{"id":183165,"date":"2026-05-04T00:18:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T00:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/183165\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T00:18:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T00:18:22","slug":"dicks-renews-title-sponsorship-through-2028-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/183165\/","title":{"rendered":"DICK\u2019s renews title sponsorship through 2028 \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 Two days before hosting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/emotional-2026-pittsburgh-marathon-saw-multiple-new-records-set\/3TMGRTDHW5CWBKK7MGS5MT7RCU\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/emotional-2026-pittsburgh-marathon-saw-multiple-new-records-set\/3TMGRTDHW5CWBKK7MGS5MT7RCU\/\">record-setting 2026 Pittsburgh Marathon<\/a>, P3R announced that DICK\u2019S Sporting Goods had renewed its title sponsorship for another two years, extending the partnership through 2028. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/photos-thousands\/LRCGFLISPVGMNP4QATDBF3GZXI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/photos-thousands\/LRCGFLISPVGMNP4QATDBF3GZXI\/\">&gt;&gt;&gt; PHOTOS: Thousands of runners take on Pittsburgh Marathon weekend races &lt;&lt;&lt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">DICK\u2019S stepped forward as the title partner when the marathon returned in 2009 after a five-year hiatus. Since then, the race has evolved into a multi-day celebration of movement, welcoming participants of all ages, abilities and experience levels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">CEO Troy Schooley of P3R, highlighted the enduring nature of the partnership. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cFrom the very beginning, DICKS believed in what the Pittsburgh Marathon could become,\u201d Schooley said. \u201cTogether, we\u2019ve built more than a race\u2014we\u2019ve created a premier destination that reflects the energy of this city and the strength of this community. This renewal allows us to continue growing and delivering an experience that is truly for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">RELATED COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/pittbsurgh-native-wins-pittsburgh-marathon\/V4OLZHSYZNEDPMEOYARFUFDWBU\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/pittbsurgh-native-wins-pittsburgh-marathon\/V4OLZHSYZNEDPMEOYARFUFDWBU\/\">Pittsburgh native wins Pittsburgh Marathon<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Mark Rooks, vice president of creative, sponsorship and entertainment at DICK\u2019S, emphasized the company\u2019s core values reflected in the event. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cAt DICK\u2019S, we believe sports have the power to change lives and every year we see that belief come to life during Marathon Weekend,\u201d Rooks said. \u201cThis event is about resilience, possibility and community. We\u2019re incredibly grateful to P3R for the partnership and are excited to continue building on what we\u2019ve created together here in Pittsburgh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 Two days before hosting a record-setting 2026 Pittsburgh Marathon, P3R announced that DICK\u2019S Sporting Goods had&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":183166,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[18842,25788,9154,80100,9153,73,75,9155,74,40444,50922],"class_list":["post-183165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-2026-pittsburgh-marathon","tag-dicks","tag-dicks-sporting-goods","tag-dicks-sporting-goods-pittsburgh-marathon","tag-marathon","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-marathon","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-sponsorship","tag-title"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183165\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/183166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}