Author: Jason Gewirtz

Jason Gewirtz is the editor and publisher of SportsTravel. He has worked at the magazine in various roles since 2008, including as managing editor and editor. He is a former member of the Sports ETA board of directors.
KC Current Training Center
The new training center for the KC Current is 17,000 square feet and includes a weight room, lockers, kitchen, recovery room and three fields that soon be expanded to 10. (Photos by Jason Gewirtz)

Patrick Mahomes Joins NWSL Kansas City Current Ownership

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has joined the ownership of the Kansas City Current, making him the first active NFL player to have equity in a National Women’s Soccer League team. Mahomes’ wife, Brittany, is already part of the ownership group for the team that includes Chris and Angie Long. The team, which recently […]

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Then-Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly smiles after throwing a ball to fans before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers. (AP Photo/Jon Durr, File)

Don Mattingly Joins Nashville MLB Effort

The group looking to bring Major League Baseball to Nashville, Tennessee, has added a baseball legend to its advisory board. The Nashville Stars have announced that Don Mattingly, the former New York Yankees star and MLB manager, will provide counsel on key strategic matters and work to gain support in bringing an MLB franchise to […]

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Sodexo Live! Names Belinda Oakley as CEO, North America

Sodexo Live! has named Belinda Oakley as its new chief executive officer, North America, to lead the hospitality company. A veteran leader with two decades of foodservice management experience who has successfully led enterprise growth strategies, Oakley will lead more than 20,000 employees at more than 150 venues throughout the United States and Canada. Oakley […]

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Sports ETA and Northstar Meetings Group Expand Strategic Partnership

The Sports Events & Tourism Association has announced the expansion of its industry partnership with Northstar Meetings Group, the leading multi-platform brand for dedicated meeting and business planners and sports event organizers, to serve as presenting sponsor of the association’s key research products, including the State of the Industry research report. Under terms of the […]

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SportsTravel Podcast Year in Review

A Review and Preview of the Year in Sports-Related Travel

  This past year has been an eventful and historic one at SportsTravel as we celebrated the magazine’s 25th anniversary since its first issue. During the past year, we promoted longtime senior editor Matt Traub to the position of managing editor and hired Justin Shaw, another sports journalism veteran as our new associate editor. In this […]

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SEC Soccer Tournament Breaks Attendance Record in Pensacola

Pensacola, Florida’s first time hosting the 2022 Southeastern Conference Women’s Soccer Tournament featured upset wins, overtime games and record-breaking crowds at Ashton Brosnaham Park. With more than 10,000 spectators attending, the tournament broke attendance records for the SEC’s 37-year history of hosting championship women’s soccer. “Pensacola really showed up to cheer on these talented student-athletes, […]

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Anheuser-Busch Hops into Major League Pickleball

Anheuser-Busch has hopped on the pickleball craze, announcing that it has purchased a Major League Pickleball team for the 2023 season in a deal that will give the beverage giant a founding partnership with the larger MLP league and control over one of the league’s expansion teams. “We have a proud and longstanding history as […]

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Victoria Brumfield Named USA Triathlon CEO

Victoria Brumfield has been named chief executive officer for USA Triathlon after serving as interim CEO since September. She will become the first female CEO in the national governing body’s history. “It became clear after a robust global search and rigorous interview process that Victoria is the dynamic leader USA Triathlon needs to continue to […]

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