The cornerstone of the Los Angeles Sports Summit is the release of an Economic Impact Analysis of the Sports Industry in the Greater Los Angeles Region.
The independent study was conducted by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) and is the most comprehensive economic impact study ever undertaken on the sports industry in Los Angeles.
The inaugural LA Sports Summit on June 24-25 at the Omni Hotel was created by the Los Angeles Sports Council and the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games.
It is a gathering of sport industry leaders, dealmakers and athletes discussing innovation, leadership and the business of sport in the region and beyond.
The 14th Annual LA Sports Awards reception, sports-themed silent auction, dinner, and awards show will be held on Monday, March 25, 2019 at the Beverly Hilton International Ballroom. Honorees include Aaron Donald of the L.A. Rams, Philip Rivers of the L.A. Chargers, Olympic Champion snowboarder Chloe Kim, and more.
Read MoreThe Los Angeles Sports Council and the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games (SCCOG) are pleased to announce the inaugural Los Angeles Sports Summit, to be held June 24-26, 2019, in downtown Los Angeles.
The three-day Summit is designed to examine the world of sport in the number one sports city in the world -- Los Angeles. The conference will engage thought leaders, dealmakers, industry stakeholders and athletes on innovation, trends, leadership and the business of sport in the region and beyond.
Olympic gold medal snowboarder and L.A.-native Chloe Kim has been selected 2018 Sportswoman of the Year by the Los Angeles Sports Council. She will be honored at the 14th annual LA Sports Awards, to be held on Monday, March 25 at The Beverly Hilton.
Read MoreLos Angeles Chargers Head Coach Anthony Lynn, who has guided the team to its first playoff berth in five years, has been selected 2018 Coach of the Year by the Los Angeles Sports Council. Lynn will be honored at the 14th Annual LA Sports Awards, to be held on Monday, March 25 at The Beverly Hilton.
Read MoreThe Boards of Directors of the Los Angeles Sports Council and Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games (SCCOG) are pleased to announce today that David Siegel has been hired as their new President. Siegel will succeed Founding Sports Council President David Simon, who will retire in December after leading the organization for 30 years.
Read MoreUSC and UCLA meet Saturday afternoon at the Rose Bowl for the 88th version of the nation's most famous crosstown rivalry. It will be shown live nationally on Fox 11. Although both teams are having sub-par seasons (the 13 combined losses between the squads are the most entering any Trojan-Bruin football game), there is still lots at stake: city bragging rights, the Victory Bell and Crosstown Cup points. And the Trojans need a victory to become bowl eligible.
Read MoreLAFC is once again in uncharted territory. Expansion teams in MLS aren't usually still active in the postseason, let alone host a playoff match. On Thursday, LAFC and Real Salt Lake will play with the knowledge that the loser's season is over. The first round of the MLS Cup playoffs leaves little room for error. Both teams will be acutely aware of what's at stake.
Read MoreWe get Boston against Los Angeles in the World Series, the way it used to be the Celtics against the Lakers in all those NBA Finals. But this time, it's Boston against Los Angeles for the first time in baseball history.
Once, the Dodgers were the Brooklyn Robins, and the Red Sox played the Robins in the World Series in 1916. But after that the Red Sox never played a Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers. It has taken all this time for two of the sport's iconic franchises to meet up in October, the way they will meet up at Fenway on Tuesday night for Game 1.
The National League Championship Series will pit a pair of well-rested teams when the Dodgers meet the Brewers at Miller Park for Game 1 on Friday. Teams don't get any hotter than the Brewers, who have won 11 consecutive games including a sweep of the Rockies in the NL Division Series during which Milwaukee's deep pitching staff set an NLDS record by allowing only two runs, and held Colorado scoreless in 27 of 28 innings.
Read MoreThe Los Angeles Rams will host the Minnesota Vikings for Thursday Night Football at the LA Memorial Coliseum.
The Rams are 3-0 for the first time since 2001, Jared Goff is playing like an upper-echelon quarterback, wide receivers Brandin Cooks, Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods have essentially been unstoppable and running back Todd Gurley II looks every bit as good this year as he did last year.
Breeders' Cup, one of Thoroughbred horse racing's most prestigious international events, announced Santa Anita Park as the host site for the 2019 Breeders' Cup World Championships.
In 2019, Santa Anita will host the Breeders' Cup on Friday, November 1 and Saturday, November 2, for a record-breaking 10th time.
The Snow Foundation is holding its annual fundraiser benefitting the fight against Wolfram Syndrome in Santa Monica on Saturday, August 11. The event aims to increase awareness of this dreaded disease and to raise money to help find a cure.
Read MoreThe Los Angeles Dodgers acquired four-time All-Star shortstop Manny Machado from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for five minor league prospects. Machado, 26, was the starting shortstop for the American League All-Star team after batting .315 with 21 doubles, 24 home runs and 65 RBI in 96 games this year for the Orioles.
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