The University of Texas at Austin (UT) and a group led by the Oak View Group (OVG) will build a world-class arena on campus that will be home to Texas Men’s and Women’s basketball games, graduations, concerts and other events. It is expected to be opened in 2021. The innovative 35-year agreement between UT and […]
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Location Change for The 2019 Special Olympics Georgia State Fall Games
Planning for the 2019 Special Olympics Georgia State Fall Games has started, and the organization is excited to announce a location change for the event. After spending five years in Hall County, located in northeastern Georgia, Special Olympics Georgia will be bringing the annual competition south to Valdosta. The statewide competition will take place on […]
Dallas-Area Site Selected for First Professional Cricket Stadium in Texas
Texas-based Thakkar Developers, in collaboration with The CricRealty Company, unveiled plans for a new 15,000-seat cricket stadium and 80-acre mixed-used development to be built in Allen, Texas. The 15,000-seat stadium is part of a larger development called Allen Sports Village, which will feature more than 500,000 square feet of Class A office space, 1,000 residential […]
Sweden selected to host the 2021 Special Olympics World Winter Games
Sweden has been granted the opportunity to host Special Olympics’ flagship sporting event, the World Winter Games in 2021. “We are proud that Sweden will host the Special Olympics World Winter Games 2021. For us the Games is an investment in sport and health for people with intellectual disabilities — and an important platform to […]
Montreal, preparing for the return of a Major League Baseball team
Following recent news and the positive key findings of the market study and public consultations, BCF is proud to affirm its strong support and active role within the group of business people and corporations working diligently to bring back a Major League Baseball team to Montreal. The tireless efforts of the group of Montreal-based business […]
Russia is Eager to Catch up With Canada in the Number of People Playing Hockey
The third World Hockey Forum (WHF) opened on December 13, 2018 in Moscow. It is dedicated to prospects for the development of hockey for children and young people, analysis of national programs for training hockey players, as well as ways of using up-to-date marketing tools to promote hockey. President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation […]
National Football League Brings Its Future Talents To Las Vegas
The National Football League (NFL) today announced Las Vegas as the official host city of the 2020 NFL Draft. The destination will showcase the newest NFL players just months ahead of joining the league as its newest hometown with the relocation of the Raiders for the 2020 season. “We’re thrilled to be selected for this […]
Babe Ruth Personal Collection To Be Offered At Historic Live Auction In Yankee Stadium
Hunt Auctions is honored to announce a highly significant offering of historic baseball artifacts and personal materials from the collection of New York Yankees’ legend Babe Ruth. The collection has largely remained unknown to the general public and includes hundreds of pieces relating to the life and career of the most iconic player in the […]
Eagles reportedly sign RB Boston Scott off Saints’ practice squad
With just three games left in the 2018 season, it seems like the Eagles might not get Clement back. So they’re signing a guy named Boston Scott. Scott is a 23-year-old rookie running back from Louisiana Tech. The Saints took him in the sixth round (pick 201), but he has spent most of the season […]
Chris Long Foundation Launches Holiday Crowd Funding
The Chris Long Foundation, is launching a 25-day crowdfunding initiative to amplify the impact of the First Quarter for Literacy campaign, an initiative of Philadelphia Eagles Defensive End Chris Long to help Philadelphia area children improve their reading skills. The First Quarter for Literacy initiative will put new books into the hands of 5,000 local […]