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San Manuel Casino Partners with Allegiant Stadium and Raiders

The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians will become a sponsor of the Raiders starting with the 2020 season—the NFL franchise’s first season in Las Vegas—and will become a founding partner of the new Allegiant Stadium on the Las Vegas Strip. San Manuel Casino is located outside of downtown Los Angeles. The casino also has […]

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EventConnect Launches Advisory Board

EventConnect, a cloud-based event and tournament management system for the sports tourism industry, has announced the creation of an advisory board for its Sportology Conference. The London, Ontario-based company partnered with Huddle Up Group to assemble the board’s members. EventConnect launched in 2013 and has developed digital tools to streamline the coordination, management, tracking and […]

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Nerd Street Gamers Partnering with Mike and Ike

Nerd Street Gamers has named Mike and Ike Brand candies as the official partner of the 2020 National Championship series, a multi-city tournament that gives casual gamers and aspiring esports athletes the chance to compete for cash prizes. The 2020 contest will expand to 10 cities with local tournaments that can boast prize pools of […]

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Panama City Beach Complex Celebrates Grand Opening

The Panama City Beach Sports Complex recently held its grand opening of the 160-acre project that will serve as a venue for more than 50 sports events in the first year alone. The opening was held days before the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Michael’s landfall, an event that set back the complex’s construction. The complex […]

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USOPC Hires New Chief of Athlete Services

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee has hired Bahati VanPelt as its chief of athlete services. Reporting to CEO Sarah Hirshland, VanPelt will lead a division committed to advancing the support and resources available to Team USA athletes off the field of play. “With a role this important, it was critical that we found […]

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Clemson's Memorial Stadium, also known as Death Valley, will have under 20,000 fans in attendance this season.

Clemson Stadium Enhancements Approved

Clemson University, in the midst of the best run in its football program’s history with two national championships and two additional College Football Playoff appearances the past four seasons, has had proposed renovations to Memorial Stadium approved by the university’s Board of Trustees. The project is scheduled to be completed ahead of the 2021 season […]

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Tacoma to Host 2020 USA Gymnastics Junior Nationals

The Tacoma Dome in Washington will host the 2020 United States Junior Olympic National Championships from May 15–17 with more than 650 female gymnasts vying for national championships in the age-group, developmental event. The event will feature 12 age divisions that are determined by birth date. Gymnasts will compete in the all-around as well as […]

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Eugene Begins Countdown to 2021 World Track and Field Championships

Representatives from USA Track and Field, Travel Oregon and the University of Oregon teamed up with the Oregon21 organization to host the official kickoff event counting down to the 2021 World Track and Field Championships that will be held in Eugene, Oregon. The event welcomed back several athletes who competed at the 2019 meet, which […]

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