Copperhead Charities tops the $50M mark in charity impact through PGA TOUR events (PHOTOS)

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Copperhead Charities, tournament organizer for the Valspar Championship, is reporting that it has generated more than $50 million, through PGA TOUR-sponsored golf events in the Tampa Bay area, since 1977, including the proceeds from the 2023 championship. The 2023 Valspar Championship, held in March on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort, generated nearly $1.2 million, … Read more

IMG Academy sold to global investment firm

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Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EDR), a global sports and entertainment company and parent company to IMG Academy, in Bradenton, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell IMG Academy, a sports education institution, to BPEA EQT, part of the leading global private equity group, EQT, in partnership with Nord Anglia Education. The all-cash deal … Read more

Rich Man, Poor Man: A Tale of Two Athletes

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By Michael Carr  The numbers are overwhelming. Currently, the average Major League Baseball, National Football League and National Basketball Association players’ salaries range from $3.26 million to $8.32 million, annually. The average career is 2.7 years for a MLB player, 2.5 years for an NFL player and 4.5 years for an NBA player. Yet, we … Read more

Valspar Championship to celebrate Rondé Barber’s entry into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

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Rondé Barber, the general chair of the Valspar Championship, has been selected for inclusion in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Tampa Bay area will have a chance to salute Barber at the upcoming Valspar Championship, on March 16. On that day, Tournament patrons will be encouraged to show their support by wearing their … Read more

A Tampa tech company makes a big play for the big game

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In June, the Tampa Bay Bowl Association scheduled a news conference but many people already knew what was coming. The guessing game had started: Who would nab that coveted title sponsorship at college the football bowl game that happens every New Year’s Day? We now know that answer.  The Tampa Bay Bowl announced ReliaQuest, a … Read more

Darius Rucker to headline Valspar Championship Live concert

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Country music superstar Darius Rucker will be the featured performer at the 7th edition of Valspar LIVE, presented by Chick-fil-A, the concert series associated with the PGA TOUR’s Valspar Championship, on Saturday, March 18,2023. He will perform a full show, on the Osprey Driving Range, immediately adjacent to the Copperhead Course, shortly after the conclusion … Read more

Florida Sports Hall of Fame to honor 2022 class

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Twelve Florida athletes have been named as inductees for Florida’s Hall of Fame Class of 2022. This year’s class represents careers spanning from 1979 to current and across seven different sports — baseball, bowling, fishing, football, golf and speed skating in addition to sports broadcasting. The class also represents the first-ever Special Olympic athlete to … Read more

Tampa Bay Bowl announces Reliaquest as title sponsor (PHOTOS)

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The Tampa Bay Bowl announced Reliaquest as its title sponsorship, changing its name to Reliaquest Bowl. The announcement was made today at a live press conference at the Tampa Marriott Waterside. “Reliaquest is a leader in cybersecurity and a key business leader in the Tampa Bay region,” said Troy Atlas, the Bowl Association chairman. “This … Read more