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St. Louis MVC

Missouri Valley Conference Extends Men’s Basketball Tournament Agreement with St. Louis

The Missouri Valley Conference has announced a three-year extension of its agreement to host its men’s basketball tournament at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, which keeps the event in the destination through at least 2028, with an option to continue the contract through 2030, which would mark 40 consecutive years of “Arch Madness” in the […]

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2025 Women’s Final Four Logo

2025 NCAA Women’s Final Four Logo Unveiled

Highlighting many of the features and colors representative of Tampa Bay and the state of Florida, the 2025 NCAA Women’s Final Four logo has been unveiled. The University of South Florida and the Tampa Bay Sports Commission will serve as co-hosts for the event at Amalie Arena, with the national semifinals on April 4 and […]

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Buffalo USCAA

Buffalo to Host USCAA Basketball Small College National Championships

The United States Collegiate Athletic Association has announced that the 2025 and 2026 USCAA Basketball Small College National Championships will be held in Buffalo. The championship events will be held March 8–15, 2025 and March 1–7, 2026 and will include about 800 players on 36 teams representing schools from multiple states. Both tournaments will be […]

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Rady Children’s Invitational

Field Announced for 2024 Rady Children’s Invitational

As they prepare for the inaugural Rady Children’s Invitational next month, Sports San Diego officials announced the field for the 2024 event will include Arkansas, BYU, Notre Dame and Purdue. “We are fired up to have these premier college basketball programs and institutions with amazing traditions and fan bases set to play in San Diego […]

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Nevada Basketball Arena

Nevada Men’s Basketball Arena Part of Reno Casino Expansion Plan

Reno’s largest hotel and casino announced Wednesday plans for a $1 billion private capital investment that would include a new off-campus home for the University of Nevada men’s basketball team that could be ready by 2026. No public money will be involved in the financing. Officials of the Grand Sierra Resort and Reno Mayor Hillary […]

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Maui Invitational

2023 Maui Invitational Moved to Island of Oʻahu

The 2023 Maui Invitational will shift to the island of Oʻahu while its traditional home court, the Lahaina Civic Center, continues to serve as a critical hub for Maui wildfire recovery efforts. The 2023 tournament will take place at the Stan Sheriff Center on the campus of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa from November […]

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Hoops for Ohana

Maui Invitational Creates Hoops for ‘Ohana Online Auction

The Maui Invitational has launched the Hoops for ‘Ohana online auction in partnership with the Hawaii Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund, which is dedicated to providing financial resources for rapid response and recovery for the devastating wildfires on Maui. The Maui Invitational has called Maui home for nearly 40 years at the Lahaina Civic Center […]

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Big South

High Point to Host 2024 Big South Basketball Tournament

The Big South Conference will hold the 2024 Hercules Tires Big South Men’s & Women’s Basketball Championships at the Nido and Mariana Qubein Center at High Point University. High Point will host the combined tournament for the first time, which will be March 6–10. It will be the the sixth time that all rounds of […]

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Rangers Hurricanes Hockey
Fans wait for Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series between the New York Rangers and the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

Carolina Hurricanes Sign 20-Year Extension on PNC Arena

The Carolina Hurricanes will stay in Raleigh, North Carolina, through the 2043–2044 NHL season after the club signed a 20-year lease extension at PNC Arena, which owners Centennial Authority says will undergo major renovations including the development of a sports and entertainment district and public gathering space around the arena. “This is an exciting day […]

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Creighton Arkansas Basketball
Arkansas guard Anthony Black attempts a last second shot at the end of the Maui Invitational semifinals against Creighton on November 22, 2022, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Creighton defeated Arkansas 90-87 to advance to the final. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

2023 Maui Invitational ‘Monitoring’ Wildfire Situation

Wildfires on Maui that killed at least 55 people and wiped out a historic town have also, from a purely sports event standpoint, led to discussion over if one of college basketball’s biggest non-conference tournaments will be able to hold the event on the island in late November. The wildfires are the state’s deadliest natural […]

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