Author: Matt Traub

DuPage Sports Commission

MitoQ-NZ Cycling Project Brings Kiwi Spirit to DuPage County

A team called MitoQ-NZ Cycling Project, a group of cyclists from New Zealand, has a deep affection for the Chicagoland’s Intelligentsia Cup ahead of this year’s event. The Lombard Cycling Classic was established in 2019 by the DuPage Sports Commission in partnership with the village of Lombard, becoming the third race stop in DuPage County […]

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2023 Junior Tour World Championship Tees Off in Kissimmee

The 2023 Junior Tour Powered by Under Armour World Championship will start Tuesday, July 18, at Reunion Resort in Kissimmee, Florida with approximately 550 young athletes from 35 countries, competing across various age divisions for boys and girls. “We are thrilled to welcome the more than 500 athletes from 35 different countries to Kissimmee for […]

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NCAA Creates Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament

The NCAA has announced the creation of the Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament, a 32-team postseason tournament starting in 2024 which will be owned and funded by the NCAA. The NCAA released branding for the tournament, which highlights orange in alignment with other NCAA women’s basketball branding, including the March Madness logo. The WBIT logo also […]

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Phoenix Mercury's Brittney Griner, of Team Stewart, center, reacts as she is introduced before a WNBA All-Star basketball game Saturday, July 15, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Phoenix Mercury to Host 2024 WNBA All-Star Game

The 2024 WNBA All-Star Game is headed to Phoenix, setting up as a home game for Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi and a sendoff to the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team. This will mark the third time that Phoenix will host the WNBA midseason showcase, after it was previously held in the city in 2000 […]

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U.S. Women’s National Team to Play in Cincinnati, Chicago

With the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup starting in a few days, the United States women’s national team has announced its first two matches that will be part of the post-World Cup schedule with games September 21 at Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium and September 24 at Chicago’s Soldier Field, both against South Africa. The USA is […]

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Paul Sheehan Joins Cabarrus County CVB

The Cabarrus County Convention & Visitors Bureau in North Carolina has named Paul Sheehan as sales manager to promote the destination for meetings and conventions, sporting events, car clubs and more. “Paul has focused his career on growing sports tourism in North Carolina,” said Cabarrus County CVB President and Chief Executive Officer Donna Carpenter. “We’re […]

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USA Slow Pitch National Championships Heading to York, Pennsylvania

York, Pennsylvania, will host the 2023 USA Slow Pitch National Championships from September 8-10, the first time the event organized by the International Slow Pitch Softball Association has been held outside the state of Florida. The championship will bring together adult slow pitch softball teams from all over the United States and Puerto Rico for […]

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Brian Mirakian, global esports director for Populous; Geoff Lachappelle, manager of the Red Bull Gaming Hub, and Taylor McMillan, vice president of Toronto Metropolitan University’s varsity esports association.
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Record-Breaking EsportsTravel Summit Educates, Entertains in Toronto

Toronto is one of the best examples of a destination that has embraced esports on all levels and in all facets of its community because of the way every from government to private industry and the tourism community work together, panelists described during one of the spotlight sessions from the 2023 EsportsTravel Summit. “The Toronto […]

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Ironman, Visit Sacramento Extend California Triathlon for Five Years

Ironman and Visit Sacramento have agreed to a five-year host venue agreement to keep the Ironman California triathlon in the state capitol through 2028. The 2023 Kaiser Permanente Ironman California triathlon, part of the VinFast Ironman North America Series, is scheduled for October 22 and is the only full-distance Ironman triathlon in the state of […]

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IOC President Thomas Bach opens a recent meeting of the organization's executive board. Photograph: IOC/Greg Martin

IOC Tries to Continue Balancing Act Between Russia, Ukraine

The International Olympic Committee made like a gymnast trying to stay on a balance beam on Thursday, simultaneously saying that Russia and Belarus will not get formal invitations to the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris while at the same time criticizing not only Ukraine but other countries pushing for the total exclusion of Russian […]

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