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Sports Complex Opens in Pasco County, Florida

The new 98,000-square-foot Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus of Pasco County in Wesley Chapel, Florida, has officially opened, kicking off a new era of sports tourism for the destination of Pasco County and Experience Florida’s Sports Coast.   The complex is home to 16 volleyball courts, eight basketball courts, a 5,000-square-foot competition cheerleading studio and two cheer […]

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Competitiors in the men's 5,000 meter event at the 1984 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles circle past the Olympic torch during the race on August 11, 1984. Los Angeles in 2028 will join London and Paris as the only three-time hosts of the Olympic Summer Games. (AP Photo, File)

Squaw Valley Resort to Drop Derogatory Word From its Name

The home where one of the biggest moments in the United States’ Olympic Winter Games history occurred will have a new name after Squaw Valley Resort announced it will drop its current moniker. The resort cited “extensive research into the etymology and history” of the word after talks with the Washoe Tribe and other Native […]

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Companies Partner to Introduce Flexible Seating Solutions

Two seating companies are combining on a new partnership to bring custom seating solutions for venues looking to welcome back spectators in a socially distanced way. 4Topps Premium Seating and Staging Concepts are collaborating to set up venues by overlaying existing row seats with staging and socially distant loge boxes, which can later be returned […]

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Erik Moses to Lead Nashville Superspeedway

Erik Moses has been named president of Nashville Superspeedway, the latest stop in a long career in sports and hospitality. In being named to the post, Moses becomes the first Black president of a NASCAR track. The move, announced by track owner Dover Motorsports, puts the veteran sports executive in charge of the speedway after […]

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Esports Arena Planned for Port San Antonio

Port San Antonio, a technology campus that is home to aerospace, cybersecurity, defense, robotics and other advanced operations in the Texas city, has announced plans to build a 2,500-seat esports arena. The plan was included as part of several upgrades recently approved by the Port San Antonio Board of Directors to advance the organization’s “Tech […]

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Memphis Plans ‘Liberty Park’ Anchored by Sports Event Center

A planned Memphis Sports & Events Center will be part of a multi-million dollar expansion of public space around the Liberty Bowl in the Tennessee city with more than 227,000 square feet for youth sports and events plus more. Plans for the destination include indoor basketball and volleyball courts that would be adaptable for wrestling, […]

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Construction Begins on Chicagoland Sports Complex

Construction has begun on a new multisport complex near Chicago’s Midway Airport in the village of Bedford Park. Once completed, the Midway Central Station complex will feature 116,000 square feet for indoor sports, events and recreation, with the project scheduled to open by summer 2021. The project will have space for eight basketball courts or […]

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General view before the game between Georgia State University football and Tennessee State at Georgia State Stadium Thursday in Atlanta, Ga., August 31, 2017. Photo by / Jason Getz

Naming Rights Sold for Former Atlanta Olympic Stadium

The stadium that hosted the 1996 Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta will have its name changed to Center Parc Credit Union Stadium as the now-home of Georgia State football took one of the final steps toward an official rebranding this week. The University System of Georgia Board of Regents’ Real Estate and Facilities Committee has […]

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Ruston, Louisiana, Complex Continues Construction

The city of Ruston, Louisiana, broke ground on the second phase of its sports complex with an indoor facility that will have six courts for basketball and volleyball anchoring spaces for office use and more. “From the first I said, we advertise ourselves as the ‘Sports Capital of the South,’ and we really believe that […]

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Seattle Mariners Ballpark Chef to Host YouTube Demo of Ballpark Food Favorites

Ballpark food, long a staple of any sports fan’s appetite until this summer, is coming closer to home in a second Major League Baseball market. The Seattle Mariners will have its home stadium’s executive chef, Taylor Park, host a cooking demonstration on July 31 on the team’s YouTube Channel. Instead of experiencing the food at […]

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