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Andrew Schmidt Named President of NC Sports Association

Andrew Schmidt, president and chief executive officer of the Greenville-Pitt County Convention & Visitors Bureau in North Carolina, will be the next president of the North Carolina Sports Association Board. The North Carolina Sports Association Board brings together sports and hospitality industry representatives for the development of sports tourism. Schmidt was elected chair at the June […]

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2025 World Paravolley World Cup Heads to Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne will host the 2025 World ParaVolley Sitting ParaVolley World Cup from October 12–18 at the Turnstone Center, the first time the event will be held in the United States. “Hosting the WPV Sitting ParaVolley World Cup is the result of strategic efforts rooted in our Tourism Master Plan, which prioritizes accessibility,” said Nicolle […]

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Japan player Shohei Ohtani celebrates with his teammates after defeating the United States in World Baseball Classic championship game. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

2026 World Baseball Classic Ticket Info, Game Times Announced

The 2026 World Baseball Classic game schedule was announced for venues in Tokyo, Puerto Rico, Houston and Miami while also announcing details for ticket sales at each site. Houston’s Minute Maid Park and Miami’s loanDepot Park will be the U.S. host sites for the 2026 World Baseball Classic along with the Tokyo Dome in Japan […]

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U.S. Soccer and The Soccer Tournament Announce Partnership

The U.S. Soccer Federation and The Soccer Tournament have announced a partnership aimed at furthering TST’s growth while supporting U.S. Soccer’s mission to exist in service to soccer and enhances its ability to reach new audiences. The partnership is focused on leveraging U.S. Soccer’s capabilities to expand the TST’s reach and relevance and spotlight alternative […]

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino, right, presents President Donald Trump with the new FIFA Club World Cup official ball in the Oval Office of the White House on March 7. (Pool via AP)

Bill Signed by Trump Includes $1.6 Billion for 2028 Olympics, 2026 FIFA World Cup Security

The domestic policy bill signed by President Donald Trump last week includes approximately $1.6 billion in security funding for both the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles, a goal for both of the events’ organizers and one that was praised by the U.S. Travel Association while also […]

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Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority Awards $6.3 Million in Grants

The Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority has awarded a record $6.3 million to 36 organizations that promote youth and amateur sports programs in Maricopa County, bringing its overall total of funding to more than $39 million for more than 700 projects around the region since its inception in 2001. “AZSTA is proud to partner with […]

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UK’s National Gaming and Esports Arena to Open in 2026

British Esports has been given approval for its flagship Gaming and Esports Arena, a 15,000-square-foot arena alongside the National Esports Performance Campus in Sunderland which is set to open in early 2026. The first of its kind esports arena in Europe will become a training and education hub. It will be equipped with a 200-seat […]

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Maria Sharapova is one of this year's inductees into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Photo via International Tennis Hall of Fame
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Newport’s Hall of Fame Summer of Tennis Expands

Billing itself as The Classic Coast, it was the host of last year’s U.S. Senior Open and next June will be the 2026 Newport Bermuda Race, the 100th year of a partnership between the Cruising Club of America and the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club as co-organizers of the oldest regularly scheduled ocean race. It is […]

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Ray Allen and Leroy Arrington on Being a Youth Sports Dad, Organizing Events at the ESPN Wide World of Sports and Life After the NBA

Ray Allen played 18 seasons in the NBA and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 2018. Allen was a 10-time NBA All-Star and won an Olympic gold medal as a member of the 2000 United States men’s basketball team. In 2021, he was selected to the NBA […]

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