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Black Desert Resort to Host First PGA Tour Event in Utah Since 1963

The PGA Tour has announced a new tournament, the Black Desert Championships, will be held during the FedExCup Fall segment of its schedule starting in 2024 in Greater Zion, Utah, the first time the PGA Tour has held an event in the state since 1963. The four-year agreement will see the tournament hosted at Black […]

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Boston Pride forward Tori Sullivan shoots on Minnesota Whitecaps goaltender Amanda Leveille during a PHF game on January 25, 2020. (Collin Nawrocki)

Report: Women’s Hockey Leagues to Merge

The Premier Hockey Federation has been bought by a co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers who intends to merge the PHF with another group to create a new women’s pro league that would start in January, according to media reports. Mark Walter’s firm acquired the PHF, which was scheduled to begin its ninth season of […]

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Executive Changes Made at World Surf League

Erik Logan has left the World Surf League with two of the organization’s top executives jointly leading the company while the WSL looks for a new chief executive officer. Logan’s immediate departure will result in Emily Hofer, WSL’s chief people and purpose officer, and Bob Kane, chief operating officer and chief legal officer, jointly leading […]

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Mike McAtee: USA Boxing’s Fight Against the IBA’s Corruption and World Boxing’s Future

USA Boxing Executive Director Mike McAtee discussed the years-long process in coming with plans for a new international federation in the wake of the IOC’s expulsion of the International Boxing Association, the various issues the national governing body has had with the IBA — including fight manipulation — and more in an episode of the […]

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Kyle Tokishi makes his putt on the third hole during the 2020 PGA Family Cup at Augusta Ranch Golf Club on December 13, 2020, in Mesa, Arizona. (Photo by Traci Edwards/PGA of America)

Inaugural PGA Family Golf Championship Heads to La Quinta

The inaugural PGA Family Golf Championship will be held December 9–10, 2023, at PGA West on the Pete Dye Mountain and Dunes Golf Courses in La Quinta, California. The PGA Family Golf Championship will include more than 100 teams. The teams will be split between amateur and professional divisions and vie for the national title […]

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Sportsbreaks, Major League Rugby Partner on Title Game Hospitality

Sportsbreaks.com will be the official fan travel partner of Major League Rugby for the league’s championship game on July 8 in Chicago. The title match will be hosted by the league’s newest team, the Chicago Hounds, at SeatGeek Stadium. Fan packages for this year’s title game will be part of a multi-year partnership between the […]

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CSMG Launches College Sustainability Program

College Sports Management Group and EsportsU will combine on the Accelerating College Esports program, or ACE, to focus on a holistic approach that caters to every aspect of gaming and esports programs for facilities in colleges nationwide. ACE would work on concepts from basic computer labs to innovation centers and dedicated arenas with broadcast control […]

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United States Olympic & Paralympic Foundation Elects Geoff Yang as Chair

Geoff Yang has been elected as the chair for the United States Olympic & Paralympic Foundation Board of Directors after the recommendation of his nomination by the USOPF Nominating and Governance Committee and Executive Committees. The foundation was established in 2013 to serve as the philanthropic arm of the USOPC. When Yang’s term begins, he […]

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Softball fans watch Oklahoma and Tennessee play during the fourth inning of a Women's College World Series game on June 3 in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)

College World Series Shows Off for Oklahoma City, USA Softball

One of the most dominant teams in collegiate sports history, Oklahoma University’s softball team is nearly three weeks removed from beating Florida State in the Women’s College World Series to be the first repeat champions since UCLA in 1990, finishing a season in which it won the final 53 games of the season to finish […]

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Chip Ganassi Racing's team of RJ Anderson and Amanda Sorensen won the Extreme E event last year in Sardinia. Photo via Extreme E

Report: Sustainability Plays Important Role in Sports Industry

Sports organizations can no longer afford to ignore issues surrounding climate change and sustainability, according to a report produced by Relative Insight and Future Plus. The report “Sports Fans on sustainability: What do they say and what does this mean for organizations?” was released on Monday. Alex Smith, co-founder of The Sustainability Group, which released […]

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