Event sponsorship committee funding more Big 12 events

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – An Oklahoma City event sponsorship committee is providing more funding for Big 12 Conference events this year than in the past.

The Journal Record reports that the Convention and Visitors Bureau’s event sponsorship committee on Feb. 1 approved an increase in subsidies for Big 12 women’s basketball to help with marketing and to boost the city’s image.

The Big 12 softball championship will also receive more money to bring in new bleachers at the USA Softball Hall of Fame complex.