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Richmond Region Tourism to Host Three CIAA Championships Through 2024

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and Richmond Region Tourism have announced a three-year partnership that will bring a trio of spring championships to the Virginia destination beginning in 2022. The championship events start next spring with outdoor track and field and women’s tennis hosted by Virginia State University, and softball at RF&P Park in Henrico […]

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North Carolina Bid for World University Games Unveils Logo

The U.S. International University Sports Federation and the North Carolina Bid Committee have unveiled the logo for the U.S. bid to host the 2027 Summer World University Games. “We are excited to make public today the iconic look we’ve chosen to represent our efforts to bring the 2027 Summer World University Games to the United […]

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Southern Conference Basketball Tournament Remains in Asheville Through 2026

The Southern Conference will continue to have its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments in Asheville, North Carolina, through 2026, extending a longtime stay in the destination. The league worked with the Asheville Buncombe Regional Sports Commission, Harrah’s Cherokee Center, Buncombe County and the city of Asheville. First held in 1921, the SoCon men’s tournament is […]

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New Jersey Invests $200,000 in Atlantic City Esports Innovation Center

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority will invest $200,000 with Stockton University to support the establishment of an esports Innovation Center at the university’s Atlantic City campus. The funding will be used to provide staff support for the Innovation Center, which is expected to contribute to Atlantic City’s goal of becoming a hub for the […]

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Palm Beach to Host Its First NCAA Men’s Golf National Championship

The Palm Beach County Sports Commission will host the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf National Championship at PGA National Resort & Spa’s Champion Course. The event, May 17–21, will mark the first NCAA men’s golf championship to take place in The Palm Beaches, although the region has been awarded more in the years to come. […]

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Pac-12 Hires MGM Resorts Executive Geoege Kliavkoff as Commissioner

The Pac-12 Conference has turned to MGM Resorts International executive George Kliavkoff to be its next commissioner, succeeding Larry Scott, whose tenure was marked with controversial steps over the collegiate conference’s media landscape. The 54-year-old Kliavkoff has been president of entertainment and sports for MGM Resorts since 2018 and brings years of experience in live […]

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Downtown Spokane Stadium Approved; USL Expansion Team on Its Way

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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Greater Lansing to host NCAA Division III Women’s Golf Championships

The Greater Lansing Sports Authority will be the focal point of the women’s college golf world as it hosts the NCAA Division III National Championships. The event will bring 25 schools with 131 student-athletes from across the country to Forest Akers West Golf Course from May 11–14 at East Lansing’s Michigan State University. Olivet College […]

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Little Rock, Arkansas, to Host 2021–2023 NJCAA Football Championships

The NJCAA, along with the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau and Arkansas Parks, Heritage and Tourism, has announced the Arkansas destination as the location for the 2021, 2022, and 2023 NJCAA Football Championships at War Memorial Stadium. The 2021 championship is scheduled for June 5 and will be televised nationally by CBS Sports Network. […]

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Populous Unveils Georgia Tech Baseball Renovations

Populous, in association with Collins Cooper Carusi, has recently completed and unveiled the second phase of renovations at Georgia Tech’s recently renamed Mac Nease Baseball Park at Russ Chandler Stadium. The second phase, at a cost of $10 million, includes a new entry plaza plus Champions Hall, a two-story, multipurpose gathering space for fans on the […]

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