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Gary Hernbroth spent 17 successful and colorful years in the luxury hotel business in sales and operations leadership, including stints with Westin, Fairmont and Park Lane Hotels. It was there, especially in Northern California where he lives now, that Hernbroth discovered the power of sports-related travel at a time when it took some convincing to […]
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Northstar Travel Group has named Nick Powell as managing director, EMEA, to oversee the company’s UK and European portfolio, which includes TEAMS Europe. Powell succeeds David Chapple, managing director of the group since its acquisition in 2019, who is moving on to pursue other endeavors. “Nick Powell has an extensive media background, having launched and […]
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Sports Facilities Companies has hired industry veteran J.D. Wood as the regional vice president of strategic development, a position dedicated to expanding the firm’s venue management footprint in the Western United States. “I couldn’t be more excited to be rejoining SFC in this new role,” said Wood, who previously worked for the Dallas Sports Commission […]
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Visit Lake Charles (Louisiana) has named Eric Zartler as the senior vice president of sports and Taylor Beard Stanley as the vice president of sales. “The dedicated focus that Eric will have for sports tourism and diversifying the types of sporting events that we can attract to Southwest Louisiana will greatly enhance the competitive edge […]
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Las Vegas is adding to its list of major sports events, with the AT&T WNBA All-Star 2023 to be staged at Michelob Ultra Arena, home of the defending WNBA Champion Las Vegas Aces. The game on July 15 will be the centerpiece of two days of WNBA activities. In addition to the AT&T WNBA All-Star Game, […]
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Youth sports club and event operator 3STEP Sports has donated $100,000 to commemorate USA Field Hockey’s 100th anniversary, helping the national governing body to exceed its fundraising goal as part of the milestone year. “Dave Geaslen and 3STEP Sports stepped up in a big way,” said USA Field Hockey Executive Director Simon Hoskins. “We cannot say […]
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The efforts of USA Lacrosse to join the Olympic program have taken another step forward as the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee has named the national governing body as one of five new members to its USOPC Affiliate Organizations Council. In addition to USA Lacrosse, the new members are the United States Muaythai Federation, […]
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The road for U.S. divers hoping to compete at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris will go through Knoxville, Tennessee. USA Diving has selected the city to host the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Diving at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center. The event will be staged in June 2024 before the Paris Games […]
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San Diego will host the 2023 Amateur Sports Alliance of North America Softball World Series, September 4–9, the third time in the past 16 years the city has been selected for the event. The tournament, which welcomes LGBTQ cisgender women, transgender men, transgender women, non-binary people and their allies, will attract teams from nearly 30 cities […]
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USA Pickleball, the national governing body for the fastest-growing sport in the country, has announced that Stu Upson will step down as chief executive officer and will leave the organization following a transition period. Upson took on the role in December 2020 and was the first person to hold the CEO title in the organization’s history. “I have […]
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Women’s wrestling will be an official NCAA championship sport after the governing body approved its addition on the Division I, II and III levels.
The Ann Arbor Sports Commission will host its second annual Washtenaw County Celebration of Girls and Women in Sports, a two-day event February 1-2 with a mix of activities, collegiate sports and panel discussions.
.@KemperSports will manage the Bad Boy Mowers @B4AOfficial, a men’s and women’s college basketball tournament held annually at the Atlantis Paradise Island in @VisitTheBahamas.
.@SailGP will have @All as its official hotel partner starting with this weekend’s New Zealand Sail Grand Prix as part of a multi-year agreement.
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