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The Texas Rangers and Globe Life Field will play host to the 2024 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Arlington, Texas, months after the Rangers won its first World Series title. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)

2024 All-Star Game Brings Major League Baseball’s Spotlight Back to Arlington

Months after winning its first world championship, the Texas Rangers are back in the Major League Baseball spotlight this month with Globe Life Field ready for all the pomp and circumstance that comes with another of MLB’s crown jewels. The World Series itself is a major event — especially for the two fan bases when […]

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USA Artistic Swimming 2025 Schedule Released

The five locations across the United States that will host USA Artistic Swimming events in 2025 have been announced with events starting in the spring and extending through the fall. The first event will be the Collegiate Championships from March 28–30 at Michael H. Jones Natatorium at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. “The Ann […]

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Arlington, Texas Is a Sports-Event Champion

Arlington, Texas offers the venues, attractions and excitement to take sports events of all types to the next level. “We crown champions,” as Matt Wilson, senior vice president of sports and events and executive director of Arlington Sports Commission explains in this vision video. He discusses how the city, a short distance between Dallas, Fort Worth and […]

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A statue of Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan stands in the plaza outside Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The stadium will be host for the 2024 All-Star Game, Major League Baseball has announced. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP, Pool)

Globe Life Field in Arlington to Host 2024 MLB All-Star Game

Major League Baseball has announced the 2024 All-Star Game and Home Run Derby will take place at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The home of the Texas Rangers, Globe Life Field features a retractable roof and a capacity of more than 40,000. The venue opened during the summer of 2020 amidst the pandemic. The […]

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Mexico's national men's soccer team is well-represented by fans whenever it plays in the United States, including at Empower Field at Mile High Stadium during the 2021 Nations League championship match. Photo by Jason Gewirtz

Mexico’s Road to Qatar Features Matches in Dallas, Phoenix, Chicago and Atlanta

The Mexico men’s national soccer team will play five matches in the United States as El Tri prepares for the 2022 FIFA World Cup starting in November in Qatar. Dallas, Phoenix, Chicago, and Atlanta will host the 2022 MexTour over four months starting in late May. In its 19th edition, Mexican national team matches have […]

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Adam Wisniewski Named Sports VP at OKC Convention & Visitors Bureau

The Oklahoma City Convention and Visitors Bureau has named Adam Wisniewski as its new vice president of sports development. In his new role with the Oklahoma City CVB, Wisniewski primarily will work with CVB staff and other partners to attract local and national sporting events and collaborate with event organizers to increase attendance at local […]

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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws to Tampa Bay Rays' Joey Wendle during the second inning in Game 1 of the 2020 World Series in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

One Year Later: How COVID has Changed Sports Forever

Remember what it like to go to a sold-out game? Waiting in line with others for seemingly forever before getting your ticket scanned, walking into the concourse and trying to avoid bumping into other people while finding a hot dog and soda, then going to your seats to check out the early scene. Maybe you […]

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EsportsTravel Summit Goes Virtual
December 2–3 From Esports Stadium Arlington

Northstar Meetings Group has announced that the 2020 EsportsTravel Summit—the only event of its kind for esports tournament and event organizers—will be an all-digital “Virtual from Arlington” experience and has been rescheduled to December 2–3. The Summit had previously been scheduled for November 18–20. The EsportsTravel Summit is being hosted by the Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau and […]

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