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2024 ETS Opening Session
The “State of In-Person Esports Events" panel included (left to right) Jascha Braeker, manager of the Host City Division at ESL FaceIt Group; Michael Brooks, executive director of the National Association of Collegiate Esports; Katie Briggs, president at LANFest; and Brian Mirakian, global esports director/senior principal at Populous. Photo by Jared Wickerham

2024 EsportsTravel Summit Provides Wide Range of Education

The 2024 EsportsTravel Summit at the Raleigh Convention Center, May 29–31, featured a wide range of programming that all attendees could benefit and learn from. The opening session of the 2024 Esports Travel Summit, “State of In-Person Esports Events,” covered how esports are evolving, from the professional ranks to the grassroots levels. The panel included […]

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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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World’s Strongest Man Competition Returns to Myrtle Beach in 2024

IMG has announced the 47th World’s Strongest Man competition will return to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, from May 1–5, 2024. In partnership with Visit Myrtle Beach, next year’s competition will again take place at the Oceanfront at Burroughs & Chapin Pavilion Place, following a four-day schedule that includes two days of qualifiers and a two-day […]

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Visit Myrtle Beach Welcomes New PGA Tour Stop

A new PGA Tour tournament, the Myrtle Beach Classic sponsored by Visit Myrtle Beach, will debut in 2024 as part of a four-year agreement establishing the event was announced May 10 during a ceremony at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club. The Myrtle Beach Classic will be part of the PGA Tour’s 2024 FedExCup regular […]

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Photo by Joe Martine/World's Strongest Man

World’s Strongest Man Announces New Partners

SBD World’s Strongest Man has announced its 2023 partners for the competition that includes 30 of the world’s top strongmen facing off in series of strength-related events as the competition prepares to be held in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, April 19–23. The series’ longtime partners SBD, Rogue, KNAACK and REIGN Total Body Fuel will return […]

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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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NACE Starleague Names Myrtle Beach as Travel Partner

The NACE Starleague has announced Visit Myrtle Beach will be its official travel partner. NACE Starleague is a partnership between CSL Esports, the National Association of Collegiate Esports, Nerd Street Gamers and Mainline with more than 600 colleges and universities. NACE oversees match rules in compliance with game publishers, competitor verification, recruitment best practices and […]

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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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Charleston Classic – November 16, 2018
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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