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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 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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U.S. Quidditch has announced that Charleston, West Virginia, and Salt Lake City, Utah, will host the 2020 and 2021 Quidditch Cups after an extensive bid process and evaluation. The 2020 event, U.S. Quidditch Cup 13, will be held April 18—19 in Charleston for the first time. The venues for the event is the Shawnee Sports […]
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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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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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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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The U.S. Center for SafeSport and the Sports Events and Tourism Association have announced a wide-reaching partnership where the center will provide abuse awareness and prevention training to be distributed by Sports ETA to more than 800 members and affiliated organizations including sports commissions, sports facilities and events owners, and multisport organizations and state tourism […]
Continue ReadingBreaking, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing have been provisionally included for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris, the highlight of Tuesday’s International Olympic Committee session. The Olympic Programme Commission will continue an analysis and observation of the four sports proposed, with a final decision to be made in December 2020. No further sports can be […]
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The United States Olympic Committee formally changed its name to the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), it announced Thursday during its quarterly meeting in Chicago. The name change was unanimously approved by the USOPC board of directors, and is effective immediately on its social and digital platforms. Changes to signage at the U.S. […]
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The U.S. Center for SafeSport has named Ju’Riese Colón as its new chief executive officer. Colón will take the helm at the national nonprofit at a time when several national governing bodies and youth sport organizations are under scrutiny for abuses that have taken place on athletes over the past decades. She will begin the […]
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