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NASCAR Darlington Auto Racing
Brad Keselowski takes the checkered flag to win a NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)

NASCAR to Feature In-Season Tournament in 2025

NASCAR will have a five-race stretch of the 2025 Cup season serve as an in-season, bracket-style tournament with a $1 million dollar prize as part of its new seven-year media rights deal. Three races that will air on Amazon Prime Video will set the seeding for a tournament of five races airing on TNT as […]

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Pioneer Baseball League

Major League Baseball Extends Partnership With Pioneer League

Major League Baseball announced its agreement with the Pioneer Baseball League has been extended through the 2028 season, with the league implementing the Automated Balls and Strikes system for the 2024 season. The Pioneer League is based in the western United States and operates as one of four MLB partner leagues without MLB team affiliations. […]

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Las Vegas CFP

Report: Las Vegas to Host the 2027 CFP Title Game

Las Vegas will host the 2027 College Football Playoff title game, the Action Network’s Brett McMurphy reported on Monday morning on what would be the latest major event to head to Allegiant Stadium in the past few years. A source told McMurphy that, “Las Vegas is a ‘lock’ to host the 2027 game. It is […]

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Hub City Spartanburgers

Hub City Spartanburgers Revealed in South Carolina

The Single-A baseball team that will be a Texas Rangers’ affiliate starting next season in Spartanburg, South Carolina, had its brand unveiling during a block party Saturday as the Hub City Spartanburgers were revealed to a large crowd. “The process had already started between some of the leadership at [team ownership group] Diamond Baseball Holdings […]

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Kansas City Womens Cup

Kansas City Current to Host 2024 Women’s Cup at CPKC Stadium

The Women’s Cup will expand in 2024 to a second event in the United States this summer when the Kansas City Current host three other international club sides at the new CPKC Stadium from August 14–17. The four-team tournament will feature the hometown Kansas City Current, 2023 African Champion Mamelodi Sundowns, 2023 Copa de la […]

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Jacksonville Sports Foundation

Jacksonville Sports Foundation Officially Launches

Visit Jacksonville has set up the Jacksonville Sports Foundation in the Florida destination to work on attracting more high-profile events to the city, starting with a move for the Atlantic Sun Conference’s headquarters to the city from Atlanta. The new Foundation will work to attract sporting events to Jacksonville, which hosted the Super Bowl in […]

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United Pickleball Association

UPA World Championships, Major League Pickleball to Return to Dallas

The United Pickleball Association, a joint venture between Major League Pickleball and the PPA Tour, will hold its World Championships at the Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas in November. The week’s worth of events will include the World Championship in open amateur, state champions and pro divisions. Last year, Pickleball Boulevard welcomed more than 50,000 […]

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US Squash Foundation

US Squash Announces Launch of U.S. Squash Foundation

US Squash has launced the U.S. Squash Foundation to drive initiatives for the growth of the game within the United States. The Foundation’s launch signifies a expansion for US Squash while providing the sport a philanthropic organization solely focused on growing the sport. The Foundation also allows US Squash to engage and recognize benefactors while […]

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Cimarron Global Solutions

Cimarron Global Solutions Launches as Research and Consulting Firm

Jennifer Stoll, the founder of Stoll Strategies and a longtime sports tourism researcher, has launched a new company, Cimarron Global Solutions Inc., which aims to offer a range of professional services to the industry. The firm is co-founded by Stoll and former Sports ETA President and Chief Executive Officer Al Kidd, who led the organization […]

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Rebuilding Pimlico Horse Racing
National Treasure, bottom left, leads the pack toward the first turn during the 148th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course on May 20, 2023, in Baltimore. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a measure to rebuild Baltimore’s historic but antiquated Pimlico Race Course and transfer the track to state control. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

Maryland to Rebuild Pimlico, home of Preakness Stakes

The Pimlico Race Course will undergo extensive rebuilding starting this summer with $400 million in state bonds that will also see the Preakness Stakes relocated in 2026 to nearby Laurel Park before returning to an updated Pimlico in 2027. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a measure on Thursday to transfer the track to a newly […]

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