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Known for its year-round sunshine, stunning mountain backdrop, rich cultural heritage and resort-style amenities, Greater Palm Springs offers world-class venues that cater to premier sporting events, from iconic tennis tournaments and championship golf to hockey and lacrosse. Rooted in an inclusive spirit that has come to define the local community, the destination continues to […]
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Visit Cumberland Valley has become the 15th member of PA Sports, the leading agency for sports tourism in the state of Pennsylvania. Cumberland Valley is located in south-central Pennsylvania, where it is home to the halfway point of the Appalachian Trail, as well as six colleges and universities. “We’re thrilled to join PA Sports, as […]
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Iran has moved its World Cup training base out of the United States because of the war in the Middle East, according to the Associated Press. Mehdi Taj, president of the Iran Football Federation, said Saturday that his nation had been given approval from FIFA to move the base, which had been scheduled for Tucson, […]
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World Gymnaestrada, the world’s largest gymnastics event, will be staged in Las Vegas from July 7–13, 2031, according to an announcement from World Gymnastics. This is the first time the event will be held outside of Europe. The event is held every four years and features more than 20,000 athletes representing over 50 nations. It […]
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For 50 years the NFL Draft took place in one city: New York. Since 2015 it has moved across the country, bringing one of the league’s jewel events to fans in a variety of markets and in 2028, for the first time, the league will bring it to Minneapolis. The league announced today at its […]
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The Tennessee Titans’ new stadium isn’t open yet, but it already has one very big event on the schedule: hosting Super Bowl LXIV in February 2030. The NFL announced Tuesday that the new Nissan Stadium, scheduled to open in time for the 2027 season, will host the league’s championship game at the end of its […]
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USA Fencing will open its Maison d’Escrime (French for “house of fencing”) at the Biltmore Los Angeles during the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It will serve as a gathering spot for Team USA athletes, families, donors, sponsors and guests throughout both Games. This is the first sport-specific hospitality house to be announced by a […]
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“We will no longer be comfortable being great.” That message was heard both directly and indirectly at the recent 2026 SportsTravel Road Trip in Colorado Springs. It was a line delivered by former Penn State football coach James Franklin after his Nittany Lions suffered a crushing one-point loss to Ohio State for the second consecutive […]
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Foreign visitors who are confirmed FIFA World Cup ticket holders will not have to pay a bond that had been required by the Trump administration, according to the Associated Press. The State Department issued the bond requirement last year for travelers from 50 countries that the department said had high rates of people overstaying their […]
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March Madness is getting madder. After months of speculation, the NCAA formally announced Thursday that it is expanding the Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments to 76 teams each, up from 68 teams. The change will take effect with the 2026-27 season and introduce an “opening round” in which 12 lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and […]
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