Author: Matt Traub

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USA Swimming Launches Grants to Grow Aquatics Programs at HBCUs

USA Swimming has announced a grant program focused on creating a 10-year, $1 million initiative to develop learn-to-swim and competitive opportunities in communities served by Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Under this initiative, USA Swimming has committed to provide up to $100,000 annually to support swimming programming at HBCUs over the next decade. The program […]

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The U.S. delegation walks into Rice-Eccles Stadium during the Opening Ceremony for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. AP File Photo

2030 or 2034? Salt Lake Winter Olympic Bid Resolution Should Come in 2022

The Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games said Monday that they would hope to have a resolution on whether it bids to host the 2030 or 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games at some point in 2022, potentially in the first half of the year. Fraser Bullock, president and chief executive officer of the […]

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New hires at the Colorado Sports Corp include, clockwise from top left: Davis Tutt, Molly Sharples, Travis Stedman and Brock Chartier.

Colorado Springs Sports Corporation Welcomes New Staff

To meet the growing changes in the developing sports industry, the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation has announced the hires of Davis Tutt, Brock Chartier and Travis Stedman to the team while also announcing a new role for Molly Sharples. Tutt joins Sports Corp as the Director of Operations. Prior to Sports Corp, Tutt served as […]

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Visit Loudoun, Loudoun County Parks & Recreation Receive Award of Excellence

Visit Loudon and the Loudon County Parks, Recreation and Community Services division received top honors this month at the Senior Softball-USA Annual Convention in Sacramento, California. The 2021 Award of Excellence from Senior Softball-USA was awarded to Torye Hurst, Visit Loudoun’s director of sales, sports and services, and Dave Carver, the Loudoun County Parks, Recreation […]

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Day 3 of the IOC Executive Board meeting is held in Lausanne, Switzerland. Photograph by IOC/Greg Martin

Countdown to Beijing 2022: Boycotts, Criticism and Problem Childs

With less than 60 days before the Opening Ceremony on February 4, the International Olympic Committee would clearly love for the attention to be focused on athletes heading into the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. The chances of that are slim, though, with recent worldwide focus on the Chinese government’s conduct ahead of […]

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Shreveport-Bossier City to Host USA Women’s Volleyball

The U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team will play on home soil for the first time since winning the Olympic gold medal in Tokyo when it competes in the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Nations League starting May 31 at Brookshire Grocery Arena in Bossier City, Louisiana. “We are very happy to return to Shreveport–Bossier City as this […]

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Legacy Sports USA Proposes Complex in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Legacy Sports USA has proposed one of the biggest multipurpose sports complexes in the country to be built in Rutherford County, Tennessee. The 260-acre development would include facilities for soccer, softball, volleyball, hockey, cheer, esports and more. The proposed Legacy Sports Tennessee will be one of the largest multi-purpose sports and entertainment complexes in North […]

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Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu, right, delivers to Tampa Bay Rays' Michael Brosseau in an empty stadium during the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 24, 2020, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Rays Ballpark Financial Plan in Works in Tampa Bay

Financial plans for a new baseball stadium in Tampa Bay to host the Rays for half of each Major League Baseball season are being examined by the city of Tampa, Mayor Jane Castor told The Tampa Bay Times last week. The Rays’ lease at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg expires after the 2027 season and […]

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US Trail Running Conference heads to Mukilteo, Washington, in 2022

Active at Altitude, the organizer of the US Trail Running Conference, has announced that the 10th edition of the industry-leading event will be held in Snohomish County, Washington, in the city of Mukilteo from October 19–22, 2022. “We are very excited to bring the US Trail Running Conference to the Pacific Northwest,” Event Director Terry […]

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