Rocky Mount Event Center Opens in North Carolina
The multimillion-dollar Rocky Mount Event Center recently opened its doors and welcomed the public at an event that featured the Harlem Globetrotters…
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Cleveland to Host 2022 NBA All-Star Game
Cleveland has been selected to host the 2022 NBA All-Star Game. The announcement was made by during a press conference at Quicken…
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Growing Sports in the Grand Strand
T he various themed miniature golf courses and amusement parks lining the streets of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, might attract a flurry of visitors during the warm summer months, but the Southern beachside destination’s inventory of sports venues and hotel rooms are a constant draw throughout the year. My recent visit to the “Grand Strand,” […]
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Julie Giese Promoted to President of ISM Raceway
International Speedway Corporation (ISC) has promoted Julie Giese to president of ISM Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Giese currently serves as managing director of business operations for ISC’s design and development department, leading the coordination between ISC’s 13 motorsports entertainment facilities, internal corporate departments and the design and development team. In November, Giese will begin her new role of overseeing the […]
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New Partnership to Bring Ryder Cup and PGA Championships to Congressional Country Club
The PGA of America has announced a new partnership with Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, that will bring eight of its championships and events to the course from 2022 to 2036. Congressional’s Blue Course will host the Ryder Cup in 2036, the PGA Championship in 2031, the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in 2022 and 2027, the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship in 2025 and 2033, the PGA Professional […]
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A Personalized Soccer Experience
The new National Soccer Hall of Fame in Frisco, Texas, will house more than 400 historical artifacts celebrating the sport, but it aims to be more than a traditional museum when it opens in October. “My initial vision for the project was to change the perception of the National Soccer Hall of Fame…
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Sheree Canham came all the way from Australia to
compete in the Spec Mix Bricklayer 500 in Las Vegas. Photograph: Sam Morris/Las Vegas news bureau
Tricks of the Trades
For nearly 10 years, Sheree Harkness Canham had prepared for this moment. To compete as the only female bricklayer in the Spec Mix Bricklayer 500 World Championship—sometimes called the Super Bowl of masonry—Canham traveled from New Berrima, Australia, to California so she could practice…
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J.D. Wood Named General Manager of the Panama City Beach Sports Complex
J.D. Wood has been hired as general manager of the Panama City Beach Sports Complex, which is scheduled to open in May 2019…
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Equestrian Games Stir Up Excitement
Polk County, North Carolina, population 20,000, is not the most obvious location for an event that will attract 1,000 athletes, 1,500 horses and tens of thousands of spectators—including quite a few billionaires—from more than 70 countries. But Michael Stone, president…
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BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field will host the Little League Classic on August 19. Photo courtesy of Murray Cook.
A Small Field Fit for the Big Leagues
This Sunday, the players, coaches and families of the Little League Baseball World Series may be walking into a minor league stadium in Williamsport…
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