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Mike Pratt and Jim McKenna: Lake Placid’s Rebirth as a Winter Sports Destination

The Winter World University Games is the largest multi-sport winter event in the world, after the Olympic Winter Games. This year’s event starts January 12 and is an 11-day international festival and competition combining high-level sport with educational and cultural events, all taking place in Lake Placid, New York, and nearby towns. With more than 2,500 […]

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The 1980 Rink in Lake Placid, New York, is forever known as home to the 'Miracle on Ice' and the historic U.S. hockey win over the Soviet Union. This year at the FISU Winter World University Games, it will host the medal rounds for men's and women's hockey plus curling and short-track speedskating. Photo courtesy Lake Placid CVB

How the FISU Winter Games Revitalized Lake Placid

Lake Placid, the little village of 8,000 in the Adirondacks region of New York, has a special place in the heart of all winter sports enthusiasts. It is, of course, home to the “Miracle on Ice” in 1980, let alone the almost super-human exploits of Eric Heiden winning five speedskating gold medals. One of the […]

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Sam Laidlow, of France, left, Gustav Iden, of Norway, center, and Kristian Blummenfelt, of Norway, stand on the winning podium after finishing the Ironman World Championship Triathlon on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Laidlow, Iden, and Blummenfelt finished in third, first and second place, respectively. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Ironman World Championships to Rotate Between Hawaii and France

The Ironman World Championship will, beginning in 2023, split its men’s and women’s events between Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, and Nice, France, with the men’s event heading to Nice in 2023 and women’s staying in Hawaii for 2023. The men’s race will take place on September 10, 2023, and the women will race on October 14, 2023. […]

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Northstar Travel Group Announces New CEO Jason Young, Other Leadership Changes

Northstar Travel Group, the largest information services, data, events, and marketing solutions company focused exclusively on the travel industry, has announced Jason Young as its new chief executive officer. Young succeeds Thomas Kemp, who has been chairman and chief executive officer since 2009. Kemp will transition to the role of chairman. Young has been an innovative […]

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Alliance Reservations Network Acquires Playbook365

Alliance Reservations Network has acquired Playbook365, a youth and amateur sports management platform for tournaments, leagues, clubs, showcases, tryouts and camps, with plans to create the youth and amateur sports industry’s first end-to-end travel management platform. The new service is expected to integrate with ARN’s lodging management platform, Group Productivity Solution. The acquisition is planned […]

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Bat Around Gamifies the Batting Cage Experience for Baseball and Softball

Bat Around, a new batting cage softball and app that will turn the batting cage experience into a gaming opportunity for players, coaches and teams, will debut at this week’s American Baseball Coaches Association conference in Nashville, Tennessee. The game is for all ability levels. The beta version is powered by HitTrax and is available […]

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USA Pickleball Announces 2023 National Championships Series Schedule

USA Pickleball has announced the schedule for the 2023 USA Pickleball National Championships Series, culminating with the national championships from November 4–12 returning to Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California. USA Pickleball and the Association of Pickleball Professionals will again partner to stage the NCS. “Heading into the new year, we are thrilled […]

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The new Premier Lacrosse League will play games in 14 cities this season. Photo: Winslow Townson/AP Images for Premier Lacrosse League

Premier Lacrosse League Announces Schedule for 2023 Season

The Premier Lacrosse League powered by Ticketmaster has announced locations for the 2023 season with Subaru Park in Philadelphia hosting the championship for the third time in league history. The 2023 season will follow the same format as last season including 10 regular season weekends, three postseason weekends and the all-star weekend. Regular season weekends […]

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NHL Announces 2023-2024 Outdoor Events in Seattle and Edmonton

The 2024 NHL Winter Classic will be January 1, 2024, at T-Mobile Field in Seattle between the hometown Kraken and the Vegas Golden Knights, the league announced on Monday. The Kraken, who began play in the 2021-2022 season, will be playing in their first regular-season outdoor game and will become the 29th team to participate […]

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Plan Your Victory in Columbia, S.C.

Tradition and tomorrow pair perfectly in Columbia, the heart of South Carolina. It’s a modern city where stately buildings buzz with new businesses and centuries-old sites give rise to fresh perspectives. It’s a creative hub in the midst of surrounding natural beauty, offering big-city amenities and a small-town feel. You’ll find that Columbia, S.C. has […]

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