Sports Entertainment – Orlando News Room

2022 Cure Bowl Set for Friday, Dec. 16 at Exploria Stadium in Orlando

By Paula Wyatt 05/31/2022Festivals and Events, Fundraising Events & Galas, Nonprofit Industry News, Orlando News Room, Sports Entertainment

May 26, 2022 ORLANDO, FL – The 2022 Cure Bowl will be played Friday, Dec. 16, at 3 p.m. ET, on ESPN. The annual college football bowl game at Exploria Stadium in Orlando is owned and operated by ESPN Events. “The Cure Bowl is one of the signature events of our annual Central Florida sports calendar, and we look forward to hosting the eighth edition…

Hosting Rooftop Events in Downtown Orlando—Literally Everything You Need to Know!

By Paula Wyatt 09/15/2021Arts and Culture, Conferences and Conventions, Event Planning, Festivals and Events, Fundraising Events & Galas, Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Events, Sports Entertainment

Rooftops—every building has one. As an event planner, I’ve had the exciting pleasure to host events on almost every rooftop in downtown Orlando. And man, do we have some striking ones! Rooftops offer glamorous, cosmopolitan, magical backdrops for events of all types. Before you begin your sky-high search for the ideal rooftop for your next event, here are some make it or break it points…

7th Annual Cure Bowl Set For December 17 on ESPN2

By Paula Wyatt 05/30/2021Event Planning, Sports Entertainment

The 2021 Cure Bowl will be played on Friday, Dec. 17, at 6 p.m. ET, on ESPN2. The seventh annual event will be held in Orlando, Fla. "We are looking forward to kicking off the 7th annual Cure Bowl this December," said Alan Gooch, executive director of the Cure Bowl and CEO of the Orlando Sports Foundation (OSF). "We are excited to continue the mission…

Four leading travel basketball organizations have formed Summer Elite Grassroots Basketball, will collaborate to host girls’ and boys’ events in Orlando.

By Paula Wyatt 03/03/2021Conferences and Conventions, Event Planning, Sports Entertainment

Summer Elite Grassroots Basketball will be taking over Orlando in July, with boys and girls teams converging from across the United States to play high level basketball this summer. The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) will be transformed into the mecca of grassroots basketball with three events taking place from July 20 – August 1, 2021. The Orlando Splash (formerly the Peach Splash) and…

FBC MORTGAGE CURE BOWL SET KICK FOR PRIMETIME – televised by ESPN

By Paula Wyatt 12/21/2020Event Planning, Festivals and Events, Sports Entertainment

ORLANDO, FL – Kickoff for the 2020 FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 26, 2020 - televised by ESPN. The matchup between No. 12 Coastal Carolina and No. 23 Liberty will take place at Camping World Stadium.ESPN Events and the Orlando Sports Foundation (OSF) announced today that FBC Mortgage, LLC, will continue as the title sponsor of the Cure Bowl.…

Former CEO of Correct Craft -INDUCTED INTO WAKEBOARDING HALL OF FAME

By Paula Wyatt 12/02/2020Interesting People, Sports Entertainment

ORLANDO, FL (December 1, 2020) – Walter N. Meloon, grandson of Correct Craft’s founder and former Correct Craft CEO, has been inducted into the Wakeboarding Hall of Fame. The Wakeboarding Hall of Fame was created in 2015 to recognize those who have had an outsized impact on the sport. Each year a panel of industry leaders consider nominations to determine who will receive an…

CURE BOWL TO BE PLAYED SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26 ON ESPN

By Paula Wyatt 11/01/2020Festivals and Events, Sports Entertainment

Thirteen ESPN Events Owned and Operated Bowl Games ESPN will televise a 35-game college football bowl season schedule in 2020-21, continuing its long-standing commitment to the sport. The schedule features 13 ESPN Events owned and operated games, the College Football Playoff Semifinals (Friday, Jan. 1) and the entire New Year’s Six, culminating with the College Football Playoff National Championship (Monday, Jan. 11) from Hard Rock…

‘BOWL SEASON’ ANNOUNCED AS NEW NAME OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S POSTSEASON Logo and visual identity developed for the annual “Celebration of College Football”

By Paula Wyatt 10/23/2020Festivals and Events, Sports Entertainment

PRESS RELEASEDALLAS, TEXAS (October 23, 2020) -- The Football Bowl Association is getting a new name and brand: Bowl Season. The debut of the name change, logo and website for the organization is part of a major brand overhaul announced today by Executive Director Nick Carparelli.The new Bowl Season tagline, “A Celebration of College Football,” embraces the grand tradition of the bowl system and its…

Cure Cup is back at Isleworth This Year – October 5th

By Paula Wyatt 09/06/2020Golf Tournaments, Philanthropy, Sports Entertainment

The Cure Cup is an annual golf tournament organized by the Orlando Sports Foundation benefiting breast cancer research. It rotates between Orlando's two hottest golf courses, Lake Nona Golf and Country Club and Isleworth Golf and Country Club. This year, the third annual Cure Bowl Cup will be held at Isleworth Golf and Country Club on October 5, 2020. The event is usually held in April…

Plans for New Fountain at Lake Lorna Doone Park – Camping World Stadium

By Paula Wyatt 12/06/2018Festivals and Events, Sports Entertainment

Party with a Purpose Event Featuring Check Presentation and Bring Change Awards As part of the City of Orlando’s new plans for Lake Lorna Doone Park, scheduled to break ground in early 2019, the reinvigorated space (adjacent to Camping World Stadium) will include the installation of a focal-point fountain in the center of Lake Lorna Doone. The fountain will “forever be a symbol of the vibrant…