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MVC Women’s Basketball

Missouri Valley Conference Announces Future Women’s Basketball Tournament Hosts

The Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Championship will be held at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana, 2025 before rotating to Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, 2026 and Vibrant Arena at The MARK in Moline, Illinois, in 2027. In 2024, the Missouri Valley Conference was one of only six conferences in which the women’s basketball […]

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Special Olympics Chile

Chile to Host 2027 Special Olympics World Games

Santiago, Chile, will host the 2027 Special Olympics World Games, marking the first time in the organization’s 55-year history that a World Games will take place in the Southern Hemisphere. Santiago will welcome more than 6,000 athletes from over 170 nations to compete in 22 Olympic-type sports. The Games will also attract 6,000 family members, […]

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US Table Tennis 888

USA Table Tennis Designates 888 Table Tennis Center as a National Training Center

888 Table Tennis Center in Burlingame, California, has been named a National Training Center for USA Table Tennis and will the primary hub for athlete development programs, national team training camps and national team competitions. 888 Table Tennis, founded by Huifen Chan, has attracted players from across the U.S. and the world. The venue’s International […]

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Wrexham Tour 2024

Wrexham AFC Announces Two U.S. Stops for 2024 Tour

Wrexham AFC, the club featured in the FX documentary “Welcome to Wrexham,” have announced the 2024 Wrex Coast Tour, which will see the men’s team return to the United States and, for the first time, Wrexham AFC Women travel stateside as well. The men’s first team, fresh from sealing their second consecutive promotion — into […]

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Sports ETA 2024

Portland’s She Flies Initiative Showcased at Sports ETA Symposium

In December 2022, the She Flies Gala was created as an annual fundraiser to help fund the She Flies initiatives and now, Sport Oregon has seen its growth mirror that of women’s sports across the country. The session “Creating Inclusive Communities Through Sports” at this week’s Sports ETA Annual Symposium in Portland focused on the […]

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2025 Ireland football

Kansas State, Iowa State to Open 2025 College Football Season in Ireland

Kansas State and Iowa State will clash in the fourth edition of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic on August 23, 2025, at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, the first ever Big 12 matchup in Ireland. This will be just the second time that Kansas State will play a football game outside the United States as […]

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Dallas Wings

Dallas Wings to Play at Dallas Memorial Arena Starting in 2026

The Dallas Wings will move to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center’s Dallas Memorial Arena beginning in 2026 after a 15-year, $19 million agreement was reached pending WNBA approval for the team to move into the city’s downtown. The Wings will play the 2024 and 2025 seasons in College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, where […]

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Play Hockey Team IP

Play Hockey Partners with Team IP

Youth hockey event organizer Play Hockey has announced a new partnership with Team IP. The agreement will make Team IP the official awards and gifts supplier of Play Hockey, which provides experiences to more than 100,000 youth hockey players at 105 events. “Play Hockey is excited to deliver more memorable experiences for our athletes and […]

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US Figure Skating

2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships to be in Wichita

The 2025 U.S. Figure Skating championships will be held in Wichita, Kansas, while the 2024 Skate America event will be in Allen Texas, the national governing body has announced with its qualifying season schedule and calendar of domestically held international events for the 2024-25 season. “U.S. Figure Skating is very excited about each of our […]

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US Chess Federation

Columbus to Host US Chess SuperNationaIs IX in 2029

Columbus and the Greater Columbus Convention Center will host the 2029 SuperNationals IX, the United States Chess Federation has announced. The national governing body for chess in the U.S. made the announcement this week. SuperNationals IX is a National Scholastic Event held every four years which combines three spring national tournaments normally held in separate […]

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