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The 2026 FIFA World Cup: How it was planned and executives' view
The confetti is all gathered up. The grass fields are torn up and returned to their previous states. The world of soccer has gone on, leagues starting up in earnest the past few weeks.
But memories of the World Cup remain … forever. For fans, for players, for the organizers of
World Lacrosse to hold 2027 Sixes Championships in Colorado Springs
Inaugural tournament to serve as primary qualifier for the LA28 Olympics
NBA increases sports tourism efforts with Forum in Las Vegas
There hasn’t been anything like “just an NBA game” for years now. Each game at a team’s home market is an event that includes promotions, halftime shows, fan activations, DJs, anything and everything could be considered part of the event, not just the players.
Some of its tentpole
Utah 2034 Announces Support of Utah Youth Sports Giving Day
For Utah 2034 Chief Executive Officer Brad Wilson, the announcement in downtown Daybreak felt familiar, driving on a Saturday morning to a youth sports event, this time at The Ballpark at America First Square. It was for approximately 20 years that Wilson, as a youth sports parent, would look forward
Conversations with smart people: Frank Supovitz
Welcome to the latest in a series of conversations with smart people who I think provide great perspective on issues in sports.
Frank Supovitz literally wrote the book on sports event management. He founded Fast Traffic in 2014, an event management and consulting company based in New York. Current and
Why the Boston Red Sox are bringing fans to road trips at Pittsburgh and Baltimore
What it was like ... at USA BMX in Davis County, Utah
Every color combination and pattern under the sky converged upon Antelope Island as riders of all ages compared the racing line to take practice starts and checked out the banking on the track, all the while preparing for a full week of racing and heats for the USA BMX National
Conversations with smart people: Linda Logan
Welcome to the latest in a series of conversations with smart people who I think provide great perspective on issues in sports.
Linda Logan is a legend in the sports event industry. She has served as the CEO & President of the Greater Columbus Sports Commission since its inception in
Phoenix's sports boom continues with USA Gymnastics Championships
Right as Joel Koester was beginning his role as Executive Director of the new Phoenix Sports and Events Commission, agreements were being finalized for the destination to host the USA Gymnastics National Championships, National Congress and Trade Show.
“We’ve, from a community standpoint and partnership standpoint, really leaned into
Eugene prepares to welcome the world again for World Athletics' U20 Championships
Eugene, Oregon, is the center of the U.S. athletics landscape — no, actually, it’s more than that. It’s the heartbeat of athletics in this country, a stadium that rises out of the trees like a palace, a spot where athletes young and old vie to say that they’
Ranking my five favorite Major League Baseball stadiums
This summer’s World Cup adventures also included two Major League Baseball games at ballparks that I’ve visited in the past and enjoyed doing again. It also made me realize that having visited 15 MLB stadiums, I’m inadvertently halfway to the league’s full list.
That probably won’
State Games of America heads to Happy Valley where a familiar face awaits
When Eric Engelbarts was named executive director of the Happy Valley Sports and Entertainment Alliance in 2023, he looked at a RFP and realized it was pretty familiar — because he had written it.
Engelbarts was interested in landing the State Games of America to State College, Pennsylvania, and this week
'The Promise' to be central to National Council of Youth Sports' future event
They may not be needing or wanting to wear powdered wigs. But Wayne Moss, Executive Director of the National Council on Youth Sports, has grand ideas for a Constitutional Convention next year on youth sports at a destination to be named in short order.
The NCYS is working on what