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Minneapolis will host the 2021 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic on January 1, 2021, with the game to be staged at Target Field, the home of the MLB Minnesota Twins. The Minnesota Wild will host the game with an opponent to be determined. The game will mark the 13th Winter Classic and the 31st regular-season outdoor game overall […]
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The new city-based format for the 2020 Call of Duty League will be altered slightly to have a tournament-based format starting with its second week of play in London. Activision Blizzard says the format is “both familiar to the legacy of Call of Duty esports and fresh amidst the backdrop of our city-based franchised structure” […]
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An arena project in Henrico County, Virginia, is being planned after the county’s board of supervisors approved a $50 million investment at the Virginia Center Commons mall site in Glen Allen, Virginia, near Richmond. The county is considering financing the project through lease revenue bonds that could be considered by the Board of Supervisors early […]
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Jim Wood, most recently the president and CEO of Meet AC and the Atlantic City Sports Commission, has been named the president and chief executive officer of the Evansville (Indiana) Convention & Visitors Bureau, effective January 15. Wood was the head of Meet AC from 2014 until resigning earlier this year for family reasons. He […]
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A soccer club in England known for its focus on sustainability and eco-friendly philosophy is planning to build the world’s first stadium made almost entirely out of wood. Forest Green Rovers, which currently plays in League Two (the fourth tier of English soccer), plans a 5,000-capacity Eco Park that would be in parkland surrounded by […]
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Florida Atlantic University’s home for men’s and women’s basketball plus women’s volleyball will now be known as RoofClaim.com Arena after a 10-year sponsorship agreement worth $5 million to the Conference USA athletic program. The athletic center formerly known as FAU Arena is a 5,000-seat arena that opened in 1984, with men’s basketball and volleyball moving […]
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A big change will be coming in the endurance and obstacle racing industry as Spartan Race, Inc., has announced it has bought an option on Tough Mudder’s foreign events with efforts to complete Spartan’s acquisition of all the U.S-based events to be completed in the near future. According to a Spartan news release, it is […]
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Utah Valley University will host a Senior Pan American Championships for men’s and women’s gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline in May that will also be the final Olympic qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. The Senior Pan Am championships is held annually and typically, athletes from North, Central and South America compete for titles, […]
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The Professional Disc Golf Association will have most of its 2021 major events in the Midwest after releasing the upcoming schedule of hosts for its marquee events. Emporia, Kansas will host the Professional World Championships while the Amateur World Championships will go to Princeton, Indiana. The Masters and Junior world championships will be hosted by […]
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The home of American Hockey League team Syracuse Crunch will be known as the Upstate Medical University Arena at Onondaga County War Memorial as part of an 11-year, $2.7 million sponsorship agreement that includes naming rights in addition to continued team sponsorship. The naming rights element includes Upstate’s name on major exterior and interior signage […]
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