Ann Shepphird: On Assignment
The 2016 College Football National Championship lived up to its hype with a thrilling 45-40 victory by the…
Nick Sakiewicz Named Commissioner of the National Lacrosse League
Nick Sakiewicz has been appointed commissioner of the National Lacrosse League. He has…
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Frisco to Host NCAA Division I Football Championship Though 2020
Frisco, Texas, will continue to stage the Division I Football Championship title game…
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New Las Vegas Arena to be Named T-Mobile Arena
Wireless provider T-Mobile has announced that the new Las Vegas arena, which is currently under construction just west…
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Tim Schneider: Publisher’s Post
The sports-event industry exists in a state of constant motion, and 2016 promises to be an exciting year for event…
Frank Supovitz
Frank Supovitz: Ask The Event Doctor
SportsTravel’s Event Doctor discusses when to accept in-kind donations and how to engage…
Bob Latham: Winners And Losers
Opinions differ regarding the worst possible weather for a football game, or any sports contest…
Steve Simon
Steve Simon
After 27 years with the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, Steve Simon wasn’t expecting to get the call he got late last year. But when Stacey Allaster stepped down as CEO of the WTA, the board of the professional women’s tennis tour had only one candidate in mind. Simon had helped grow the Indian Wells event into the largest tennis tournament in the world outside the Grand Slams. A college tennis player at Long Beach State, Simon joined the event in a sales role in 1989 and in 2004 became tournament director and COO. Now he will be in charge of overseeing a star-filled tour with a lengthy calendar that has caused many top players to wear down with injuries as the season progresses. In this interview with SportsTravel’s Jason Gewirtz, Simon discusses his plans for the schedule, the WTA’s future and how he once wrote his way into Wimbledon.…
Continue ReadingIWF World Weightlifting Championships
The city of Houston has proved to the world that it is an event-hosting heavyweight. The IWF World Weightlifting Championships took place at the city’s convention center in November, and competitors, fans and organizers deemed it a success. “I think that we, together with Houston as a partner, set a new standard for weightlifting world championships,” said Michael Massik, CEO of USA Weightlifting, who announced…
Figure Skating and Hosts Pair Well By Greg Mellen Figure skating is a rare sport in the Olympic world. While its popularity is strongly rooted in the Winter Games, it has evolved into a sport for all seasons. According to leaders at U.S. Figure Skating, the metric has been changing for some time. Each year, […]
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