Author: Augusta Stone

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Kansas head coach Lance Leipold will lead his team into Wembley Stadium on Saturday against Arizona State. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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From Lawrence to London: Inside the Kansas Jayhawks’ journey to its first international game

On July 21, a cargo ship departed the United States, bound for London. After a five-week journey across the Atlantic Ocean, it landed in England. Inside were essential elements to bring major American college football to the capital of the United Kingdom for the first time in 38 years. Bottled water. Athletic tape. Training tables. All […]

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Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado, is the home of the Buffaloes and Ralphie's Run before each home game. Photo by Jason Gewirtz/SportsTravel
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2026 Ultimate College Football Road Trip: 10 Most Scenic Stadiums

The college football season is two weeks old and the sport has already revived its reputation for being delightfully unpredictable. Already this month has featured a controversial, Hail Mary finish between Michigan and Western Michigan at the Big House, a goal-post toppling upset by Oklahoma State over No. 6 Oregon in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and a […]

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Firefighters and supporters participate in a stair climb paying tribute to the firefighters killed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks at Red Rocks Amphitheater outside Morrison, Colo., Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. Many of the firefighters wore full fire gear, including air tanks, and carried hoses and other tools as they made their way up and down the steps at the iconic concert venue on Friday. That's the equivalent of climbing 110 stories, the height of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Communities Across the United States Mark 25th Anniversary of 9/11 with Local Events

It’s been 25 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks, and multiple cities across the United States are paying tribute to the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives that day. From memorial stair climbs in more than 65 locations to minor league baseball ticket donations just outside of New York City, organizations near and […]

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A group of longtime friends took a cruise for their fantasy football draft in 2026 (Courtesy: Kyle Wood)
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‘A Way to Bring People Together’: Fantasy Football Drafts Become an Annual Travel Tradition

For more than a decade, Jake Fehling and 12 of his friends, most of them college buddies from the University of North Carolina, have found a special way to get together. Once a year they go to a different city together, but their travel isn’t centered around weddings or reunions or even Tar Heel games. […]

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Oxnard mayor Luis A. McArthur welcomed Cowboys owner Jerry Jones back to Oxnard at the start of training camp this summer. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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America’s Team Goes Camping: How the Dallas Cowboys Put Oxnard, California, ‘On the Map’

Each summer for nearly two decades, the most popular team in America’s most popular sport has packed up its operations and traveled nearly 1,500 miles away to start its quest for a championship. In that time, the Dallas Cowboys have not won the Super Bowl. But they have managed to make the seaside city of […]

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Andrew Schmidt Named Executive Director of the North Carolina Sports Association

Andrew Schmidt has been named executive director of the North Carolina Sports Association. Schmidt has spent more than three decades years in local government and tourism positions. The industry veteran will lead the NCSA after retiring in June after 11 years as president and CEO of Visit Greenville, NC. In addition to his work at that organization, […]

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Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, is normally home to Texas A&M football but has been expanding into other events during the offseason. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)
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2026 Ultimate College Football Road Trip: The Can’t-Miss Game For Each Week

Picture this: You’re a college football superfan with an unlimited travel budget, 14 free weekends and a dream to attend the most pivotal games of the season. Where would you go? Here at SportsTravel, we rounded up a weekly list of can’t-miss college football games for that one–of–a–kind, ideal college football season of travel. This […]

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Sumo Championship League to Host First Event in Austin

Sumo Championship League has announced the first three stops of its inaugural season. The new professional sumo league will debut in the Austin area, with an October 10 event at the nearby H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. Competition continues November 7 at Chicago’s Credit Union 1 Arena, and the league will close out the year […]

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The Coke 10K has been a staple in Corinth for years. (Courtesy of Coke 10K)
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Countdown in Corinth: How a Small Mississippi Town is Preparing for a New Race

Corinth, Mississippi, has long been a destination for runners, and now it is gearing up for a spotlight moment this fall. The town of just over 14,000 residents nestled against the Tennessee border will host its first half marathon, the Chick-fil-A Corinth Half Marathon, on November 7. This event adds to the city’s calendar of […]

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Rendering of the exterior of the planned JW Marriott in Greenville, South Carolina. (Courtesy Auro Hotels)
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Greenville, South Carolina, to Build Downtown Conference Center

A $500 million mixed-use development is coming to downtown Greenville, South Carolina, and it’s set to include an 84,000-square-foot conference center and JW Marriott Hotel. The planned conference center and 335-room hotel will be part of the Falls Park Conference District, a planned development spanning six acres along Greenville’s Reedy River. The district’s location will […]

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