Tag Archive for: sports tourism

Conference USA extends championship partnership with Huntsville through 2029

With the Conference USA men’s and women’s basketball championships set to tip off in Huntsville next week, the conference and City announced an extension of their partnership. Starting this fall, the Rocket City will not only continue as host of the CUSA basketball championship tournaments, it will host two more conference championship events in conjunction […]

Para-cyclists praise Cumings Research Park race course despite weather

A brisk wind and rain greeted early starters Saturday in the 2025 Paralympics Cycling Time Trial in Huntsville, leaving at least one top competitor unsatisfied with the number he clocked on an otherwise popular course. “Not as well as I would like,’’ said Dennis Connors of Beaverton, Ore., a tri-cyclist who earned a silver medal […]

Sports tourism in Huntsville in 2024: The record-setting numbers are now in

Photo credit: Huntsville Sports Commission The Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) has released the figures for sports tourism in Huntsville in 2024.  The CVB reports that 68 sporting events held in Huntsville over the past year resulted in a record-breaking $50 million in economic impact. “We have come a long way over the […]