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Boston Marathon Organizers Weighing Difficult Decisions Regarding '14 Race05 / 16 / 13The Boston Athletic Association continues to "figure out what the future holds," as the '14 Boston Marathon will be "unlike any other road race -- part celebration, part commemoration, part logistical puzzle, part massive security undertaking," according to Shira Springer of the BOSTON GLOBE. Issues... Tags: Events and Attractions |
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MLB Again Holding 5K As Part Of ASG Weekend
MLB will hold its fourth All-Star Game 5K & Fun Run on July 13 at Prospect Park in Brooklyn as part of its All-Star festivities in N.Y. The run, previously held in '09, '10 and then last year, will benefit Superstorm Sandy Relief. The event will be operated with the aid of N.Y. Road Runners, org ...
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Preakness Sees Spike In Ticket Sales
Ticket sales for the May 18 Preakness Stakes are "up nearly" 10% over last year, with "some fans excited" that the Kentucky Derby-winning horse Orb has a connection to Maryland, according to Wells & Barker of the Baltimore SUN. Local horse racing fans are "snapping up tickets, eager to see Orb," ...
Charlotte Would Host X Games At Drag Strip
Charlotte Motor Speedway, which last week was named one of four finalists for the X Games , plans to host the event at zMax Dragway, the facility’s 30,000-seat drag strip. CMS President & COO Marcus Smith said that placing the event at the dragway would allow spectators to have a better v ...
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Big Dance Concerts' Location Uncertain
The NCAA's Big Dance concert series is the "wild card" for organizers of the '14 Final Four in North Texas "in terms of traffic flow and other considerations," according to Jimmy Burch of the FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM. The '13 Big Dance Series in Atlanta drew up to 35,000 fans per day, and North ...
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LPGA Kingsmill Still Seeking Title Sponsor
Last week's LPGA Kingsmill Championship in Williamsburg, Va., was marked by a "world-class leaderboard, extended Sunday television coverage, average crowds and a continued sponsor search," according to David Teel of the Hampton Roads DAILY PRESS. Attendance was "more important this year as Kingsmill ...
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Kentucky Derby Draws Over 150,000
Saturday's Kentucky Derby saw a “popular victory” for Orb, owned by Stuart Janney and Ogden Mills Phipps, “before a crowd of 151,616" at Churchill Downs, according to Beth Harris of the AP. Trainer Shug McGaughey, a 62-year-old Lexington native, “finally got the Derby wi ...
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X Games L.A. Alters Event Lineup
BMX Vert and Park events, along with the Skateboard Park, "will not be contested" at X Games L.A. this year, according to Colin Bane of ESPN.com. The changes mark the "first time BMX Vert and Park have been missing from the X Games lineup since the first Extreme Games in Newport, R.I., in 1995." Eli ...
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St. Pete To Host Volleyball Tourney
The AVP has chosen St. Petersburg's Vinoy Park “as the site of one of five tournaments in its upcoming Pro Beach Volleyball Tour,” according to Katherine Snow Smith of the TAMPA BAY TIMES. Organizers estimate that 30,000 people "will be on hand” to watch the Sept. 13-15 event. Six ...
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Detroit Early Favorite For Summer X Games?
ESPN yesterday named Detroit, Austin, Charlotte and Chicago as the four finalists to host the Summer X Games beginning in '14, and it appears Detroit "may be the front runner," according to a front-page piece by JC Reindl of the DETROIT FREE PRESS. ESPN in its release "devoted far more ink to Detr ...
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Summer X Games Moving Out Of L.A.
After a decade of holding the Summer X Games in L.A., ESPN will move to a new city in '14. The company, which created the X Games in '95, today announced that it will take its showcase summer event to one of four cities: Chicago, Detroit, Charlotte, or Austin. ESPN selected the four finalists from a ...
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