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A new 320-acre sports and entertainment complex is planned for Mesa, Arizona, with multiple outdoor and indoor sporting opportunities aimed toward driving the area’s sports tourism market to become even more of a destination beyond Major League Baseball spring training. The Legacy Sports Park is scheduled to open in 2022 and Legacy Sports USA, the […]
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The pair of ASM Global and Brookfield Properties has been selected by the city of San Diego to redevelop the surrounding property of the San Diego Sports Arena into a new destination and mixed-use entertainment district. The new destination will incorporate public parks, housing, office space and an entertainment venue. The project is projected to […]
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An ice rink in El Paso, Texas, has been named the main recipient of the Kraft Hockeyville USA 2020 grant from the National Hockey League. The El Paso County Coliseum will receive $150,000 in rink upgrades from Kraft Heinz under the program and $10,000 worth of new equipment from the National Hockey League Players’ Association […]
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Sports Facilities Companies will launch a new lacrosse events company, Halo LAX, which marks an entry into the space of event organizers for the company that advises and manages youth sports complexes across the country. In addition, the company, which includes Sports Facilities Management, has announced a separate deal with tournament registration company EventConnect to […]
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The new 98,000-square-foot Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus of Pasco County in Wesley Chapel, Florida, has officially opened, kicking off a new era of sports tourism for the destination of Pasco County and Experience Florida’s Sports Coast. The complex is home to 16 volleyball courts, eight basketball courts, a 5,000-square-foot competition cheerleading studio and two cheer […]
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In an unusual year with no spectators at the U.S. Open, the United States Tennis Association has announced a partnership with Zoom Video Communications to provide virtual experiences during the tournament, including VIP virtual hospitality events and a celebrity fundraising drive. The U.S. Open will be staged August 31 – September 13 at the Billie […]
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US Rowing has named Amanda Kraus as its new chief executive officer. Kraus, the founder and CEO of Row New York, will begin her new role on November 1. “We are thrilled to announce that Amanda will be joining US Rowing as our CEO later this fall,” said US Rowing Board Chair Marcia Hooper. “She […]
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After organizing a virtual race across the United States, Sports Backers in Richmond, Virginia, has announced the launch of the Great European 2500. The event, which will be a virtual race across destinations in Europe, will run October 3 – December 3. Teams will be able to register for the 2,500-kilometer run that will go […]
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USA Diving has announced new dates for the rescheduled Olympic Team Trials, which will still be held in Indianapolis. The 2020 dates were rescheduled when the Olympic Summer Games were postponed until 2021. The new dates will be June 6–13, 2021, with the event to be held at the Indiana University Natatorium on the campus […]
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The home where one of the biggest moments in the United States’ Olympic Winter Games history occurred will have a new name after Squaw Valley Resort announced it will drop its current moniker. The resort cited “extensive research into the etymology and history” of the word after talks with the Washoe Tribe and other Native […]
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