indiana Pacers, Indiana Fever Renamed Gainbridge Fieldhouse

The home of the NBA’s Indiana Pacers and WNBA’s Indiana Fever has a new name after Pacers Sports & Entertainment announced its partnership with Indianapolis-based Gainbridge. “Just as the Fieldhouse is so much more than simply a basketball arena, the chance to partner with a bold, forward-thinking company like Gainbridge means so much more than […]

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Blue Jays Rays Baseball
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu, right, delivers to Tampa Bay Rays' Michael Brosseau in an empty stadium during the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 24, 2020, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Tampa Bay Rays Increasing ‘Montreal Sister City’ Plans

The Tampa Bay Rays’ plans to implement a split-season plan with half of the season played in Florida and the other half played in Montreal is gaining steam with a promotional campaign planned by the team starting with this October’s Major League Baseball playoffs. Rays president Matt Silverman during an interview on the This Week […]

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PerfectGame

Perfect Game to Build Complex in Cedar Park, Texas

Perfect Game has announced that it will locate a 16-field complex spanning more than 100 acres in Cedar Park, Texas. President Jerry Ford announced that the youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service will build 16 turf baseball/softball fields spread across 112 acres as part of a complex that will include a convention center/hotel, […]

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Week 1
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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