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The U.S. Open has expanded its footprint beyond a two-week Grand Slam to include Fan Week, which will run before the tournament’s start and includes a series of entertainment events tied in with pre-tournament highlights such as the qualifying event and main draw. All of the events from August 19–25 will be held at the […]
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The Los Angeles Bowl, which debuts following the 2020 regular season, will match up teams from the Pac-12 Conference and Mountain West Conference at the new LA Stadium and Entertainment District. The conference tie-ins were announced this week during each conference’s respective football media days. The date and sponsor of the game will be named […]
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The JCC Maccabi Games, the largest organized sports program for Jewish teenagers in North America, has announced that it will add esports as an exhibition event to its program in 2019. More than 3,000 Jewish teens are scheduled to compete in different sports at the event, which will be staged in Atlanta (July 28–August 2) […]
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Open Water has partnered with World Surf League to be the exclusive packaged water option of the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing presented by Swatch. The nine-day event in Huntington Beach, California, begins July 27. As part of the agreement, the event will feature Open Water’s 12-ounce aluminum cans of water, eliminating the need for […]
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The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in Florida will keep its place on the NTT IndyCar Series schedule through at least 2024. The St. Petersburg City Council unanimously approved a four-year extension to its existing agreement with Green Savoree St. Petersburg to help organize the race on the city streets along the waterfront. For […]
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The Pac-12 Conference will move its football championship game to Las Vegas, with the new Raiders Stadium hosting in 2020 and 2021. The announcement was made during Wednesday’s Pac-12 Football Media Day in Los Angeles by league commissioner Larry Scott along with Las Vegas Stadium, the Raiders, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and […]
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One of the most famous lines in “Field of Dreams” no longer is true: If you build it, people won’t come. In the current sports scene, you need to make it an experience beyond merely a game to get people to the stadium so they can brag about being there for days to their friends […]
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Milwaukee will host the 2020 and 2021 Toyota USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships, with new qualification guidelines for one of the events held as part of the weekend of competition. The 2020 event has already been scheduled for August 7–9. It will include the sprint-distance race and Olympic-distance races, which will attract more than […]
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With one year to go until the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Tokyo, the local organizing committee and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee are recognizing the date and stepping up efforts to build publicity around the event. In Tokyo, where the opening ceremony will take place July 24, 2020, organizers have released […]
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Cleo Battle has been promoted to the newly created position of chief operating officer of Louisville Tourism. Battle has served the convention bureau in Louisville, Kentucky, since 2013 as executive vice president. In his current role, Battle overseas convention development, destination services, tourism development, and marketing and communication. In his new role, he will cultivate […]
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