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Honda to Sponsor League of Legends Championship Series, Team Liquid

Riot Games will partner with Honda, bringing the automaker further into the esports realm by having it sponsor the League of Legends Championship Series and Team Liquid, currently the league’s top-ranked team. The partnership will launch with the start of the Summer Split Playoffs in August in Los Angeles, and the LCS Finals in Detroit. […]

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NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Going to Two Regional Sites

The NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament will underdog a revamp in its format starting in 2023, with regional sites cut to two from four host cities as the bid process begins at the end of August. The change was approved at the recent meeting of the Division I Women’s Basketball Committee in Indianapolis. Instead of four […]

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Utah Olympic Park Plans Multi-Million Dollar Renovation

The Utah Olympic Park will expand the number of ski runs in Park City and renovate training facilities as part of an $11 million capital project with an eye toward Salt Lake City’s bid for a second Olympic Winter Games. As many as 10 new ski runs will be built over the next five years […]

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FIFA Approves Expanded Women’s World Cup Field

Coming off the worldwide success of the 2019 Women’s World Cup, won by the United States with television audiences across the globe registering record highs, FIFA will seek to capitalize on the increased attention on women’s soccer by increasing the field for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup to 32 teams, eight more than before. […]

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Dew Tour Names Courtney Gresik Vice President

Courtney Gresik, a Dew Tour veteran since 2005 in multiple roles, has been promoted to vice president and general manager of the tour. Gresik will be in charge of all of the tour’s business aspects including brand strategy, sponsorship relations, partnership revenue, content production, execution and event staging. Gresik has worked in action sports since […]

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ESPN Wide World of Sports to Host High School Esports Championship

ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando will host a national interscholastic high school esports tournament in 2020 in conjunction with the Electronic Gaming Federation, featuring the best high school esports teams in the country. The event will take place in June at the ESPN complex at Walt Disney World Resort. Teams will advance […]

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U.S. Open Fan Week Expands Tournament Experience

The U.S. Open has expanded its footprint beyond a two-week Grand Slam to include Fan Week, which will run before the tournament’s start and includes a series of entertainment events tied in with pre-tournament highlights such as the qualifying event and main draw. All of the events from August 19–25 will be held at the […]

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The new stadium under construction in Inglewood, California, will be the site of the Los Angeles Bowl featuring a Pac-12 and Mountain West team. Photo: Richard Vogel/AP Images

Los Angeles Bowl to Start in 2020 with Pac-12 Conference and Mountain West Teams

The Los Angeles Bowl, which debuts following the 2020 regular season, will match up teams from the Pac-12 Conference and Mountain West Conference at the new LA Stadium and Entertainment District. The conference tie-ins were announced this week during each conference’s respective football media days. The date and sponsor of the game will be named […]

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