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Athletes Unlimited Softball’s inaugural league season will start June 7 with plans to be in 10 cities and potentially more to be announced. Four teams — the Bandits, Blaze, Talons and Volts — will play 24 games each between June 7 and July 23. Each team will travel to up to six markets throughout the […]
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Sports travel company Destination Sport Group will become the Official Travel Partner of the United States-based Women’s Elite Rugby as part of a multi-year agreement. Launching its inaugural season in 2025, Women’s Elite Rugby will feature six professional teams with the opening round of fixtures kicking off in March. The league is aiming to capitalize […]
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USA Boxing has announced the extension of its partnership with HotelPlanner, allowing members of the national governing body to book accommodations for sanctioned events using the designated USA Boxing link on the HotelPlanner platform as well as access to the platform for personal trips. “We are incredibly excited to continue our partnership with HotelPlanner,” said […]
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Linda Logan, chief executive officer and president of the Greater Columbus Sports Commission; Jon Lugbill, executive director, Sports Backers; and Frank Viverito, retired president and chief executive officer of the St. Louis Sports Commission, will be inducted into the Sports ETA Hall of Fame at its annual symposium in April. “Sports ETA is honored to […]
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WWE, in partnership with the Tampa Bay Sports Commission and Vinik Sports Group, has announced a Memorial Day weekend takeover of the Yuengling Center with four consecutive events beginning May 24. WWE will bring Saturday Night’s Main Event (Saturday, May 24), Battleground (Sunday, May 25), Monday Night Raw (Monday, May 26) and NXT (Tuesday, May […]
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Jetr Global Sports + Entertainment has announced David Francis will join the company in a new position as vice president of global growth strategy and government affairs. Francis joins Jetr Global after 14 years at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, where he was senior advisor for government affairs during the administrations of Presidents Obama, […]
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World Athletics has announced that the 2025 World Athletics Road Running Championships will no longer take place in San Diego. San Diego would have been the first U.S. city to host the World Athletics Road Running Championships. The event was scheduled to include distances of one mile, 5km and half marathon. “We would like to […]
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A planned joint bid for the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup from the United States and Mexico will be the front-runner as it would only face a rival bid from Africa, with FIFA on Wednesday excluding Europe from the contest. The U.S. and Mexico bid has been favored to win 2031 Women’s World Cup hosting […]
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Montgomery Whitewater Park in Alabama will host the 2025 Pan American Championships in canoe slalom and kayak cross March 21–23, which serves as a key international ranking event involving 60 paddlesport athletes from across North and South America. The American Canoe Association has sanctioned the competition. Montgomery Whitewater Park is one of only three Olympic caliber […]
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Chrissi Rawak, who was named the new chief executive officer of USA Swimming, withdrew nine days later once the national governing body learned she was the subject of a complaint at the U.S. Center for SafeSport, The Associated Press reported on Wednesday. USA Swimming on February 19 announced the appointment of Rawak as its new […]
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