Matt Traub

1 week ago | sportstravelmagazine.com | Matt Traub

Joel Koester has been named the executive director of the new Phoenix Sports and Events Commission and will lead efforts to secure, grow, and host major sporting and entertainment events for the region. Koester most recently served as director of sports sales for the Tulsa Sports Commission, where he played a key role in hosting more than 600 youth, amateur, and professional sporting events to the region.

1 week ago | sportstravelmagazine.com | Matt Traub

This year’s IndyCar Series schedule has been a bit of a slow burn. After the season started on the first weekend of March, this past weekend’s event in Birmingham, Alabama, was only the fourth race in two months. But next year’s schedule will have an added weekend of racing in March when the IndyCar Grand Prix of Arlington debuts through a partnership between Roger Penske, the Texas Rangers and Dallas Cowboys with the Arlington entertainment district of Texas Live! as a centerpiece.

1 week ago | sportstravelmagazine.com | Matt Traub

Being around the paddock within Formula 1, the globetrotting 24-race series, means being around one of the most glamorous series in the world of sport. And given the clientele, the hospitality at a race is as important as the race. This year, organizers of the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix are giving the paddock and hospitality areas a hometown flavor with a lineup of award-winning restaurants from the South Florida region featured at this year’s race.

2 weeks ago | sportstravelmagazine.com | Matt Traub

Michael Byrnes, president and general manager of the Triple-A Baseball Oklahoma City Comets since 2010, will lead Oklahoma City’s effects in executing multiple sports for the 2028 Olympic Summer Games. “This is an exciting opportunity to showcase Oklahoma City, our world-class facilities and our community,” said Byrnes.

2 weeks ago | sportstravelmagazine.com | Matt Traub

Seattle is the newest team to join the Professional Women’s Hockey League as the league announced expansion to the Washington destination with the new team set to begin play in the 2025—2026 season. Seattle joins Vancouver, which was announced last week, as the PWHL’s first two expansion teams alongside the inaugural six markets (Boston, Minnesota, Montréal, New York, Ottawa, and Toronto), extending the league’s footprint to the Pacific Northwest ahead of its third season.