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Drone Racing League Announces 2020 FanDuel Series

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NEW YORK, N.Y. –– The Drone Racing League (DRL) announced the 2020 FanDuel DRL SIM Racing Cup, the first fantasy virtual drone racing series that will premiere on NBCSN and Twitter, May 16 at 2:30 p.m. EST.

            Elite pilots will compete on the drone racing video …

Birmingham Awarded 2025 World Police and Fire Games

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The World Police and Fire Games Federation awarded the 2025 World Police and Fire Games to Birmingham, Ala., according to the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau.

            “From the beginning, we were impressed by all that Birmingham has to offer,” said LC Collins, World Police and Fire …

Adaptive Sports USA, Disabled Sports USA Become Move United

LITTLETON, Colo. – Adaptive Sports USA and Disabled Sports USA are joining forces under the new name, Move United.

            The merger of the two organizations unifies community-based adaptive sports under one national organization that will bring recreational and competitive adaptive sports together for the first time.

            Move United will offer …

Panama City Beach Sports Complex to Host Swing into Spring Event

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. – Visit Panama City Beach announced a four-year partnership with the National Club Baseball Association (NCBA) and the National Club Softball Association (NCSA), divisions of the Federation of Collegiate Club Sports Leagues, at the Panama City Beach Sports Complex in 2021.

            The Swing into Spring event …

Minneapolis to Host 2021 National Collegiate Volleyball Federation Championships

MINNEAPOLIS — The largest intercollegiate volleyball tournament in the world will come to Minneapolis next year in April, according to Sports Minneapolis. The 2021 National Collegiate Volleyball Federation (NCVF) Championships will be held at the Minneapolis Convention Center on April 1-3, 2021. The men’s and women’s tournaments will feature 500 college club volleyball teams and more than 6,500 student-athletes from across the nation.

Scripps National Spelling Bee Seeking Input on Events

Beth Hecquet with the Scripps National Spelling Bee recently asked CVBs and sports commissions if events such as the Scripps National Spelling Bee Regional Qualifiers were appealing to destinations even though they are not “heavy heads-in-beds but are heavy in brand recognition and community.”

The Ocean Race Returns to Newport

NEWPORT, R.I. — Sail Newport and the Ocean Race announced that the third consecutive edition of the competition, the Ocean Race, will make its only North American stop in Newport, Rhode Island, in the spring of 2022.

RACVB’s ‘Home With the FAM’ Brings Event Operators to Virtual Doorstep of Rockford

ROCKFORD, Ill. – As the latest extension to its #StayHomeRFKD campaign, the Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (RACVB) is excited to announce Home with the FAM as a tourism industry leading stay-at-home live virtual familiarization tour for national event operators, trade publication partners and media. The Rockford region is …