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The AAU Junior Olympic Games will be held in Houston in 2025, 2027 and 2031, making the Texas destination the second-most utilized host city in AAU Junior Olympic Games history. The AAU Junior Olympic Games is the largest national multi-sport event for youth in the United States. Houston has hosted the Games in 2012, 2016, […]
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The North Carolina Bid Committee for the 2027 World University Games wrapped up this week an intensive site visit from the evaluation committee of the International University Sports Federation, which will either select North Carolina or a bid from Chungcheong, South Korea, in November. “We have been thrilled to host the top leadership at FISU […]
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The Olympic Club in San Francisco has been selected by the USGA as the host site for the 2030 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship, the next in a long string of USGA championships at the course. “The Olympic Club has produced some of the most memorable USGA championship moments and we are thrilled to be able […]
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The world’s largest volleyball tournament is heading to the Sunshine State. The Amateur Athletic Union will bring the 49th AAU Girls’ Junior National Volleyball Championships and AAU Boys’ Junior National Volleyball Championships to Orlando from June 14 to July 1. The Orange County Convention Center will host more than 70,000 athletes and coaches, representing 48 […]
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The Maryland Sports Commission has announced it distributed more than $1 million in grants to more than 60 youth and amateur sport tourism events throughout the state of Maryland for fiscal year 2022. The contributions, made through the Maryland Sports Youth and Amateur Sports Grant & Michael Erin Busch Fund, account for all money distributed […]
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Baltimore will host the 2028 and 2032 AAU Junior Olympic Games, the city announced in partnership with the AAU, Visit Baltimore and Maryland Sports. The announcement came during a press conference on the campus of Morgan State University. The AAU Junior Olympic Games is the largest national multi-sport event conducted annually. The inaugural Games were […]
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A long time ago, Megan McKenzie was sent some videos by her sister-in-law after a visit to the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, planting an idea that she could never truly stop thinking about. “There was something so cool about the energy and that it was a man-made facility,” she said. “You don’t have […]
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A large project may soon be coming to Sarasota County, Florida, as the area looks to capitalize on its booming growth. During the May 10 Sarasota County BCC meeting, commissioners unanimously voted to designate up to $20 million of sixth penny Tourist Development Tax (TDT) revenues for a proposed Nathan Benderson Park Indoor Sports Complex […]
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The Spokane Public School Board in Washington on Wednesday night approved a new mixed-use downtown stadium development that will bring a USL League One expansion club to the city and potentially be used by Eastern Washington University and the Big Sky Conference. The board of directors agreed in a 4-1 vote to move ahead with […]
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A new Bo Jackson-backed youth and amateur complex is planned for the Houston area, with Sports Facilities Companies announcing the venue that will feature fields and an ice complex. Bo Jackson’s Turf and Ice will serve Houston and surrounding markets for sports training, elite development, team building, leagues, camps and clinics. It will be able […]
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