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The Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Championship has extended its partnership to host the event at Henrico Sports & Events Center in Henrico, Virginia, through 2026. The announcement continues the partnership that began in 2024 and will continue into the next two years, including when the A-10 celebrates its 50th Anniversary in 2025–2026. The Atlantic 10 […]
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The Henrico Sports & Events Center sports and entertainment complex held its formal opening this week as the former Virginia Center Commons mall property has been turned into a $50 million, 185,000-square-foot venue for tournaments and more. Built through a partnership between Henrico and Rebkee County, the complex began hosting tournaments and other events in […]
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ASM Global will operate the new Henrico Sports & Events Center, which is scheduled to open at Virginia Center Commons in Glen Allen, Virginia, in October. The 185,000-square-foot facility will feature an arena with 3,500 capacity, as well as a flexible event space that can be configured for 12 basketball courts or 24 volleyball courts […]
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The Atlantic 10 Conference has announced a partnership with the Henrico Sports & Entertainment Authority in Virginia to bring the 2024 and 2025 A-10 Women’s Basketball Championships to the 3,500-seat Henrico Sports & Events Center. The A-10 is one of seven conferences where the women’s basketball championship operates at a neutral site as a standalone […]
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The Henrico Board of Supervisors in Virginia has established the Henrico Sports & Entertainment Authority to boost sports tourism and manage the county’s growing number of public-private facilities, which will soon include an indoor sports and events facility at Virginia Center Commons. The idea for the authority emerged in 2021 and gained traction with the […]
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Dennis Bickmeier, who had been president at Richmond Raceway in Virginia since 2011, has been appointed to lead a new authority that will oversee Henrico County’s sports tourism program and manage its private-public facilities, including an indoor events center under construction at Virginia Center Commons. “Dennis Bickmeier is the absolute best person to lead the […]
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Richmond Raceway in Virginia will host the Professional Women’s Bowling Association‘s season finale as part of the activities leading to a NASCAR Playoff Race Weekend event in September. The PWBA Tour Championship will be September 7–9, with the NASCAR weekend starting September 11. The 16-player field will be comprised of bowlers who have won a […]
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.@usatabletennis is bringing back a major event, as the US Open Team Table Tennis Championships will take place August 29–31, 2025, in @MyMyrtleBeach, South Carolina. The event will take place at John T. Rhodes Myrtle Beach Sports Center.
The official logos for the 2026 NCAA Men’s Final Four and 2026 NCAA Division II and Division III men’s basketball championships have been unveiled. Indianapolis and @IndSportsCorp will host all three championships during the same weekend in 2026.
The Golden Trail Series has announced its 2025 schedule of nine international events featuring some of the best trail runners in the world, including a stop in Olympic Valley, California, on June 22.
The @XGames have announced a three-year partnership with California Dreamin' Entertainment which will bring the action sports and music festival to Cal Expo in @VisitSacramento each summer from 2025–2027.
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