MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — According to the Mobile Sports Authority, which is the sports tourism agency for the City and County of Mobile, a record 41 sports events were hosted or supported during the 2025 fiscal year that ended Sept. 30.

Those events brought in an estimated $37.6 million for the Mobile economy, which was slightly less than the $38.1 million brought in during Fiscal Year 2024, and set a new record for the number of events.

The events included 21 different sports, including football, basketball, bowling, gymnastics, volleyball, baseball, fast-pitch softball, track & field, rugby, cheer, lacrosse, cornhole, road racing/marathon, golf, wrestling, soccer, tennis, pole vault, auto racing, and even a world turkey-calling championship, the release said.

During the last five

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