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New York Liberty Home Games Coming to Brooklyn

The WNBA’s New York Liberty, under new ownership, will have a new home for the 2020 season. The franchise will play home games at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, currently the home of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets. The move will allow the Liberty to move back into the New York City market after two years […]

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Player Omega Partners with Nerd Street Gamers, Electronic Gaming Federation

The inaugural Player Omega esports festival in Ponoma, California, continues to take shape with the addition of the Electronic Gaming Federation planning tournaments at the event as well as a tournament hosted by Nerd Street Gamers. Nerd Street Gamers will host a national championship series minor event for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. It will feature a […]

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Pepsi Center Offers Aluminium Cups for Fans

The Pepsi Center, home of the NBA’s Denver Nuggets, the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche and the NLL’s Colorado Mammoth, will be offering an alternative to paper and plastic cups that have traditionally been used for concession drinks at sporting events. Kroenke Sports & Entertainment has agreed to a deal with Ball Corporation leading to “infinitely recyclable” aluminium cup […]

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Citi Partners with Disabled Sports USA

Disabled Sports USA has announced a national partnership with Citi through 2020 to help bring adaptive sports opportunities to people with disabilities in communities nationwide. Under terms of the deal, Citi will provide funding to local DSUSA chapters and the bank’s U.S. employees will volunteer to support community-based adaptive sports programs in 14 communities in Arizona, […]

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USTA Names Michael Dowse CEO and Executive Director

The United States Tennis Association has named Michael Dowse as its CEO and executive director to succeed longtime leader Gordon Smith. Dowse, who has been president of Wilson Sporting Goods Co. since 2013, will be charged with leading the USTA’s overall vision and its strategy for the growth of tennis participation with juniors and adults […]

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2020 NAIA Softball Championship Moved to Columbus, Georgia

The NAIA has moved its 2020 softball championship tournament to Columbus, Georgia, after the original host in Springfield, Missouri, had a scheduling conflict. This will be the second time that Columbus has hosted the NAIA softball tournament, having done so in 2013–2014. The city also hosted the NAIA swimming and diving championships from 2016–2019. The […]

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Arizona State Arena Gets New Naming Sponsor

The home of Arizona State basketball and other sports will have a new name as the Wells Fargo Arena becomes the Desert Financial Arena for the next five years. The agreement sees the university getting paid $1.5 million per year from Desert Financial Credit Union, which has been in the Phoenix area since 1939. The […]

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IOC Moves 2020 Marathon and Race Walking to Sapporo

Mindful of the extensive heat conditions that have been in Japan this summer, the International Olympic Committee is seeking to be proactive by putting adjustments in place for athlete safety under humid conditions when Tokyo hosts the 2020 Olympic Summer Games. As a result, the IOC has announced it will move the Olympic marathon and […]

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ASM Global Acquires Tom Benson Stadium in Ohio

ASM Global will become the new management firm for the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, as part of the Hall of Fame Village that is the centerpiece each summer for the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium joins other major stadiums managed by ASM […]

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Formula One Agrees to Race at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium

The United States may be getting a second Formula 1 race in Miami starting in 2021, which would complete a drawn-out saga in the racing series’ quest to place a race in South Florida that it believes would become a showpiece event. Formula One has an agreement in principle with Hard Rock Stadium to have […]

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