Author: Matt Traub

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The Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower. (AP Photo//Michel Euler, File)

IOC Confirms ‘Neutral’ Russian Athletes Can Compete at Paris Olympics

Having spent months laying the groundwork for the inevitable announcement in spite of widespread protests within Ukraine and other parts of Europe, the International Olympic Committee finally confirmed Friday that some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris. The IOC said in a statement released late Friday […]

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Frank del Duca, Adrian Adams, Martin Christofferson, Manteo, Mitchell
Frank del Duca, Adrian Adams, Martin Christofferson, Manteo, Mitchell, of The United States, start their four-man bobsled World Cup race in December 2022, in Lake Placid, New York. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Lake Placid Proposes to Host 2026 Winter Olympic Bobsled, Luge and Skeleton Events

The New York State Olympic Regional Developmental Authority has proposed that the sliding events of bobsled, luge and skeleton for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games be held in Lake Placid, New York, as a solution to the long-running drama in Italy. “Our commitment to managing, marketing, maintaining, and providing top-notch facilities for training and competitions […]

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Lacrosse Native Americans
Lois Garlow of the Haudenosaunee Nationals lacrosse team heads toward the sideline during a match against Canada at the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, in 2022. Members of the Haudenosaunee are hopeful they will have a chance to play the sport their people invented when lacrosse returns to the Olympics in 2028 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Paul Newberry)

White House Supports Indigenous Lacrosse Team for 2028 Olympics

A push to allow the Haudenosaunee Nationals to compete as its own team in lacrosse at the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles received a major endorsement when President Joe Biden announced Wednesday at the White House Tribal Nations Summit a push to allow the Indigenous nation that invented lacrosse to play under its own […]

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Belmont at Saratoga
Keen Ice (7), with Javier Castellano up moves past Triple Crown winner American Pharoah (2), with Victor Espinoza up to win the Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York, in 2015.The 2024 Belmont Stakes will be run at Saratoga Race Course, with the third leg of horse racing's Triple Crown shifting from Long Island to upstate to New York because of the massive renovation of Belmont Park, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

Belmont Stakes Relocates to Saratoga Race Course in 2024

The 2024 Belmont Stakes will be run at Saratoga Race Course for the first time, with the third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown shifting upstate from Long Island because of the massive renovation of Belmont Park. New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday the move to the heart of the Capital Region. Pending the […]

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Cedar Point Collegiate Softball League to Launch in 2024

Sports Force Parks at Cedar Point Sports Center announced the formation of the Cedar Point Collegiate League, a new softball league that will launch in the summer of 2024 in Sandusky, Ohio, under the umbrella of the American Collegiate League, the national body of governance for regional NCAA summer league softball that was established in […]

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The Soccer Tournament Announces $1 Million Women’s Prize in New Competition

The Soccer Tournament, the 7v7 event with a $1 million winner-take-all prize, has announced its plans for an expanded 2024 event featuring the addition of an eight-team women’s tournament for a separate $1 million prize with the event staying at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, from June 5-10, 2024. The expansion adds to […]

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Henrico Sports Events Center
Photo courtesy of Henrico County Sports Authority Facebook Page

Henrico Sports & Events Center Officially Opens

The Henrico Sports & Events Center sports and entertainment complex held its formal opening this week as the former Virginia Center Commons mall property has been turned into a $50 million, 185,000-square-foot venue for tournaments and more. Built through a partnership between Henrico and Rebkee County, the complex began hosting tournaments and other events in […]

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