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City officials in Northport, Alabama, broke ground this week on a youth sports facility called River Run Park. The $27 million complex will have nine baseball/softball fields with two centerpiece fields that will have concession buildings and grandstands that could host high school and college events. The baseball field will have seating for over 550 […]
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CORE4 Athletic Complex will be the official practice facility for the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream through 2025, with an option to extend into a third year at the 44,000 square foot facility located in Chamblee, Georgia, founded by NBA All-Star Paul Millsap. “We can’t be more excited to announce our continued partnership with the Atlanta Dream,” […]
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There are ways to open a season. This year, there is also the way the National Women’s Soccer League will open the season. There will be history at 1 p.m. ET on March 16 when ABC shows the Kansas City Current hosting the Portland Thorns at the new CPKC Stadium, the first stadium purpose-built for […]
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While the construction of new sports venues never stops, a theme that’s emerging with these multi-million-dollar facilities is being able to use them for much more than one specific sport or event. From the $2 billion Intuit Dome to local venues used for a wide range of youth sports, there’s a variety in the sizes […]
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The name is an icon around the world. Between its various locations, there could be a creditable claim that every country in the world has had at least one person visit one of its parks. It is Disney, and one of its flagships is Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Within Walt Disney World, big […]
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Officials from Montgomery County, Maryland, hosted the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Silver Spring Recreation and Aquatic Center on February 24 with pools designed for general swimming, low level diving, exercise, aquatic play, training and teaching opportunities. The 120,000 square foot SSRAC offers recreation and leisure activities and also features a […]
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The Sports Facilities Companies has been selected as the operating partner for the Crown Sports Center and named Cody Revel as general manager of the facility. The Crown Sports Center is a 125,000-square-foot sports facility in Fruitland, Maryland. The renovated venue includes turf fields, eight pickleball courts and five batting cages in addition to its […]
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The Larry H. Miller Company and Miller family have unveiled renderings for a mixed-use entertainment district anchored by a new baseball stadium that would be the site for a potential Major League Baseball expansion team. The Power District, a nearly 100-acre site adjacent to the Utah State Fairpark and the Jordan River, would be located […]
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Hours after the confetti fell on Super Bowl 58 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, members of the NFL, the Las Vegas Super Bowl Host Committee, the New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee and others gathered at a press conference early on February 12. The event was a handoff from one committee to the next, […]
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Doug Thornton has been in the sports and events industry for nearly three decades. Based in New Orleans, he’s been through the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina and was there when the lights went out in the Superdome in the middle of the 2013 Super Bowl. There may be no better person to talk about the […]
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