Teaming with Team USA
Jason Gewirtz: From the Editor
There are few events in sports that match the excitement and pageantry of…
New Organization Hopes to Stick for Cricket in the United States
Could cricket finally be on solid footing in the United States? With a new effort backed by the International Cricket Council, it might have a fighting chance. The sport here has suffered through years of instability caused by disputes between the ICC and the United States of America Cricket Association (USACA)…
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Branch B. Rickey
Branch B. Rickey comes from some extraordinary baseball lineage. His father was a lifelong baseball executive and his grandfather of the same name was a legend, signing Jackie Robinson when he was an executive with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Rickey, however, has seen his own remarkable success. After decades in various leadership roles with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds, he spent seven years as president of the former Triple-A American Association. Since 1998, he has been president of the Pacific Coast League, the 16-team organization that with the International League makes up today’s Triple-A…
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Fred VanVleet Returns as Sports Tourism Ambassador for the Rockford Area CVB
Fred VanVleet of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors will serve as sports tourism ambassador of the Rockford (Illinois) Area Convention & Visitors Bureau…
Continue ReadingClimbing Reaches for the Stars
Climbing has been scampering upward as a competitive sport in recent years and is poised to reach great heights. With interest sparked by the sport’s inclusion in the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo, climbing is witnessing a boom in participation, particularly among young people. And given the growth of indoor climbing and competition venues—for […]
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Don Dukemineer Joins Foley Sports Tourism
Foley (Alabama) Sports Tourism has hired industry veteran Don Dukemineer as deputy director of sports tourism. He will begin the position February 20…
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All MLB Clubs Agree to Extend Netting
Major League Baseball has announced that all 30 of its team stadiums will have protective netting that extends at least to the far ends of both dugouts…
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LAFC Announces Partnership With YouTube TV
Los Angeles Football Club has announced a multiyear jersey sponsorship and broadcast deal with YouTube TV, a subscription service launched last April…
Continue ReadingWill the U.S. Bid Again?
With the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, soon to be in the rear-view mirror, attention will next turn to bidding for the 2026 Winter Games. Leaders in Utah, Denver and Reno–Tahoe have all expressed interest should the United States pursue a bid. Complicating matters, though, was the recent award of […]
Continue ReadingNew Look for the Games
The first Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games to be held in South Korea will certainly have a different feel than other recent Games. For the first time in 20 years, there will be no active NHL players competing. For the first time since 1952, there will not be an official team from Russia, thanks to […]
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