Author: Matt Traub

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Charleston Dirty Birds’ Home Venue Renamed

The home for the Atlantic League’s Charleston Dirty Birds in West Virginia will have a new name as GoMart Ballpark will take effect starting with the 2023 season to start a 10-year deal. The stadium has been named Appalachian Power Park since its inception in 2005. It was home to the South Atlantic League’s West […]

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5th Discipline Test
The International Modern Pentathlon Union is conducting three test sessions to determine whether it should consider changing its fifth discipline to obstacle racing. Photo courtesy UIPM World Pentathlon/Augustas Didžgalvis

Modern Pentathlon Adds Obstacle Racing as Discipline, Replacing Equestrian

The International Modern Pentathlon Union has added obstacle racing to the disciplines available for competition, clearing one of the pathways to place it in the spot of equestrian going forward in the UIPM’s attempt to gain entry into the 2028 Olympic Summer Games program. The saga of modern pentathlon has gone on since the 2020 […]

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Birmingham Awarded 2026 European Athletics Championships

The 2026 European Athletics Championships were awarded to Birmingham, England, by the European Athletics Council meeting during its meetings this past weekend in Warsaw, Poland. It is the first time that a British city has been assigned the European Championships. Birmingham has staged a plethora of high profile events in recent years, including the recent […]

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South Korea Wins 2027 World University Games Bid over North Carolina

Chungcheong, South Korea, was awarded the 2027 FISU World University Games by the organization’s executive committee over the weekend by a 14-7 vote over the Triad Region of North Carolina. “FISU offers its sincere congratulations to Chungcheong. Korea has a proud tradition of university sport and will, I am sure, be an ideal place for the world’s […]

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Major League Pickleball, Vibe Pickleball League to Merge

Two of the nascent growing professional leagues for the sport of pickleball have announced plans to merge. Major League Pickleball and the Professional Pickleball Association’s Vibe Pickleball League will join forces under the Major League Pickleball brand. Major League Pickleball already announced plans to grow to 16 teams from 12 for the 2023 season. It […]

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Team USA Collegiate Awards Partner With NFF Annual Awards Dinner

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s Team USA Collegiate Recognition Awards will be recognized in Las Vegas in conjunction with the 64th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas in December at the Bellagio Resort & Casino for the first time The 2022 collegiate recognition awards will honor leaders from the top three […]

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Kayakers practice at the OKC Riversport complex during an on-site visit by participants of the TEAMS Conference on October 26, 2022 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Jared Wickerham)

LA28 Canoe Slalom Event May Move to Oklahoma City

The International Canoe Federation said during its 2022 Congress in Thailand recently that the canoe slalom competition for the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles could be moved out of the state and hinted that it would be relocated to the Riversport Rapids whitewater center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. As first noted by The […]

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USA Fencing Implements Transgender and Nonbinary Athlete Policy

USA Fencing has adopted a new Transgender and Nonbinary Athlete Policy that will allow athletes to participate in USA Fencing-sanctioned events in a manner consistent with their gender identity/expression, regardless of the gender associated with the sex they were assigned at birth. Participation requirements will vary by classification (youth, cadet, junior/senior/veteran). The policy was developed […]

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NACE Starleague Grand Finals Headed to Villanova

Playfly Esports, alongside Villanova University, has announced its NACE Starleague’s Fall Grand Finals will to take place live in-person for the first time since the pandemic and be held at Nerd Street Localhost Philadelphia’s “The Block” on December 3–4. The two-day competition will feature 14 teams from colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada. […]

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All-American Woman’s Baseball Classic Heading to Sarasota

The Legends of Woman’s Baseball in America will hold the inaugural All-American Woman’s Baseball Classic Tournament at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida, from November 19–22. The multi-day event will include a free clinic for girls ages 5-18 coached by former Major League Baseball players and a championship female coaching team on November 21. Pro-level […]

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