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NCAA Championships Wrestling
Oklahoma State's Wyatt Hendrickson, right, takes on Minnesota's Gable Steveson during the 285-pound championship match at the NCAA wrestling championship in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Upcoming NCAA Championship Bid Cycle Detailed

The bid portal for the next NCAA championship bid cycle will open this summer with bids due in the fall and the announcement of future hosts for dozens of championships coming in the summer of 2026. NCAA Vice President of Championships & Alliances Anthony Holman presented the tentative timeline for the next bid cycle during […]

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Bill Hancock

Bill Hancock to Receive Michael J. Cleary Merit of Honor Award

Bill Hancock, former College Football Playoff executive director, has been selected as the 13th recipient of the Michael J. Cleary Merit of Honor Award by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. The award was named after Cleary, the former NACDA executive director, in 2011. Cleary served at the helm of NACDA from the […]

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SoCon Baseball

Southern Conference Baseball Championship Staying in Greenville

Greenville, South Carolina, will host the Southern Conference Baseball Championship for the next three years thanks to an extended agreement between the conference and Minor League Baseball’s Greenville Drive. Fluor Field will remain the home of the event for the 2025–2027 championships. This year’s championship is set for May 21–25. “We are thrilled to announce […]

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Sun Belt Baseball

Sun Belt Conference Extends Baseball Partnership with Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama, has been selected to host the Sun Belt Baseball Championship through 2030 as part of the league’s ongoing partnership with the Central Alabama Sports Commission and the city of Montgomery. The 2025 Sun Belt Baseball Championship will take place from May 20–25, with all games at Riverwalk Stadium — home to the Tampa […]

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NAIA Volleyball

NAIA Extends Women’s Volleyball Agreement with Sioux City Through 2028

The NAIA has extended its agreement with Sioux City, Iowa, and the Tyson Events Center, naming them hosts of the NAIA Women’s Volleyball National Championship through 2028. The destination will host the upcoming women’s volleyball national championship set to take place December 3–9, 2025. Last year’s title game saw No. 2 Indiana Wesleyan outlast No. […]

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Mountain West Baseball Championship

Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship Headed to Mesa

The Mountain West Conference, in partnership with the Arizona Sports & Entertainment Commission, will host the 2025 Credit Union 1 Baseball Championship at Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona, May 21–24. The agreement marks the first time the Mountain West baseball tournament will be held on a neutral field and in the state of Arizona. Sloan […]

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MCWS 75

Men’s College World Series Celebrates its 75th Anniversary

The College World Series of Omaha, Inc. has announced a celebration of its 75th Anniversary, honoring decades of baseball moments with a lineup of events and activations around the city before the June 13 start of this year’s event. A dedicated anniversary website will serve as a central hub for all event details, historical retrospectives […]

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USCAA Golf

USCAA Announces Alternating Sites for Golf Championships

The United States Collegiate Athletic Association has announced State College, Pennsylvania, and Williamsburg, Virginia, as the alternating host sites for the USCAA Golf National Championships through 2028. The 2025 and 2027 championships will be played at the Penn State Blue Course in State College, while the 2026 and 2028 championships will be played in Williamsburg […]

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Panama City Beach tournaments

Visit Panama City Beach to Host JUCO Baseball and Softball Tournaments

Visit Panama City Beach will host the fourth annual Visit Panama City Beach College Baseball Classic January 31 through February 2, followed by the inaugural Visit Panama City Beach JUCO Softball Showdown on February 7–9. The tournaments will be hosted in partnership with Gulf Coast State College. The two events will feature 30 junior college […]

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National Duals Invitational

Tulsa to Host Top Collegiate Wrestling Event This Fall

The 2025 National Duals Invitational collegiate wrestling event will take place at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, from November 15–16 with more than $1 million up for grabs for the 16 Division I teams participating. “We’re thrilled to have the inaugural National Duals Invitational in Tulsa,” said Joel Koester, Tulsa Sports Commission director of […]

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