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NCAA Virginia Lacrosse

Virginia to Host 2026 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championships

The 2026 NCAA Division I, II and III men’s lacrosse championships will be held in Charlottesville, Virginia, after the original host site in Foxborough, Massachusetts, had to withdraw because a scheduling conflict with the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Scott Stadium, which seats more than 60,000 fans, will be the first campus stadium to be the […]

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World Cup Antetokounmpo Out Basketball
FILE - Greece's Giannis Antetokounmpo scores a basket during the Eurobasket group C basketball match between Estonia and Greece, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. Antetokounmpo said Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, that he will not be able to play for Greece at the World Cup that starts in two weeks because of ongoing recovery from knee surgery. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)

Estonia, Greece, Spain and Slovenia to Co-Host FIBA EuroBasket 2029

Estonia, Greece, Spain and Slovenia will co-host FIBA EuroBasket 2029, announced FIBA Europe’s Board, with Madrid to be the host for the final phase. With the multi-host format introduced in 2015, this will mark the fifth time the tournament will be hosted by four countries. Games will be at Athens and Madrid along with Ljubljana, […]

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World Aquatics Hungary

World Aquatics Growing Presence in Hungary

World Aquatics will launch a series of strategic partnerships with MOL Group, MOL — New Europe Foundation, MVM Group and OTP Group to strengthen the international federation’s presence in Hungary, which includes the opening of its new headquarters in Budapest. An interim headquarters was opened in the Hungarian capital in November 2024. The wider transition […]

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Euro 2024 Berlin Stadium
FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2021 file photo, the Olympic Stadium is illuminated as the sun sets after the German Bundesliga soccer match between Hertha BSC Berlin and RB Leipzig in Berlin, Germany. Scars of World War II and relics from its Nazi past are preserved at Berlin's Olympiastadion. When Spain plays England in the European Championship final, they will be playing in a stadium that doesn't hide it was built by the Nazis for the 1936 Olympic Games. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

Berlin Wants to Host Olympics as 100th Anniversary of 1936 Games Looms

Berlin is planning to bid to host the Olympic Summer Games for the second time, potentially for 2036 in what would be a candidacy fraught with history. Berlin sports minister Iris Spranger on Tuesday said the city wants to put on a sustainable Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2036, 2040 or 2044, by refurbishing existing […]

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IOC Brisbane 2032 Visit

Next IOC President Kirsty Coventry Hands Over the Baton in Planning for Brisbane 2032 Olympics

Kirsty Coventry completed a ceremonial baton change before she takes over as International Olympic Committee president next month, handing off oversight of preparations for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Summer Games during a three-day inspection visit. Mikaela Cojuangco Jaworski replaced Coventry as head of the IOC’s coordination commission for the 2032 Summer Games after the Olympic […]

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Volleyball World

Michael Payne Appointed Chair of Volleyball World

Internationally renowned sports marketing expert Michael Payne has been named the new independent chair of Volleyball World, bringing over four decades of experience in the global sports industry. “Over the past four years, the Volleyball World team has made great progress in taking volleyball to the next level as a global entertainment product,” Payne said. […]

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State College Criterium

Happy Valley Cycling State College Criterium Set for July

The Happy Valley Sports & Entertainment Alliance will have competitive cycling action in downtown State College on July 26 with the inaugural Happy Valley Cycling State College Criterium, a USA Cycling sanctioned event that will serve as the Pennsylvania State Criterium Elite and Masters Division Championships. “The criterium promises to be a fun, family friendly […]

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The Concession Golf Club Selected to Host Senior PGA Championship from 2026–2028

The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida, will host the Senior PGA Championship for three consecutive years, beginning with the 2026 edition, returning the event to its Florida roots having been held there from 1940 through 2000. The Concession was named Golf Digest’s “Best New Private Course in America” after it opened in 2006. It […]

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BP Winter Village

The Sports Facilities Companies Expands Ice Portfolio

The Sports Facilities Companies has expanded its ice rink portfolio by assuming management of 13 ice rinks across 11 states and two additional community centers previously operated by Rink Management Service. Through the agreement, Rink Management Services’ operational leadership and staff will transition into the SFC network. Under the leadership of President Tom Hillgrove, RMS […]

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