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Visit Myrtle Beach to Host Second Boost at the Beach

Visit Myrtle Beach will host the second annual Boost at the Beach collegiate esports competition from March 8–10 at The Hangout in Myrtle Beach with double the number of participating schools as the inaugural edition. Teams include two South Carolina universities in Clemson and South Carolina along with Harrisburg (Pennsylvania), George Mason, Georgia State, Maryville, […]

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Sports ETA Symposium Puts Spotlight on Kansas City

This year’s Sports Events & Tourism Association Annual Symposium brought more than 900 attendees to the Kansas City Convention Center but in many ways, it was just another eventful week in what has been a historic year for the Missouri destination. Between the hometown Chiefs winning the Super Bowl in February, a downtown parade in […]

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Myrtle Beach to Welcome Esports Event

The Myrtle Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, in collaboration with Shenandoah University, will host a new esports event on March 10­–11 at The Hangout in Myrtle Beach. The event will feature an eight-team collegiate Rocket League invitational, as well as an open Super Smash Bros Ultimate bracket for local area high school students. Colleges […]

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Visit Myrtle Beach Gives NIL Deals to UConn, Marshall Ahead of Bowl

Visit Myrtle Beach has agreed to teamwide Name, Image and Likeness deals with the Marshall Thundering Herd and the University of Connecticut Huskies football teams ahead of the Myrtle Beach Bowl on Monday. The two schools will compete December 19 and per the partnership, players will have the opportunity to share their experiences in South […]

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So, What Happens to College Football’s Bowl Season?

Last year’s college football season was historic — the 150th anniversary of the sport became a season-long celebration culminating with one of the modern era’s most dominant teams ever, LSU, crushing Clemson to win the College Football Playoff championship game. This year’s season will be perhaps even more historic … and not for celebratory reasons. […]

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The Purdue Boilermakers face the Davidson Wildcats during the 2018 Charleston Classic. (Photo by Eric Lars Bakke / ESPN Images)

Early-Season College Basketball Tournaments Wait for NCAA’s Decision

Last year’s college basketball season ended with a COVID-induced thud and no championship to speak of. Like every other sport on the collegiate landscape, basketball spent the summer full of uncertainty. And as its scheduled start date for practices loom, a sport that bridges both the fall and winter seasons — finishing in the spring […]

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