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World Breaking Classic
The World Breaking Classic USA Qualifier was held at historic Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

Tulsa Breaks Into Next Olympic Sport

Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was the famed home of Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, whose sound defined the western swing style in the late 1930s. But it was a couple of Texas bboys that ended up stealing the show at the World Breaking Classic USA Qualifier at Cain’s on March 16, an event […]

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Matthias Remund

Matthias Remund to Replace Eric Saintrond as FISU Secretary General

Matthias Remund, the director of Switzerland’s Federal Office of Sport, will become the new secretary general for the International University of Sports Federation, or FISU, starting in 2025. Remund will be working with Deputy Secretary Generals Paulo Ferreira and Fernando Parente, who are currently respectively general director and director of development at FISU. FISU has […]

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Major League Rugby San Diego

San Diego to Host 2024 Major League Rugby Championship

Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego will host the 2024 Major League Rugby championship match on August 4, one year after the San Diego Legion advanced to the final match before losing to New England. The Free Jacks beat the Legion in last year’s Major League Rugby final, 25-24, at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois, the […]

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Rugby America’s Aspiration
The U.S. team sings the national anthem ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool C game at Kobe Misaki Stadium against England in Kobe, Japan. The U.S. will host the 2031 Rugby World Cup for the first time in program history. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

USA Men’s Rugby to Play in Chicago, Washington in Summer

USA Rugby’s men’s national team will play matches against Romania on July 5 in Chicago and Scotland on July 12 in Washington, D.C., to prepare for Pacific Nations Cup later this year. The two events join a pair of USA vs Canada fixtures, both at Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles, with the women […]

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SFC Core4

Sports Facilities Companies to Operate CORE4 Athletic Complex

CORE4 Athletic Complex will be the official practice facility for the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream through 2025, with an option to extend into a third year at the 44,000 square foot facility located in Chamblee, Georgia, founded by NBA All-Star Paul Millsap. “We can’t be more excited to announce our continued partnership with the Atlanta Dream,” […]

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MSG

Big East Tournament to Remain at Madison Square Garden Through 2032

The Big East Tournament will remain at Madison Square Garden through 2032, ensuring a half-century of championship college basketball play at the historic New York City arena. The Big East Conference and Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. announced the extension as the semifinals of this year’s tournament were about to tip off. The two groups […]

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USOPC

USOPC Reviewing Olympic Commission Report

A panel charged with reviewing the Olympic structure in the United States is calling for Congress to consider wide-ranging changes in a report that United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee Chief Executive Officer Sarah Hirshland called “helpful perspective on many topics that our movement has been evaluating and discussing for many years.” The Commission on […]

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Perfect Game Select Festival

Perfect Game to Host Four Different Select Festivals This Summer

Perfect Game has announced details for its upcoming 11U, 12U, 13U and 14U Select Festival as three states will host the four separate showcase events this August. The announcement comes on the same week as Perfect Game announced the 22st edition of its Dick’s Sporting Goods All-American Classic will return to Chase Field in Phoenix […]

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