Columbus Sports Stories & Scoops

Jesse Ghiorzi
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Jesse Ghiorzi

Jesse Ghiorzi is the director of marketing at the Greater Columbus Sports Commission. He’s married to a wonderful woman named Chelsi, father of a dope daughter named Cecilia and frequent walker of a dog named Mia. He likes to travel to new places, drink bourbon and watch sports. Sometimes all three at once.

Columbus Hosts Busy Sports Schedule in 2024

Strap in, sports fans. 2024 is going to be a huge year in Columbus sports. This isn't everything - head here for that - just a shortlist of the notable events in and around the city this year. January January 22-28 | U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Nationwide Arena February February 21 |…

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Columbus Named Top 10 City for Hosting Sports Events

Leading sports industry publication Sports Business Journal (SBJ) named Columbus the 10th best sports business city for hosting events. The methodology considered 1,500 recent events across the country including permanent events (ex: PGA Tour events, Bowl Games, and traveling events (ex: All-Star…

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Open House at the Woody with Coach Day

Ohio State head football coach Ryan Day, his assistant coaches and 10-to-15 current members of the football team will take part in a two-hour, 1870 Society Open House at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. on Saturday, March 2. Tickets for the event are $250 for an individual…

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U.S. Figure Skating Championships on the Today Show

If you saw figure skating on the Today Show and wanted to learn more about the Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships, tap the tiles below to see the schedule, get tickets or learn more. To kick off Championships Week in Columbus, skaters Ava Ziegler and Lindsay Thorngren went to Rockefeller…

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How to Watch the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on TV

The best place to watch the 2024 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships from a seat inside Nationwide Arena. If you can't make it to Columbus, you can tune into NBC and USA or stream on Peacock all week. Here's the rundown. All times ET On NBC January 26 8 p.m. - Championship Women Free Skate…

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Crew Win MLS Cup; Parade Set for Tuesday

Parade Information The Championship Parade starts at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, December 12. It kicks off on the corner of 3rd Street and Nationwide Boulevard, heading west through the Arena District's main thoroughfare, ending at Lower.com Field. When the Parade ends, the rally starts on the Plaza. You'll…

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Columbus Hosts MLS Cup

Never count out Columbus. Congratulations to the Columbus Crew on a thrilling win Saturday night. Columbus will face LAFC in the MLS Cup at Lower.com Field on Saturday, December 9 at 4 p.m. ET. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, December 6 at ColumbusCrew.com. Down 2-0 at the…

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