Year: 2024

Olympic Esports Week
Jared Michael Montgomery of the United States aka MontyDey (R) and David Yunkwon Chan of the United States aka dchan compete in the final during the Archery on day two of the Olympic Esports Week on June 23, 2023 in Singapore. (Photo IOC/ Lionel Ng)

IOC Proposes Creation of “Olympic Esports Games”

The International Olympic Committee will vote on the creation of an “Olympic Esports Games” at the 142nd IOC Session this summer in Paris after the executive board approved the recommendation on Friday, adding it is already in advanced discussions with a potential host and an announcement can be expected “very soon.” The IOC Esports Commission […]

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Hayward Field
Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, will host the 2025 USATF Para National Championships in conjunction with the USATF Outdoor Championships. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

USA Track & Field Heads to Eugene, Hayward Field Once Again

It’s almost expected on some level that if a track and field event is big — really big — that it at least stops in, if not becomes a regular visitor, to Eugene, Oregon. There are the multiple NCAA Outdoor Championships within the past decade. The annual Prefontaine Classic is a must for any athletics […]

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Olympics Paris Seine
The Seine flows though Paris, with the Eiffel Tower at center, in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, file)

Swimming Still on for Seine after Rain, IOC Says

Swimming events scheduled for the River Seine are still planned even after heavy rain cancelled a test event scheduled for this week, the International Olympic Committee said during this week’s Executive Board meetings. A $1.5 billion investment to improve the water quality has been one of the centerpieces of Paris organizers’ plan for a legacy […]

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Formula E 2024

Formula E 2025 Schedule Released; Liberty Global Takes Ownership of Series

Liberty Global, the owner of Formula One, will acquire additional shares in Formula E that will bring Liberty’s ownership of the electric car racing world championship to 65% after buying out Warner Bros Discovery. “Liberty Global have a proven track record of building and growing businesses and their investment in us comes at the perfect […]

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San Diego Clippers

First Dates Announced for San Diego Clippers Home Games

The San Diego Clippers, the LA Clippers’ G League relocated affiliate, will play its first game at Frontwave Arena in San Diego on November 8, 2024, with the full season schedule announced in September. The Los Angeles Clippers announced in March their NBA G League team will relocate to Oceanside, California, and rebrand as the […]

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IndyCar Long Beach GP Auto Racing
Kyle Kirkwood competes during the IndyCar Grand Prix of Long Beach auto race Sunday, April 16, 2023, in Long Beach, Calif. Kirkwood won the race. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

2025 IndyCar Schedule Revealed; All Races Heading to Fox

The 2025 IndyCar Series schedule will be almost the same as this year’s racing calendar with a few minor changes, including the previous All-Star Race at The Thermal Club in California becoming a points race. The season begins March 2 in St. Petersburg, Florida, and concludes August 31 in Nashville. Milwaukee will have one race […]

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CIAA Durham

Durham Wins Bid to Host CIAA Football Championship

Durham will host the CIAA football championship at Durham County Memorial Stadium from 2025 through 2027, the conference and Durham Sports Commission announced on Thursday. “Durham has great history with this event and we are immensely proud to once again be hosting the CIAA Football Championship in Durham,” said Marcus Manning, executive director of the […]

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Winter Olympics Salt Lake City
Georg Hackl of Germany speeds past an Olympic logo during a practice run for the men's singles luge at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Salt Lake 2034 Winter Olympic Bid Goes to IOC Vote in July

Salt Lake City will be presented to the full International Olympic Committee membership for a vote to host the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games after the IOC Executive Board accepted the Future Host Commission’s recommendations on Wednesday. The 2030 Games bid from the French Alps region was also approved for a vote next month. […]

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Synovus Park

Columbus Breaks Ground on $50 Million Baseball Stadium Renovation

Baseball is returning to Columbus, Georgia, as the city celebrated a groundbreaking at the newly-named Synovus Park on June 11 that will allow Minor League Baseball to return to the Columbus area for the first time in 17 years when the Mississippi Braves — Double A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves — move to Georgia […]

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