Author: Matt Traub

US Squash Foundation

US Squash Announces Launch of U.S. Squash Foundation

US Squash has launced the U.S. Squash Foundation to drive initiatives for the growth of the game within the United States. The Foundation’s launch signifies a expansion for US Squash while providing the sport a philanthropic organization solely focused on growing the sport. The Foundation also allows US Squash to engage and recognize benefactors while […]

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Rebuilding Pimlico Horse Racing
National Treasure, bottom left, leads the pack toward the first turn during the 148th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course on May 20, 2023, in Baltimore. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a measure to rebuild Baltimore’s historic but antiquated Pimlico Race Course and transfer the track to state control. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

Maryland to Rebuild Pimlico, home of Preakness Stakes

The Pimlico Race Course will undergo extensive rebuilding starting this summer with $400 million in state bonds that will also see the Preakness Stakes relocated in 2026 to nearby Laurel Park before returning to an updated Pimlico in 2027. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a measure on Thursday to transfer the track to a newly […]

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Stateside Cup

The Stateside Cup to Feature West Ham, Wolves and Crystal Palace

Premier League clubs Crystal Palace, West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers will play a series of matches in Maryland and Florida as part of Elite Promotions Group’s Stateside Cup in late July and early August. The Cup will start with West Ham United and Wolverhampton, commonly known as Wolves, on July 27 at EverBank Stadium […]

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US Biathlon

Crosscut Mountain Sports Center To Host U.S. Biathlon Senior Nationals

The 2025 U.S. Biathlon Senior Nationals and Spring Festival will be hosted by the new venue at Crosscut Mountain Sports Center in Bozeman, Montana, from March 26–30, 2025. In years past, the largest gathering of U.S. Biathlon athletes, coaches and families has been at the annual U.S. Biathlon Nationals. This upcoming season, Crosscut Mountain Sports […]

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Disney Lede
Since it opened in 1997, the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex has hosted athletes from more than 70 countries with dozens of sports organized across the venue, which spans more than 220 acres. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

NBPA’s Top 100 Camp Returns to Walt Disney World

The National Basketball Players Association’s Top 100 High School Basketball Camp will for the fourth year in a row take place at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, from June 8-13. Players will participate in drills, learn strategies from current and former NBPA members and coaches, along with […]

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OLY Paris Torch Arrival
The Belem, a three-masted sailing ship bringing the Olympic flame from Greece, center, sails past a containership decorated with the Paris 2024 logo when approaching Marseille on Wednesday. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends in Paris. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Olympic Torch Arrives in France Amid Fanfare, High Security in Marseille

Thousands gathered in the French port city of Marseille as the Olympic torch arrived in the host country with less than 80 days before the 2024 Olympic Summer Games open in Paris. A majestic three-mast ship carried the Olympic torch from Greece for the welcoming ceremony at sunset Wednesday. The ship sailed into Marseille’s Old […]

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Maryland Cycling Classic Postponed for 2024

The Maryland Sports Commission and the Sport & Entertainment Corporation Of Maryland have announced that the Maryland Cycling Classic will be postponing the third edition of the event with a full return in 2025. After consultation with the SECMD Board of Directors, local government officials and stakeholders including USA Cycling and Union Cycliste Internationale, the […]

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Boarding of the athletes – Paris 2024

Bach: Paris Opening Ceremony to be ‘Iconic’ on Seine

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach told French media recently the Opening Ceremony plans for this year’s Olympic Summer Games in Paris will be “unforgettable for the athletes, and everybody will be safe and secure” as security plans ahead of the July 26 event has dominated discussion. “The very meticulous, very professional approach (from French […]

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Prudential Center Outside
The areas outside of the Prudential Center in the spring and summer turn into extra fan activations both for New Jersey Devils games and any other events the venue hosts. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

For NHL Arenas, There is No Offseason

On this balmy April evening in Newark, New Jersey, the game experience for NHL fans walking from Penn Station to the Prudential Center starts before they even step into the venue. It’s outside at the area they call “championship plaza” where food trucks tout various fare, a local band plays and fans of both the […]

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