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USA Gymnastics will host the 2023 U.S. Classic at Chicagoland’s NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, from August 4–5, 2023, the seventh time that the Classic will have been in the Chicago area and first since 2017. “Bringing the reimagined U.S. Classic, which now features men’s and women’s divisions, back to the greater Chicago area […]
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Four national sports events will bring more than 1,000 athletes and an additional 3,000 officials, coaches and spectators to Greater Lansing, Michigan, in November. The Greater Lansing Sports Authority will host the 2023 Midwestern Sectional Singles and US Pairs Final for figure skating, NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships, Capital City Tennis […]
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The TEAMS Conference & Expo, presented by SportsTravel and hosted by the Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau, will convene the sports-events industry at a time when sports events are leading the travel and tourism comeback. TEAMS ’22 at the Oklahoma City Convention Center will also feature educational programming from leaders in the industry, including […]
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San Antonio Sports announced that Elena Wells will serve as executive director of the San Antonio Local Organizing Committee for the 2025 NCAA Men’s Final Four and Kristin Libardoni will join the staff as vice president of Events & Operations. Wells will take over a position held by Jenny Carnes, who will become San Antonio […]
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The United Soccer League has announced a new USL Championship franchise to a local investment group in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The club, led by local investors Kacmarcik Enterprises and Milwaukee Pro Soccer, will begin play in 2025 and serve as the primary tenant of a new, 8,000-seat stadium to be constructed in a sports and entertainment […]
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The National Senior Games Association has announced the resignation of President and Chief Executive Officer Marc Riker, who has served in the position since 2012, while announcing that Chief Operating Officer Sue Hlavacek will serve as interim president and chief executive officer “The NSGA Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of our Chief Executive […]
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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach laid out his case for the international sports movement to continue its stance against Russian and Belarussian influence in sports in the wake of Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine, saying at the Association of National Olympic Committees General Assembly to “keep following the sanctions and protective measures,” that have […]
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For the next decade, there may not be a season where a sports fan cannot enjoy a major international sporting event to travel to within the United States. This past summer alone saw World Athletics host the world track-and-field championships in the United States for the first time at the renovated Hayward Field in Eugene, […]
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As a 12-year-old lacrosse player with a suspected cervical spine injury was being loaded into the ambulance, the next call came over the walkie, “Robin, we just had a car accident in the parking lot…” Sports — where the unexpected is to be expected, both on and off the field. Having athletic trainers as part […]
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FIFA has announced the cities that will host games at the 2026 World Cup, the end of a years-long competition between dozens of cites across the United States, Mexico and Canada that were vying for the coveted spots. The U.S. cities that will host will be Atlanta, Los Angeles, the Bay Area, Seattle, Dallas, Houston, […]
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