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SailGP Event 1 Season 1 Sydney Australia

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SailGP Makes Its U.S. Debut

Sports fans in San Francisco and New York can experience a different kind of racing when SailGP glides into town. The newly created sailing championship series, underwritten by Oracle founder and sailing enthusiast Larry Ellison, makes its U.S. debut in San Francisco May 4–5 before continuing in New York the following month. The two-day race […]

Posted On : May 3, 2019 By : Neal Reid

Photograph: Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018

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Rugby Event Makes U.S. Debut

The Major League Baseball season may be in full swing, but executives with Giants Enterprises in San Francisco are getting excited for a different kind of sport. In July, AT&T Park will host the Rugby World Cup Sevens, the premier international competition for the sport. It will be the first time the event will take […]

Posted On : June 7, 2018 By : Neal Reid

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Rugby Readies for Its Moment

Rugby Readies for its Moment By Neal Read The buzz is building for a different breed of contact sport in America. Rugby, a sport that dates back more than 150 years, is riding a wave of momentum and will soon have an even bigger presence in the United States, thanks in part to the addition […]

Posted On : September 5, 2017 By : Neal Reid

Photo courtesy of Steve Seixeiro/SeixeiroPhotography.com

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USA Curling Nationals

If you walk around Everett, Washington, these days and ask residents about the sport of curling, chances are they’ll be able to tell you a thing or two. That wasn’t necessarily the case before the USA Curling National Championships came to Xfinity Arena for seven days of competition. More than 5,000 residents, visitors and…

Posted On : April 4, 2017 By : Neal Reid