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Las Vegas to Host Pac-12 Football Championship Game in 2020 and 2021

The Pac-12 Conference will move its football championship game to Las Vegas, with the new Raiders Stadium hosting in 2020 and 2021. The announcement was made during Wednesday’s Pac-12 Football Media Day in Los Angeles by league commissioner Larry Scott along with Las Vegas Stadium, the Raiders, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and […]

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Miraitowa is one of two robots that will greet visitors with hand shakes and waives during the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo. Photo: Toyota Motor Corp.

Tokyo Olympics Prepare with One Year to Go

With one year to go until the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Tokyo, the local organizing committee and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee are recognizing the date and stepping up efforts to build publicity around the event. In Tokyo, where the opening ceremony will take place July 24, 2020, organizers have released […]

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Tough Mudder Promotes Kyle McLaughlin to CEO

Tough Mudder has promoted its president, Kyle McLaughlin, to CEO, effective July 1. McLaughlin joined the obstacle race event company in 2018 and has been president since January. In that time, he has initiated a string of enhancements aimed at the on-site customer experience and helped the company increase its sponsorships and group sales. “Thanks […]

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Salt Lake City to Host 2020 AMA Supercross Series Finale

The Monster Energy AMA Supercross series in 2020 will visit 17 stadiums and, for the first time in 23 years, have its season finale somewhere other than Las Vegas. The series will start January 4 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, and visit 14 states before the season finale on May 2 at Rice-Eccles Stadium […]

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Rob Urbach Named Iditarod CEO

Rob Urbach has been named the new CEO of the Iditarod Trail Committee, and will be in charge of directing and overseeing all operations of the yearly Iditarod race. Urbach was the CEO of USA Triathlon from 2011—2017, handling all the daily operations for the national governing body. A Colorado native, Urbach previously the executive […]

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Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance Promotes Collins and Philbeck

The Greater Raleigh (North Carolina) Sports Alliance has promoted Tori Collins to director and Jason Philbeck to associate director as both take on new responsibilities in the organization as part of a broader strategic realignment at the GRSA. Collins will oversee administration of the GRSA including strategic sales initiatives. She is a past chairman of […]

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IOC to Change Bidding Process for Olympic Hosts

The process of bidding for the Olympic Games is about to undergo a dramatic overhaul after a series of proposals was approved by International Olympic Committee members, including the removal of a requirement that a host be selected seven years in advance. The proposal also creates a set of commissions that will control the selection […]

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The Arlington Convention Center ballroom is being remodeled into an esports arena that can host events, serve as training space for teams and allow fans to come in and compete themselves. Photo courtesy of Allied Esports

Allied Esports Makes Deal to Launch Simon Cup

Black Ridge Acquisition Corp. has an agreement to become a shareholder of Allied Esports, a global esports entertainment company, with the goal of creating dedicated esports venues and experiences at selected locations throughout the United States. The agreement will be made through Simon Equity Development LLC. In the agreement, Simon will acquire $5 million in […]

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