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Nascar Clash 2025

2025 NASCAR Clash to Take Place at Bowman Gray Stadium

The NASCAR Cup Series will return to Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in 2025 for the season-opening Clash exhibition race. The non-points event is scheduled for February 2. The Clash had been held the past three seasons at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Built in 1937, Bowman Gray Stadium, a quarter-mile short track, […]

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Janesville SFC

Sports Facilities Companies to Operate Venue in Janesville

The Sports Facilities Companies will be the operating partner for the Woodman’s Sports and Convention Center, a sports and event venue currently under construction in Janesville, Wisconsin. The 140,000-square-foot facility is scheduled to open in the fall of 2025. The center will feature Mercyhealth Arena,  an ice rink to support community sports and serve as […]

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Frozen Confines

Wrigley Field to Host Four College Hockey Games

Wrigley Field in Chicago will host a pair of college hockey doubleheaders in January 2025, the Cubs and Big Ten Conference announced on Thursday. The event will be known as The Frozen Confines: Big Ten Hockey Series. On January 3, Penn State will face Notre Dame along with a game between Ohio State and Michigan. […]

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Court Jeske

Echo Soccer Hires Court Jeske as President

Court Jeske, who has held senior roles within the U.S. soccer community for the past two decades, has been named president of Echo Soccer, a new division of Oklahoma City investment firm Echo. The announcement follows Echo’s new majority ownership of OKC Energy FC, which will be managed by Echo Soccer and include operating the […]

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Pitbull FIU
Miami native Pitbull has long been a supporter of athletics in the city. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

FIU Partners with Recording Artist Pitbull for Stadium Naming Rights

Florida International University has announced a 10-year partnership with international musician and entrepreneur Pitbull that will see FIU Stadium rebranded as Pitbull Stadium, making it the world’s first athletics venue with an artist possessing the naming rights. Pitbull will donate $1.2 million each year for the next five years as part of the deal. In […]

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Melissa Wasson

ASM Global Promotes Melissa Wasson to GM of State Farm Stadium

ASM Global has promoted Melissa Wasson to general manager of the facility in Glendale, Arizona, best known as the home of the Arizona Cardinals. Wasson has served the past 13 years as the assistant general manager at State Farm Stadium, where she led the ASM Global stadium management team in overseeing the day-to-day and event […]

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2024 Wells Fargo
Rory McIlroy holds the trophy after winning the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club on May 12, 2024. The event will now be called the Truist Championship. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Truist Becomes Title Sponsor of Charlotte PGA Tour Event

The PGA Tour’s event in Charlotte will be called the Truist Championship as part of a seven-year agreement between the PGA Tour and Truist Financial Corporation. Quail Hollow Club will continue to be the primary host for the event except for next year when it hosts the PGA Championship, moving the 2025 Truist Championship to […]

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Amanda Mann

Amanda Mann to Lead State Farm Arena in Atlanta

The Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena have hired Amanda Mann as executive vice president and chief facilities officer. She will oversee the operations of all Hawks properties, including their business offices within Centennial Tower, the Emory Sports Medicine Complex and State Farm Arena, home of the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks. Mann will also be responsible […]

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Cities of the Big Ten

Destination Ann Arbor and Choose Lansing Join Cities of the Big Ten Passport Initiative

As the Big Ten has expanded, so have the tourism opportunities between the 18 member schools, which are now spread from coast to coast. Destination Ann Arbor and Choose Lansing have announced their participation in the new Cities of the Big Ten passport initiative, a collaborative effort designed to encourage visitors to explore beyond athletic […]

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LA28 New Venues

LA28 Announces New Venues for Events in Carson, Long Beach

Carson and Long Beach will reprise roles hosting events in a variety of sports as LA28 announced more venues for the 2028 Olympic Summer Games on Friday. Carson will host track cycling at the velodrome, field hockey in the adjacent fields, rugby sevens in the stadium and tennis at Dignity Health Sports Park, although the […]

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