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San Diego Credit Union Holiday Bowl – UCLA v NC State
The field is painted and prepared for the Holiday Bowl at PETCO Park on December 27, 2021 in San Diego, California. The 2021 game was cancelled because of COVID; this year's game between Oregon and North Carolina will be played December 28. (Photo Provided by Holiday Bowl by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images)

For MLB Teams, Bowl Season is Chance to Show Off Venues

The Holiday Bowl was in a bind. Known as one of the most entertaining games of bowl season, it was looking for a new home, knowing the demolition of Qualcomm Stadium had been scheduled. So over coffee in 2018, organizers of the bowl game and one of the city’s professional franchises started talking. And next […]

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Abraham Accords Esports Peace Games Set For Israel

The United States Embassy in Israel, in partnership with Sylvan Adams, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, LionTree LLC and the Israeli Esports Association have announced the inaugural Abraham Accords Esports Peace Games with special guests, due to take place January 26–28, 2023, in Tel Aviv. The event will feature competitors from Israel, the United States, MENA countries such […]

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Meryl Leventon Joins DMSE Sports as Director of Events

DMSE Sports has announced the hiring of Meryl Leventon, who will serve as a director of events for the events operations organization. Leventon will lead the planning and execution for more than 30 events. Additionally, she will be responsible for facilitating positive client relationships and managing DMSE’s team of senior event managers. Leventon comes to DMSE […]

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2025 USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship Heads to Kansas City

USA Volleyball has selected Kansas City, Missouri, to host the 2025 Girls Junior National Championship for the 11-13 age divisions. USA Volleyball announced earlier this year it is splitting the Girls Junior National Championship beginning in 2023 and having one tournament for the 11-13 age divisions and one for 14-17. Kansas City has previously hosted […]

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Aerial view of Paris with Eiffel tower and Seine river

Sports for Nature Framework Approved by International Organizations

Twenty-three sports organisations, including the International Olympic Committee and the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games Organization Committee, have signed the first-ever Sports for Nature Frameworkduring the Conference of the Parties meeting in Montreal. Each of the signees pledge to adhere to four principles that will safeguard nature and contribute to global goals for […]

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Synchronised Swimming – European Championships Glasgow 2018: Day Six
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 07: Glorio Minisini and Manlla Flamini of Italy compete in the mixed duet free routine during synchronised swimming on Day six of the European Championships Glasgow 2018 at Scotstoun Sports Campus on August 7, 2018 in Glasgow, Scotland. Scotland. Glasgow 2018 is the first multi-sport European Championships. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Men Allowed to Compete in Artistic Swimming at Paris 2024

The International Olympic Committee has given its approval for World Aquatics to allow men to participate in artistic swimming at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the first time that men will be allowed in the competition. A maximum of two men can be selected among eight athletes in the team event that is due to […]

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2023 World Cup Gymnastics Event Heading to West Palm Beach

The International Gymnastics Federation has awarded The Palm Beaches, Florida, a World Cup Series event with the Palm Beach County Convention Center set to host trampoline and tumbling gymnasts from August 3-5, 2023. The United States most recently hosted a FIG trampoline and tumbling event in 2014. Approximately 250 athletes from 30 countries are expected […]

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Professional Disc Golf Association 2024 Championship Heads to Raleigh

The Professional Disc Golf Association will hold its 2024 Tim Selinske US Masters Championship in Raleigh, North Carolina, the organizers announced this week. The PDGA Staff and the PDGA Board of Directors said in a release that it picked Raleigh over four other bidders. The 2023 event will be in Eugene, Oregon, after this year’s […]

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Bryan Miller Named General Manager at Charlotte Convention Center

Bryan Miller has been named General Manager for the Charlotte Convention Center, which recently completed a $126.9 million expansion and is operated by the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority. Miller will oversee the Charlotte Convention Center team and will collaborate with Visit Charlotte, the NASCAR Hall of Fame and other key stakeholders. Miller officially assumes his […]

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Sapporo Bid
The Olympic rings glow during the Closing Ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

Sapporo 2030 Winter Olympic Bid ‘On Hold’

Weeks after the International Olympic Committee announced that it would delay an announcement on who will host the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games until 2024, the Japanese Olympic Committee and city of Sapporo have announced its efforts to host the event will be paused. Sapporo’s bid has been seen as the favorite as an […]

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