Author: Matt Traub

Rugby America’s Aspiration
The U.S. team sings the national anthem ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool C game at Kobe Misaki Stadium against England in Kobe, Japan. The U.S. will host the 2031 Rugby World Cup for the first time in program history. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

USA Men’s Rugby to Play in Chicago, Washington in Summer

USA Rugby’s men’s national team will play matches against Romania on July 5 in Chicago and Scotland on July 12 in Washington, D.C., to prepare for Pacific Nations Cup later this year. The two events join a pair of USA vs Canada fixtures, both at Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles, with the women […]

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USOPC Reviewing Olympic Commission Report

A panel charged with reviewing the Olympic structure in the United States is calling for Congress to consider wide-ranging changes in a report that United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee Chief Executive Officer Sarah Hirshland called “helpful perspective on many topics that our movement has been evaluating and discussing for many years.” The Commission on […]

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LPGA Tour Golf

Top 5 Things That Can Help Prize Payouts

Whether it is a cornhole championship, esports fighting game tournament, pickleball, archery, billiards or surfing competition, paying out prize money to winners is not what tournament organizers most look forward to after putting on a major event or tournament. However, how quickly the players get paid is of utmost importance. No one wants to be […]

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SportsTravel Road Trip
Travis Murphy of Jetr Global Sports + Entertainment (left) discusses ways the sports industry can push diplomatic advances. (Photo by Travis Hatch)

SportsTravel Road Trip Focuses on Top Issues in Sports Industry

For the 10th consecutive year, the SportsTravel Road Trip brought high-level education and networking to Colorado Springs for Olympic and Paralympic leaders, as well as executives with sports organizations in the area. Education topics focused on the true impact of events, including new ways to calculate and quantify economic impact, the role sports diplomacy can […]

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Destination Sport Wales
Kevin Ratcliffe who was capped 59 times by the Welsh National Football team, takes part in the announcement that Destination Sport Travel will continue to work with the Football Association of Wales.

Destination Sport Travel Partners with Football Association of Wales

Destination Sport Travel has announced a continued partnership with the Football Association of Wales, which has seen its men’s and women’s senior national teams embark across the continent for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying and UEFA Women’s National League. The partnership between the pair began in 2019. Destination Sport Travel’s business travel department will provide specialist […]

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USA Water Polo Kap7 Champions Cup CREDIT: USA Water Polo (01)
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2024 ODP Nationals a Showcase for USA Water Polo, DuPage Sports Commission

Back when USA Water Polo started its Olympic Development Program in 2009, there were only a few hundred participants — a number that last year had grown to around 6,000 athletes who took part in one ODP camp around the country. The latest sign of the growth within the ODP program is this weekend when […]

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Big 12 Championship
The Big 12 Conference and Kansas City have extended the men's and women's basketball tournaments in the city through 2031.

Big 12 Extends Basketball Tournament Stay in Kansas City, Brings Soccer Tournament to KC

The Big 12 men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will remain at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City through 2031 while also moving the conference soccer championship to the new CPKC Stadium in Kansas City for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The basketball announcement was made by Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark on Tuesday night before Texas […]

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Perfect Game All-American Classic Returns to Chase Field

Perfect Game has announced the 22st edition of its Dick’s Sporting Goods All-American Classic will return to Chase Field in Phoenix on August 28 as part of a multi-day event including other events at Chase Field along with community events and media appearances. Perfect Game, a youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, organizes […]

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Lima Pan Am Games

Peru to Host 2027 Pan Am Games

Lima, Peru, will host the 2027 Pan Am Games after winning a vote against Asuncion, Paraguay, on Tuesday. The Peruvian capital was chosen with 28 votes by the 41 member countries of Panam Sports after the official presentations of the candidate cities were made. Presentations featured videos and messages from government leaders before they submitted […]

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