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Southland Conference

Southland Conference Basketball Tournament Returning to Lake Charles

The Southland Conference Basketball Tournament will be held in Lake Charles, Louisiana, through 2029 while the conference’s baseball and softball championships will be in Hammond, Louisiana, in the spring of 2024. “Extending the Southland Basketball Championships through 2029 in Lake Charles and returning to Hammond for the baseball and softball championships showcases our board of […]

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CCC

Colorado Convention Center Renews Contract With ASM Global

Colorado Convention Center in Denver has renewed its contract with ASM Global for another 10 years, continuing a relationship that started in 1994. The CCC operates under the Denver Alliance Partnership, which was established in 2008 as a collaboration between ASM Global along with Visit Denver, the City and County of Denver, the Denver Arts […]

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Move United Adaptive Shooting

Move United Expands its National Adaptive Shooting League

Move United, an organization specializing in community-based sports and recreation for individuals with disabilities, is expanding its national Adaptive Shooting League. The Move United Adaptive Shooting League is comprised of Move United member organizations and community partners located across the country that have an interest in fostering the sport of adaptive shooting (air rifle and […]

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Ironman Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic to Host First Ironman 70.3 Triathlon

Ironman has announced the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Cap Cana triathlon will make its debut in the destination on April 28, 2024, the first-ever Ironman 70.3 triathlon to be held in the Dominican Republic. “We are extremely proud to bring the first Ironman 70.3 event to the Dominican Republic in 2024,” said Joanna Jordan, vice president/managing […]

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USOPCFoundation

2024 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials Head to Minneapolis, Chula Vista

The 2024 U.S Paralympic Team Trials for para swimming will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while the trials for para track and field will be held in Chula Vista, California. Both events will bring together nearly 200 athletes competing for a spot on the U.S. Paralympic Team ahead of the 2024 Paralympic Summer Games in […]

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Yolanda Jenkins

Yolanda Jenkins Joins Compete Sports Council’s Executive Committee

Yolanda Jenkins will be joining the Compete Sports Diversity Council Executive Committee, a committee appointed by Compete Sports Diversity, which represents individuals from different community sports groups. Jenkins is the co-founder and chief executive officer of TNSTP Kickball. Jenkins is also the founder and chief executive officer of Women Major League Kickball, an initiative aimed […]

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Harris County Houston

Harris County–Houston Sports Authority Hires Daniel Gotera, John Coppins

The Harris County–Houston Sports Authority has named two new hires with Senior Director Daniel Gotera and Senior Director of Operations John Coppins. Gotera has spent the past 17 years as a sports anchor/reporter and most recently was with KHOU television station. He is a five-time Emmy Award winner and six-time Associated Press Award winner. He has […]

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PCCA

ASM Global, Pennsylvania Convention Center Renew Contract

The Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority board of directors has approved a five-year contract renewal for ASM Global as its venue-management company. The new agreement will begin December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2028. SMG, which was subsequently rebranded to ASM Global following the 2019 merger of AEG Facilities and SMG, initially won the contract for […]

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West Michigan Sports Commission

West Michigan Sports Commission to Host ACES Conference

Ahead of hosting the Association of Chief Executives for Sport Conference next week, the West Michigan Sports Commission has announced it will also host three other sporting events over the next year-plus between a Spartan Race plus the Professional Disc Golf Association 2024 Amateur World Championships and 108th Professional Golfers’ Association Annual Meeting in 2024. […]

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