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Press Releases - 2020

50 Players Named to 2020 Paul Hornung Award Watch List

Players accounted for 44,223 total yards, 292 tackles and 239 touchdowns in 2019 Louisville-based Texas Roadhouse to Sponsor Award for 10th Year Louisville, Ky. — July 23, 2020 — The Louisville Sports Commission today named 50 multi-talented college football players to the 2020 Watch List for the Paul Hornung Award presented by Texas Roadhouse. The Paul Hornung Award, now in its 11th season, is given annually to the most versatile

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Louisville Sports Commission Announces New Board Members

Louisville, Ky. – June 25, 2020 – At its annual meeting, the Louisville Sports Commission (LSC) board of directors unanimously approved a slate of officers, committee chairs, and new and re-elected board members for its fiscal year 2021, which begins July 1, 2020. Officers and committee chairs were elected to a one-year term; board members were elected to a three-year term. Philip S. Poindexter, president of Stock Yards Bank &

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Louisville Sports Commission Golden Ticket Raffle Sales Resume

One Lucky Sports Fan to Win Ultimate Sports Package Louisville, Ky. – May 20, 2020 – After pausing ticket sales in accordance with Governor Andy Beshear’s temporary directive to suspend all charitable gaming initiatives, the Louisville Sports Commission (LSC) is once again selling its Golden Ticket raffle. The raffle provides one lucky person two tickets to nearly every major sporting event on the local calendar – including the Kentucky Oaks

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Louisville Selected to Host 2021 USA Volleyball Open National Championship

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 14, 2020) – USA Volleyball is proud to announce that Louisville, Kentucky, will host the 2021 USA Volleyball Open National Championship. The 2021 USA Volleyball Open National Championship will be held May 28 to June 2 at the Kentucky Exposition Center. Louisville last hosted the USA Volleyball Open National Championship in 2013. “We are excited to bring back the Open National Championship to Louisville in 2021,”

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ACE Esports Championship Postponed Until Fall 2020

Event Organizers to Hold ACE Online Competition April 18-19 Louisville, Ky. – March 18, 2020 – The Louisville Sports Commission (LSC) and AllMid, organizers of the inaugural ACE Esports Championship scheduled to take place April 18 – 19 on the University of Louisville (UofL) campus, today announced the event has been postponed until Oct. 3-4, 2020. “We are postponing the inaugural ACE Esports Championship due to the public health concerns

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AllMid, Louisville Sports Commission Announce Inaugural Esports Event

Louisville, KY – January 22, 2020 – AllMid, an esports event producer, and the Louisville Sports Commission (LSC) have partnered to create the inaugural ACE Esports Championship that will take place April 18 – 19 on the University of Louisville campus. ACE is the first-of-its-kind, student-focused esports event ever held in the region where both collegiate and high school players will face off at a live esports competition. “Our goal

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