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Rivalry Series 2022
The 2022–2023 Rivalry Series between USA Hockey and Hockey Canada included a game at Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada, on December 15, 2022. USA Hockey photo

Tempe Ready to Host 2024 U.S. vs. Canada Hockey Rivalry Series

Hockey with a backdrop of palm trees and 80-degree temperatures in November would be jarring even now for purists. But Tempe, Arizona, is changing that narrative and the latest big hockey event takes place in the desert. The Rivalry Series between the women’s teams from USA Hockey and Hockey Canada was introduced in 2018 to […]

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TEAMS Diversity Session
From left, Arion Herbert, Mark Little, Luchie Javelosa, Diane Maiese and Eric Carlyle. Photo by Jared Wickerham

TEAMS ’23: How to Diversify Your Events

The sports event industry has room for everyone. But there are ways your destination can attract an even wider diversity of events and participants. For event organizers, there are similar ways to be thinking about events to ensure the most diverse playing pool possible. In this session at the TEAMS Conference & Expo, organizations discussed […]

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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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Research published in the Journal of Leisure Studies highlighted the importance of physical activity and adaptive sports for people with disabilities.

Study: Adapted Sport Events Total Nearly $78 Million Annually

The total economic impact of adapted and para sport-related events nationwide totals approximately $77.8 million annually, nearly reaching pre-COVID levels, according to a benchmark economic impact study released at the Adapted Sport Leadership & Business Symposium presented by All In Sport Consulting on October 19–20. The study showed that the economic impact of the 34 […]

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Tempe, Arizona, to Host 2021 USA Triathlon Collegiate Nationals

Tempe, Arizona, has been awarded the 2021 USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships after the 2020 event had to be rescheduled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The event, which has been staged in Tempe in 2013, 2014 and 2019, will return April 9–10, 2021. The 2020 event had been scheduled for October 16–17 in Lake […]

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Super League Triathlon Malta 2019
Action during the Womens Equalizer Final during Super League Triathlon Malta on October 20, 2019 in Valletta, Malta. (Photo by Tommy Zaferes/Superleague Triathlon)

Super League Triathlon Heading to Tempe

Super League Triathlon will visit the United States for the first time during its 2020 season when it goes to Tempe, Arizona, for its third of five qualifiers, May 22–24. The event will take part at Tempe Town Lake, then take to bike and run courses which weave their way around Tempe Beach Park. Tempe […]

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Tempe to Host USA Triathlon Collegiate and High School Championships in 2019 and 2020

USA Triathlon  has selected Tempe, Arizona, to host the 2019 and 2020 USA Triathlon Collegiate Club and High School National Championships. Home to Arizona State University, Tempe last hosted the collegiate club national championships in 2013 and 2014. This will be the first time the city will host the high school national championships. The 2019 event will […]

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