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Phoenix's sports boom continues with USA Gymnastics Championships

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 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

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

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

'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

What it was like watching the U.S. Play Belgium in Seattle

What it was like watching the U.S. Play Belgium in Seattle

Seattle is the jewel of the Pacific Northwest, a place that is lovely to visit and welcome to cultures and visitors from all around the world. Seattle is also a soccer haven, a place that has loved the sport decades before it became popular to do so. It was the

How Wichita won the bid to host The NCAA Tournament's opening round

How Wichita won the bid to host The NCAA Tournament's opening round