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The Detroit sports scene has been a roller coaster during the first quarter of this century. The Pistons and Red Wings each celebrated championships in the early 2000s, the Tigers made World Series runs in 2006 and 2012 and the fourth professional sports team in the Motor City has been an afterthought … until now. […]
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To mark the 150-day countdown to the 2024 NFL Draft, the Detroit Sports Commission and Visit Detroit on Monday announced a $1 million living-legacy donation to support youth literacy and active play in the city of Detroit and its surrounding communities. Detroit hosts the 2024 NFL Draft from April 25–27 in the area around the […]
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World Wrestling Entertainment has announced that Ford Field in Detroit will host SummerSlam on August 5, 2023. SummerSlam marks the first WWE event at Ford Field since WrestleMania in 2007 and the first SummerSlam to take place in Michigan since 1993. The event is traditionally WWE’s second largest each year behind WrestleMania. “Landing WWE SummerSlam […]
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Detroit will be the center of the U.S. boxing scene next spring as the 2023 USA Boxing Qualifier will take place in Huntington Place from March 18–25. The week-long tournament draws more than 1,000 boxers from ages 8–40. The event will also serve as the second qualifier to next December’s 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials […]
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The Detroit Lions and the city of Detroit will host the 2024 NFL Draft around Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza, the NFL announced on Monday, the first time that the event has come to the Michigan destination. “We are excited to bring the 2024 NFL Draft to the city of Detroit,” said Mark Hollis, […]
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The Detroit Sports Commission has promoted Marty Dobek to deputy director and Alma Davila-Toro to senior event manager. “I’m proud and excited to announce these very deserving promotions for Marty and Alma,” said Dave Beachnau, executive director of the DSC. “Both have been vital to the success metro Detroit has enjoyed recently bidding on and […]
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Mark Hollis has been named the new chair of the Detroit Sports Organizing Corp and will lead the organization’s efforts to prioritize, evaluate and execute significant future bid opportunities to to attract major sporting events to the region, the Detroit Sports Commission has announced. In 2018, Hollis retired from a 30-plus year career in intercollegiate […]
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The Detroit Sports Commission has announced the formation of the Detroit Sports Organizing Corp. (DSOC), a permanent local organizing…
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The Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau has promoted Dave Beachnau…
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.@gkelite has unveiled the first three leotards in its 2024 @TeamUSA Collection, which the @USAGym athletes will wear this summer at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris.
The @NHL has approved the sale of the @ArizonaCoyotes to @utahjazz owner Ryan Smith for $1.2 billion, as well as the relocation of the franchise to Salt Lake City starting with the 2024-2025 season.
The @PGA announced today that The Ocean Course at @kiawahresort in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, will host the 2031 @PGAChampionship. Additionally, the 2029 Girls and Boys Junior PGA Championships will be contested at Kiawah Island Golf Resort.
The @FIBA 3x3 season will be collaborating with @KarlLagerfeld with 3×3 players from different teams and countries. It will include a range of events and promotions throughout the season, blending @FIBA3x3 with Karl Lagerfeld’s signature style.
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