2015 NHL Winter Classic
The National Hockey League has announced that the 2015 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic featuring the Chicago Blackhawks and…
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The National Hockey League has announced that the 2015 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic featuring the Chicago Blackhawks and…
Continue ReadingWorld Lacrosse Championships
Despite rainfall that caused some games to be rescheduled, the 2014 FIL Men’s World Lacrosse Championships gave a big boost to the sport in the United States and abroad. “We faced some challenges, with weather being number one,” said Bill Schoonmaker, vice-president for strategy and business development at U.S. Lacrosse. “But overall, we accomplished our objectives…
NASCAR and Comcast have reached an agreement to make Comcast’s Xfinity brand the title sponsor through 2024 of what is now known…
Continue ReadingPaddle Sports Rapidly Evolve With the Times By Greg Mellen Paddle sports such as rowing, canoeing and kayaking conjure images either of the great outdoors and wild remote places or of elite Ivy Leaguers sculling upriver pre-dawn. And while those images hold true, times are changing. Racing watercraft goes back thousands of years. Until recently, […]
Continue ReadingThe city of Las Vegas has inched closer to landing at least one professional sports team—and possibly another. The city…
Continue ReadingSports-event industry veteran Harvey Schiller has been appointed commercial commissioner for the 35th America’s Cup. In the…
Continue ReadingJoe Jacobi has announced that he will step down later this year as chief executive officer of USA Canoe/Kayak. The national governing body…
Continue ReadingSMG has been awarded a 10-year contract to market and manage the new Minnesota Vikings football stadium under construction in Minneapolis…
Continue ReadingTim Leiweke has announced that he will leave his role as president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment on June 20, 2015…
Continue ReadingDana Troy “D.T.” Minich has been named president and CEO of Experience Kissimmee in Florida. Minich previously served as…
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