Author: Augusta Stone

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U.S. Soccer Announces Country’s First National Women’s Soccer Tournament

The United States’ first singular national championship for women’s soccer is on its way. U.S. Soccer announced Wednesday the launch of Arthur M. Blank Crest Cup, a single-elimination soccer tournament for teams and players across multiple divisions in the U.S. The winner will receive a record-setting $1.1 million prize and earn a pathway to qualification […]

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SportsTravel Podcast: Rachael DeCecco on the Women’s Lacrosse League’s Inaugural Season

Lacrosse has long been a part of Rachael DeCecco’s life. DeCecco, now the Senior Vice President of Lacrosse at the Premier Lacrosse League and Women’s Lacrosse League, was captain of the Princeton women’s team, where she was a two-time national champion, a three-time All America selection and the winner of the Tewaaraton Award, an annual […]

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Children participate in i9 Sports flag football. (Courtesy: Jeremy Dillard)

A Team for Ezra: i9 Sports Gives Kids a Chance to Play, and Parents a Chance to Lead

Jeremy Dillard remembers difficult car rides with his son after a high-pressure football practice in their school district. His son Ezra, 8 years old that fall of 2019, had an unquenchable passion for the sport, and what Jeremy calls an “uncanny ability” to memorize stats and facts that would have made him a force in […]

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Fan engagement is an important part of the the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Presented by P&G. (Courtesy of Outlyr)

LPGA Tour Stop in Rogers, Arkansas, Marks Two Decades of Growth

In 2007, the LPGA Tour made its first stop at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Arkansas, a town of roughly 50,000 people not far from the Oklahoma border. In that inaugural season, the professional golf tournament was the sole attraction, but as it marked its 20th edition last month it had grown into a weeklong […]

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Hershey Harrisburg Sports and Events Authority Names Danielle Vincenti as Executive Director

Danielle Vincenti has been named executive director of the Hershey Harrisburg Sports and Events Authority. Vincenti’s promotion comes after serving four years with HHSE as the organization’s director of business development. In this role, she helped expand south-central Pennsylvania’s sports tourism portfolio, drawing events to the region and building the area’s destination profile. In her […]

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LSU's Mike the Tiger strolls along campus during tailgate season. (Credit: Tamaria Williams/Visit Baton Rouge)

Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Where the Bayou Bengals Roar

For hundreds of cities and towns across the United States, college football season brings a special kind of tourism boom each fall. Few locations echo louder than Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LSU’s iconic Tiger Stadium that holds more than 102,000 people, and thousands more Tiger faithful and out-of-town visitors flood Baton Rouge on game weekends, making […]

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The Santa Cruz Marathon event will include a marathon, half marathon, 5K and an expo. (Courtesy: Santa Cruz Marathon)

Santa Cruz, California, to Host New Marathon in October

Santa Cruz, California, is getting set for its inaugural marathon event — and it’s running off to a strong start. The Santa Cruz Marathon will feature three races, a marathon, half marathon and 5K, on October 25. With just over a month before race day, organizers announced that marathon and 5K spots have sold out. […]

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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)

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

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)

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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