Games News
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Academy Sports + Outdoors Opens New Store in Atlanta, GA
The new location marks Academy’s 20th store in Georgia KATY, Texas, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Academy Sports + Outdoors (“Academy”) (Nasdaq: ASO) a leading full-line sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer, is excited to announce the opening of its newest Atlanta, GA store. Located at 130 Perimeter Center West, in Perimeter Square Shopping Center, the 50,200 square-foot store brings a great assortment of the best sports and outdoors merchandise to Perimeter. Academy will kick off the grand opening festivities with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, August 26. Customers can look forward to exclusive deals, giveaways, a meet and greet with former professional baseball player Peter Moylan and former collegiate…
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N.S. schools looks to partner with WWIS for concession management, indoor sports venue
NORTH SMITHFIELD – With high school sports games set to begin in the coming weeks, the North Smithfield School Committee has approved a short-term vendor agreement to get the new concession stand by the athletic fields up and running. And the district is negotiating a possible long-term contract with town-based business Wide World of Indoor Sports to provide not only concessions, but also a long list of services that includes a shared facility agreement, providing a potential alternative venue for student sports teams in the case of inclement weather. The committee unanimously approved a 45-day contract for concessions with Cagney’s Food Service at their meeting on Tuesday, August 16, also…
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ABC to Air NCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship for First Time
The NCAA women’s basketball title game will be broadcast this season on ABC for the first time. The championship game, which usually airs in prime time, will be played at 3 p.m. ET on April 2. The women’s Final Four is in Dallas this year. “Scheduling the Division I Women’s Basketball Championship on ABC has been a goal for quite some time in our ongoing efforts to maximize the exposure of women’s sports in collaboration with the NCAA,” said Burke Magnus, ESPN’S president for programming and original content. “Women’s NCAA Championships continue to generate strong audiences across the ABC/ESPN networks and this move represents yet another unique opportunity to showcase…
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Netflix is “rapidly expanding new gaming offerings”
Netflix says it is “rapidly expanding new gaming offerings” for its cloud gaming service. As spotted by NME (opens in new tab), the company’s gaming ambitions were listed in a recruitment advertisement looking to recruit (opens in new tab) a new senior software engineer, specializing in rendering. Whilst the position itself isn’t such big news, it’s the advert we’re interested in, as it shows Netflix is expanding its games business. “Bring your passion for games and joy of enabling others as we build our games experience,” the recruitment advertisement says. “We are rapidly expanding new gaming offerings, so we are seeking a rendering engineer who is excited to help us…
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Haslam Sports Group announces ‘Faceoff on the Lake’ on February 18
Haslam Sports Group (HSG), the Cleveland Browns and the Ohio State University announced today that “Faceoff on the Lake” will be played at FirstEnergy Stadium on Feb. 18, when the Buckeyes host the Michigan Wolverines in the first-ever hockey game at the venue. Cleveland Browns and Columbus Crew season ticket members, along with Browns Waitlist members and select groups, will have early access to “Faceoff on the Lake” tickets beginning on Monday, Aug. 29 at 10 a.m. Tickets will officially go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7. Fans interested in more information – including suite, premium hospitality and group offerings – may contact Browns…
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Indoor sports training facility seeking to open in Plymouth Meeting
Max Power Sports is seeking zoning relief to open a sports training facility at 105 Lee Drive in Plymouth Meeting (Plymouth Township). The application went before Plymouth Township’s Planning Agency on August 3rd. The zoning relief being sought involves impervious coverage and parking. During the August 3rd meeting, a representative of Max Power Sports shared that the plan is to construct a 70,000-square-foot building with 116 parking spaces. The indoor facility would be used as a youth sports training facility that offers intensive instruction for volleyball, basketball, baseball, gymnastics, cheerleading, and badminton. The facility would have eight courts that would be shared between volleyball and basketball. There would also be…
