There’s no doubt Columbus is a sporting town, from the Ohio State Buckeyes to the Blue Jackets, Clippers and Crew, the Arnold plus all the visiting athletic events at the Convention Center or other venues. Whatever the game, local fans and visiting aficionados love making a day of it, grabbing…
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COLUMBUS, OH (August 24, 2022) – The Greater Columbus Sports Commission today named Dawn Stewart its Strategic Partnership Director. Stewart comes to the Greater Columbus Sports Commission with 20 years of experience in intercollegiate athletics as a sports administrator at various NCAA levels. Most…
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Women’s basketball is growing fast. The WNBA, America’s top professional league, saw its TV ratings rise 19% in 2022 year over year. The league is celebrating their most viewed season in the 14 years on ESPN. On the college side, the NCAA rebranded the women’s tournament to match the men’s, changing…
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Linda Logan celebrates her 25th anniversary with the Greater Columbus Sports Commission & Experience Columbus this year. Linda has helped bring nearly 600 new sporting events to Columbus since 2002, including the 2015 NHL All-Star Game, 2016 & 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship and…
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For 50 years, Title IX has allowed women an equal opportunity to achieve their dreams. It has also allowed women to dig into their passion for sports and create careers out of it. Nan Carney-DeBord, Director of Athletics at Denison University, and Dawn Stewart, Vice President of Student Affairs…
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Women’s tackle football isn’t new to Columbus. When the Columbus Chaos joined the Women’s Football Alliance (WFA) in the spring of 2022, they followed a group of “pacesetters” before them. Now, they’re writing their own chapter in the deep-rooted history of Columbus sports. The history of women’s…
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