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FC Bayern Munich & Los Angeles Football Club Launch Joint Venture To Develop Talent
FC Bayern Munich and Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) have today announced a global soccer development cooperation, named “Red&Gold Football”, which will provide a platform for young talent featuring high-level development and a pathway to first team soccer. The...
VCT Champions Lands in Los Angeles
The 2023 VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) will close out the season in Los Angeles, home of VALORANT’s newest agent - Gekko! Champions is a celebration of the entire VALORANT community and the pinnacle of the competitive season. Each year, the top players, creators, and...
Local Companies Compete for U.S. Open Contracts
The Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission announces that local food vendors from the Business Connect program recently showcased their cuisines at the U.S. Open Tasting event hosted by Ridgewells Catering and the United States Golf Association (USGA). The...
Pico Rivera PE teacher earns school $20K grant
Joshua Perea was an all-around child athlete. He played soccer, baseball, football and then took up track. So it's no big surprise that he decided to become a physical education teacher. His contribution became that much greater when he was selected among 46 Southern...
Boxing coach earns her school a $20,000 grant
Daysi Garcia was a child athlete. She took up boxing however only later in her teen years. Now, she's a coach and created a boxing club at PUC Excel Charter Academy in Lincoln Heights. Her contribution became that much greater when she was selected among 46 Southern...
A Return To SoCal: The U.S. Open At LACC Is The Start Of Something Big
Even for those who closely follow the machinations of professional golf’s major championships, the announcement came as quite the surprise. The Los Angeles Country Club was already scheduled to host its first U.S. Open in 2023, and it figured that both the club and...
WWE Breaks All-Time WrestleMania® Gate Record
WWE announced that WrestleMania Goes Hollywood (WrestleMania 39), which will originate from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles across two nights, broke the company’s all-time gate record for any WrestleMania, despite having yet to announce a single match. The previous record...
18th Annual Lakers All-Access Event Featured Exclusive Panels on Hulu Documentary “Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers” and Past Champions, Including Surprise Ring Ceremony for Slava Medvedenko
The Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission (LASEC) hosted its 18th Annual Lakers All-Access event at Crypto.com Arena on Monday, January 23, 2023. At this official Lakers event, guests enjoyed memorable activities that included touring the Lakers locker...
Stellar Lineup: 2023 USGA Championship Venues
Some highly recognizable names and a few newcomers highlight the list of venues hosting USGA championships in 2023. This year’s schedule heavily features the western side of the country, with nine of the 15 championships to be contested in the Mountain or Pacific Time...
Business Connect Spotlight: BriteWorks, Inc.
The Partner Perspective series is an opportunity to hear from LASEC Business Connect member companies and the high-powered local, diverse entrepreneurs behind them. Today’s focus is Anita Ron, President of BriteWorks, Inc.. LASEC: Tell us about your company and what...
College Football Playoff honoring local teachers
Inglewood High's track coach Reginald Bellamy was among the teachers honored by the College Football Playoff. Watch Full Video
Business Connect Spotlight: Quartermain Media
The Partner Perspective series is an opportunity to hear from LASEC Business Connect member companies and the high-powered local, diverse entrepreneurs behind them. Today’s focus is Abby Woods, Co-Founder and Producer of Quartermain Media, LLC. LASEC: Tell us about...
Educators Selected for “Champions Educate Here” Legacy Program By College Football Playoff Foundaton, Los Angeles Host Committee & LA84 Foundation
With the 2023 College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship less than a month away at SoFi Stadium, the College Football Playoff Foundation, the Los Angeles College Football Playoff National Championship Host Committee, the LA84 Foundation and the Play Equity...
Business Connect Spotlight: Woodland Warner Flowers
The Partner Perspective series is an opportunity to hear from LASEC Business Connect member companies and the high-powered local, diverse entrepreneurs behind them. Today’s focus is Jameela Baliwala, Co-Founder of Woodland Warner Flowers. LASEC: Tell us about your...
CFP to deliver up to $225 million to economy
A new report issued by Micronomics Economic Research and Consulting outlines significant gains for Los Angeles when the region hosts the College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship at SoFi Stadium on January 9, 2023, in the City of Inglewood. According to the...
Inglewood coach receives major grant from CFP Championship
The College Football Playoff National Championship Game is coming to SoFi Stadium in January. Inglewood High School track coach, Reginald Bellamy, received a $20,000 grant through the Champions Educate Here legacy program the CFP Foundation, the LA84 Foundation and...
Business Connect Spotlight: Journey Via Gurney
Journey Via Gurney is a veteran-owned transit company that provides disability-friendly services, vehicles, and specialized transports. They also provide transport for special events. Committed to the best care for clients, Journey Via Gurney has a highly skilled team...
College Football Playoff Announces Musical Talent Lineup for AT&T Playoff Playlist Live!
The College Football Playoff (CFP) today announced a lineup of multi-platinum recording artists that will perform at AT&T Playoff Playlist Live! (January 7-8). The free concerts will take place in Los Angeles’ Banc of California Stadium leading up to the 2023...
2023 College Football Playoff National Championship to Generate Up to $225 Million For Local Economy
A new report issued by Micronomics Economic Research and Consulting outlines significant gains for Los Angeles when the region hosts the College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship at SoFi Stadium on January 9, 2023, in the City of Inglewood. According to the...
WrestleMania Goes Hollywood With A Full Week of Events in Los Angeles
WWE today announced three additional events at Crypto.com Arena as part of WrestleMania Week in Los Angeles: Friday, March 31: Friday Night SmackDown/2023 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Saturday, April 1: NXT Stand and Deliver Monday, April 3: Monday Night Raw...
SoFi Stadium awarded 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup Final
Concacaf has announced that the Final of the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup – the 17th edition of the Confederation’s flagship men’s national team competition – has been awarded to the world-renowned SoFi Stadium. The state-of-the-art venue, home to the NFL’s Los Angeles...
Business Connect Spotlight: Innovate Marketing Group
Innovate Marketing Group is an award-winning event agency that creates immersive experiences to help brands connect with their customers. Equipped with a wealth of industry knowledge, Amanda Ma and her team are prepared to make an impact. To learn more about Innovate...
LACC to Host 2032 Women’s Open, 2039 U.S. Open
The Los Angeles Country Club will continue its relationship with the USGA when it serves as the host site for the 2032 U.S. Women’s Open Presented by ProMedica and 2039 U.S. Open Championships. The club has previously hosted three USGA championships, most recently the...
LASEC Fall Updates
The College Football Playoff National Championship Runs Through Los Angeles We are now less than 100 DAYS away from hosting the College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship on January 9, 2023, at SoFi Stadium. This will be the first national championship back...
Business Connect Spotlight: First Option Entertainment
The Partner Perspective series is an opportunity to hear from LASEC Business Connect member companies and the high-powered local, diverse entrepreneurs behind them. Today’s focus is Paula Bond, Founder of First Option Entertainment. LASEC: Tell us about your company...
Business Connect Spotlight: South LA Cafe
South LA Cafe is a family-owned coffee shop and cultural center located in the heart of South Central Los Angeles. Over the years, Joe and Celia Ward-Wallace have built a safe community space where they can focus on fighting racial, social, economic, and food...
Building on the success of Super Bowl LVI, LASEC Business Connect helps more diverse local businesses get in the game
A community-focused café and restaurant delivering fresh, affordable, and healthy food to South LA. A personal branding and event photography company recently empowered to open its own studio. A third-generation, family-owned sweet potato pie bakery putting “the...
Business Connect Partner Perspective: Christopher Sweeney, Founder, RightMealz
The Partner Perspective series is an opportunity to hear from LASEC Business Connect member companies and the high-powered local, diverse entrepreneurs behind them. Today’s focus is Christopher Sweeney, Founder of the premium meal prep company RightMealz. LASEC: Tell...
LA CFP National Championship Host Committee Launch ‘Champions Educate Here’
The Los Angeles College Football Playoff National Championship Host Committee, and the LA84 Foundation today announced plans to highlight educators and provide support for teachers in school districts across the Los Angeles region leading up to the national...
Business Connect Partner Perspective: Kay Dalton, Founder, Fresh Wata
The Partner Perspective series is an opportunity to hear from LASEC Business Connect member companies and the high-powered local, diverse entrepreneurs behind them. Today’s focus is Kay Dalton, Founder of the creative event agency Fresh Wata. LASEC: Tell us about...
College Football Playoff Foundation And Los Angeles College Football Playoff National Championship Host Committee Reveal “Champions Educate Here” Legacy Programs
As the countdown continues for the 2023 College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship, the College Football Playoff Foundation, the Los Angeles College Football Playoff National Championship Host Committee, and the LA84 Foundation today announced plans to...
Super Bowl LVI and MLB All-Star Week showed how the Los Angeles region wins through major events
When a home run soars over the outfield fence or a referee signals a touchdown, fans feel the thrill in real time. But the value of major sports and entertainment events ultimately runs much deeper, extending beyond the field of play and into the communities that make...
Artefact USA becomes a LASEC Corporate Partner Wayne Campbell, Artefact Partner, joins the Advisory Board
Artefact, a global data and digital consulting company, was recently welcomed as a Corporate Partner to the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission (LASEC), the non-profit organization officially designated to attract, secure and support high-profile sports...
WrestleMania® 39 Breaks Ticket Sales Record
WWE® today announced a record for first-day ticket sales for WrestleMania 39 taking place at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Over 90,000 tickets were sold within the first 24 hours – more than any event in WWE history and a 42% increase over first-day sales for...
Celebrities and Superstars highlight WrestleMania 39 Launch Party
The stars were out as the stage was set for WrestleMania to go Hollywood in 2023. The WrestleMania 39 Launch Party turned up the hype on the eve of tickets going on sale for The Show of Shows at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Individual tickets for WrestleMania will go...
Six Top WWE Superstars Are Being Advertised For WrestleMania 39
WWE is advertising six marquee stars for WrestleMania 39 weekend, which is less than eight months away now. Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, Raw Women's Champion Bianca Belair, Brock Lesnar, United States Champion Bobby Lashley, Ronda Rousey and Becky...
WrestleMania 39 tickets are now on sale at Ticketmaster.com
WrestleMania is set to descend on SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles in a incredible live, two nights Premium Live Event on Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2. Individual tickets for WrestleMania are now on-sale. Single and two-day combo tickets for WrestleMania can be...
MLB All-Star attendance hits 14-year high
MLB’s All-Star festivities in Los Angeles this week were a hit locally. The three days of MLB All-Star ballpark events -- including the Futures Game and Celebrity Softball Game on Saturday, the Home Run Derby on Monday and the All-Star Game on Tuesday -- generated a...
HSBC LA Sevens Release Official Schedule as Rugby Returns to Southern California
In under 60 days’ time the world of rugby is coming back to Los Angeles as the HSBC LA Sevens returns August 27th and 28th. The end of the Summer 7’s bash will crown two champions with the winner of the LA Sevens as well as for the first time the HSBC World Rugby...
L.A. grows footing as global soccer power following MLS-Liga MX games
Soccer "finally got in the door” of SoFi’s $5.5B stadium last night, as LAFC and the Galaxy faced Liga MX's Club America and C.D. Guadalajara in front of a sold-out crowd, showing that L.A. is a “soccer market,” according to Kevin Baxter of the L.A. TIMES. Organizers...
Vin Scully’s voice, a serenade of rebirth, will live on forever in Los Angeles
He was the soundtrack of a city, the muse of millions, the voice of home. Vin Scully is gone, but he will never be silenced. Forever he will be heard on soft spring afternoons, a serenade of rebirth, a song of hope. “It’s tiiiime for Dodger baseball!” Forever he will...
WWE® Superstars Join Hollywood Celebrities For Free WrestleMania® Launch Party
WWE announced today that its star-studded WrestleMania 39 Launch Party will take place next Thursday, August 11 at 7 pm PT from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The free admission WrestleMania Launch Party will feature live in-ring matches and interviews with WWE...
Soccer Draws 93,702 to Rose Bowl Saturday, Highest Attended Club Soccer Match in LA History
The Rose Bowl was in full glory Saturday, packed to its top rows with a sell-out crowd to see international soccer as Spain’s Real Madrid defeated Italy’s Juventus under a postcard-perfect sunset. The match was not just the highest attended soccer match in the United...
Southern California is on the clock: Dates are announced for 2028 L.A. Olympics
Years, months, weeks, even days — there are plenty of ways to measure the time between now and the start of the 2028 Summer Olympics. Regardless of the increments, the clock started ticking Monday afternoon as LA28 organizers announced the dates for the massive...
LASEC Summer Updates 2022
After 42 years, we are welcoming the MLB All-Star Game back to Los Angeles. We are also celebrating the 75th anniversary of LA’s own Jackie Robinson becoming the first Black American to play in Major League Baseball. Today’s baseball greats will descend on our region...
MLB All-Star Metrics: Baseball Fans Turn Out For Record-Setting MLB All-Star Week In Los Angeles
Major League Baseball All-Stars shined bright in Los Angeles contributing to a successful week of All-Star ballpark and fan events, innovative broadcast elements, community enrichment activities, social engagement, youth baseball and softball events, and more....
Breeders’ Cup Announces Santa Anita Park As Host Of 2023 World Championship
The Breeders' Cup, one of Thoroughbred racing's most prestigious international events, today announced that Santa Anita Park will host the 2023 Breeders' Cup World Championships for a record 11th time. Next year will mark the 40th running of the Breeders’ Cup, where...
L.A. still buzzing about MLB Home Run Derby
Even with MLB’s jewel event looming a couple of hours away, much of the buzz on the field at Dodger Stadium ahead of last night's All-Star Game still concerned the lingering excitement about a Home Run Derby on Monday that included a little bit of everything, from...
MLB ASG full of Hollywood moments in L.A.
MLB played its first All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium in 42 years yesterday, with the "emotional night" ending in a 3-2 American League victory. A sellout crowd of 52,518 watched as "memories shined, greatness glowed," as the "almost perfect night ... contained...
MLB, LA Dodgers and Dodgers Foundation package meals for students ahead of All-Star Game
Tuesday is the big All-Star game at Dodger Stadium. On Monday, as part of All-Star week, volunteers from the Dodgers organization packed meals at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. "This is a huge commitment that the Dodgers are making as part of this," said Michael...
‘Their stories are our stories’: Latino legends hold All-Star panel
Amid the clamor of activity beyond the makeshift walls of PLAY BALL Park’s All-Star Clubhouse on Saturday, all eyes were fixated on five men sitting on stage in a standing room-only pavilion within the Los Angeles Convention Center. Six-time All-Star pitcher Fernando...
MLB All-Star weekend brings LA community together
There's a lot of buzz in Los Angeles this week with the return of the MLB All-Star Game to Dodger Stadium. But in addition to the fun and excitement that comes along with All-Star Week, there's also a lot of good being done in the community, with the All-Star Legacy...
Dodgers distribute essential items to Los Angeles families
On Friday, as part of the 2022 All-Star Legacy initiative, the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Major League Baseball provided over 175,000 basic essential items for families living in poverty. Together with Baby2Baby, the All-Star...
Wrestlemania® Tickets On Sale Friday, August 12
Priority Passes Available Next Friday, July 22 Through On Location WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced that tickets to WrestleMania will go on sale Friday, August 12 at 10 am PT. WrestleMania will take place over the course of two nights on Saturday, April 1 and Sunday,...
Walker Buehler, Jaime Jarrín and Fernando Valenzuela Featured at 8th Annual Dodgers All-Access Event
The Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission (LASEC), in partnership with the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation, hosted the 8th Annual Dodgers All-Access at Dodger Stadium on Monday, June 27, 2022. The event gave 400 fans the rare opportunity to go...
Stars will be out in force at PLAY BALL PARK for ASG
Major League Baseball on Wednesday announced a lineup of legendary former Major League players and softball superstars who will sign autographs, participate in clinics, lead demonstrations and pose for photos with fans at Capital One PLAY BALL PARK from July 16-19 at...
SoFi Stadium will host some 2026 World Cup matches
The World Cup is coming back to Southern California. When it will get here, who will be playing and how many games will be held are still to be determined. But where those games will be played was revealed Thursday when FIFA chose Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium as one of 16...
Los Angeles selected as 2026 FIFA World Cup Host City Location
A significant milestone on the road to the FIFA World Cup 2026™ was reached tonight as the 16 Host Cities that are due to stage matches at the first edition of football’s showpiece to feature 48 teams were unveiled by FIFA. The highly anticipated announcement...
NASCAR Clash returning to L.A. Coliseum in ’23
NASCAR is “bringing back” the Busch Light Clash to the L.A. Memorial Coliseum for a second year, with the date set for Feb. 5, according to John Cherwa of the L.A. TIMES. NASCAR and Coliseum execs “couldn’t find enough superlatives to describe how this grand...
Busch Light Clash will return to Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 2023
The Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum will have an encore. Following a first-of-its-kind 2022 event on a 0.25-mile track built inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, NASCAR Senior Vice President of Racing Development and Strategy Ben Kennedy announced Sunday on FOX...