Author: Matt Traub

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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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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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Georg Hackl of Germany speeds past an Olympic logo during a practice run for the men's singles luge at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

IOC Ready for Return to Utah to Tour 2034 Olympic Venues

Christophe Dubi channeled his inner Arnold Schwarzenegger when describing the near-certain return of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games to Salt Lake City. “We will be back — and that’s probably what we all thought in 2002 when leaving Salt Lake City,” said the International Olympic Commission’s Olympic Games executive director. “It was such a […]

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Landyn Olson Joins Snohomish County Sports Commission

The Snohomish County Sports Commission has hired Landyn Olson as the sports development coordinator responsible for bringing new sporting events to Snohomish County and building relationships with the sports organizations. Olson grew up in Marysville, Washington, and attended Marysville Getchell High School. He played basketball and football and was honored as a captain for both […]

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WCup 2026 Host Candidates Soccer
Fans watch at the start of an NFL game inside AT&T Stadium between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys in 2013, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Two Circles Report: Global Sports Industry to Hit $260 Billion by 2033

The sports consultancy firm Two Circles has released a report saying the global sports industry will grow to $260 billion by 2033, a dramatic increase on the current $159 billion in revenue generated by sports intellecutal property owners. The Two Circles report — available as a downloadable magazine — comes in part from its work […]

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APTOPIX Pan American Games Fencing
Samuel Imrek, left, and teammate Curtis McDowald, of the United States, celebrate their gold medal victory over Canada at the end of the men's fencing epee teams final, at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

DEI Initiatives Ongoing Throughout U.S. Olympic Movement

Whether it be state-by-state laws that are divergent in nature, international federations putting out mandates that may not match a member country’s intrinsic values and all in the background of the pandemic-era reckoning about race and diversity throughout the United States, national governing bodies throughout the U.S. Olympic movement have a list of topics to […]

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Aerial view of Paris with Eiffel tower and Seine river
Aerial view of Paris with Eiffel tower and Seine river

IOC to Discuss Russians, Belarusians Joining Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony

As Paris organizers announced when the Opening Ceremony will start for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games, the International Olympic Committee revealed the status of Russian and Belarussian athletes participating in the July 26 event will be determined next month. “As of today, it is not the case, athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport and […]

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Katrina Adams Named Global Winner of IOC Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champions Award

Katrina Adams, the former United States Tennis Association chief executive officer and first African American to hold that position, is the global winner of the 2023 IOC Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champions Award The award was announced on International Women’s Day to celebrate Adams. Known as the IOC Women and Sport Awards from 2000 […]

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