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NFL Combine
The Lucas Oil Stadium parking lot will host several free fan activations during the 2025 NFL Combine. Visit Indy photo

Indianapolis Ready to Host 2025 NFL Combine

The 2025 NFL Scouting Combine will return to Indianapolis from February 27 through March 2, offering fans the chance to see top prospects in action at Lucas Oil Stadium. The event is free to attend, including parking, and features experiences such as the Inside Look, Combine Experience and an outdoor fan festival in the stadium’s […]

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Sports ETA Guswiler

Sports ETA Names Mike Guswiler Executive of the Year

Sports ETA has named Mike Guswiler, president of the West Michigan Sports Commission, as its executive of the year at the annual Chief Executive Summit in Fort Worth. Guswiler has served over 30 years in the hospitality and tourism industry. He’s overseen operations at the West Michigan Sports Commission since its inception in 2007. The […]

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Pittsburgh Draft
VisitPittsburgh and SportsPittsburgh was at media row ahead of the Super Bowl in New Orleans to promote its hosting of the 2026 NFL Draft. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

Pittsburgh Already Promoting 2026 NFL Draft

NEW ORLEANS — Amongst the faux brick façade promoting this spring’s NFL Draft in Green Bay, the tech-focused booth showcasing the host of next year’s Super Bowl and the folks in New Orleans promoting its 11th Super Bowl hosting before the Philadelphia Eagles’ win was a multi-colored booth making sure people knew just how far out […]

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Australia Brisbane 2032 Stadium
Spectators make their way home after play had been suspended due to heavy rain during the second day of the first cricket test match between Australia and South Africa at the Gabba stadium in Brisbane, Australia in 2012. The cricket stadium that Brisbane Olympics backers pitched as the centerpiece venue for the 2032 Summer Games is set to be demolished and rebuilt.(AP Photo/Tertius Pickard, File)

Brisbane 2032 Olympics Venue Decision Coming in March

A venue plan for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games will be unveiled in March, the local government said on Tuesday, after a dramatic months-long debate between political parties. Brisbane was awarded the Games in 2021 immediately before the pandemic-delayed Games in Tokyo. Australian Olympic Committee Chief Executive Matt Carroll said this month that […]

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VNL 2025 Finals

China and Poland to Host 2025 Volleyball Nations League Finals

Volleyball World has announced the host cities for the 2025 Volleyball Nations League Finals. The Women’s Finals will take place in Lodz, Poland, at the Atlas Arena from July 23–27, while the Men’s Finals are scheduled for July 30 to August 3 in Ningbo, China, at the Ningbo Beilun Sports and Arts Center. Poland has […]

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SLC2034 LOC
Utah Governor Spencer Cox announces the formation of the local organizing committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games along with USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland, Executive Chair and President Fraser Bullock, CEO Brad Wilson and Vice Chair Steve Starks. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

Salt Lake City-Utah 2034 Announces Organizing Committee

SALT LAKE CITY — Fraser Bullock was officially named executive chair and president for the Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City while former Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson was named as chief executive officer on Friday at the Utah State Capitol. Bullock served as chief […]

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Mountain West Baseball Championship

Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship Headed to Mesa

The Mountain West Conference, in partnership with the Arizona Sports & Entertainment Commission, will host the 2025 Credit Union 1 Baseball Championship at Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona, May 21–24. The agreement marks the first time the Mountain West baseball tournament will be held on a neutral field and in the state of Arizona. Sloan […]

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2025 ParaVolley Pan America

USA Volleyball to Host Championship Event in Denver

USA Volleyball has announced that Denver will host the 2025 ParaVolley Pan America Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships on May 24–28, an event which will run alongside the 2025 USA Volleyball Open National Championship. The zonal championships will feature both men’s and women’s divisions, with teams from across Pan America vying for berths in the 2026 […]

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XGames
From left, Keegan Palmer, X Games CEO Jeremy Bloom, Hannah Roberts and Ryan Sheckler talk about the X Games coming to Salt Lake City in June at the Utah State Fairpark. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

2025 X Games Heading to Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY — The 30th anniversary summer of the X Games has expanded to a third event as the action sports festival will be in Salt Lake City at the Utah State Fairpark and Event Center. X Games Salt Lake City will be held from June 27–29, the second of three X Games events […]

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Destination KP

Sports Facilities Companies to Operate Destination KP on Long Island

The Sports Facilities Companies has been selected to operate Destination KP, a new youth sports venue located on Long Island, New York, withTim O’Connell appointed as general manager. O’Connell has more than 25 years of experience in sports and recreation management, including his tenure as a deputy commissioner of parks and recreation in Nassau County. […]

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