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World Lacrosse Tokyo

Tokyo to Host 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship

Tokyo will host the 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship from July 24 through August 2, the first world championship in Japan since 1997. The Oi Hockey Stadium will be used for the majority of the games in the 16-team championship, with Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground hosting medal matches and the semifinal round. “We are […]

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NCAA Womens Wrestling

NCAA Adds Women’s Wrestling as Championship Sport

Women’s wrestling will be an official NCAA championship sport after the governing body approved its addition on the Division I, II and III levels at its annual convention this week in Nashville. The NCAA’s first women’s wrestling championship will be in 2026. More than 1,200 women wrestlers are competing at NCAA schools today with 76 […]

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Brice Johnson, Kasey Hill
North Carolina's Brice Johnson dunks against Florida's Kasey Hill during the Battle 4 Atlantis 2014 championship game in the Bahamas. (AP Photo/Tim Aylen)

KemperSports to Manage Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis

KemperSports will manage the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis, a men’s and women’s college basketball tournament held annually at the Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas. KemperSports LIVE, the organization’s sports marketing and events division, will be tasked with event operations, sponsorship sales and fulfillment and team relations. The Battle 4 Atlantis first started […]

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SailGp Accor Hotels

SailGP, Accor Hotels Announce Global Partnership

SailGP will have Accor as its official hotel partner starting with this weekend’s New Zealand Sail Grand Prix as part of a multi-year agreement. Accor’s partnership with the sports organization comes along with its sponsorship of the France SailGP team which started in 2023 and will last through 2028. The French hospitality group will have […]

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Ann Arbor NWGS

Ann Arbor Sports Commission Hosts Second Annual Celebration of Girls and Women in Sports

The Ann Arbor Sports Commission will host its second annual Washtenaw County Celebration of Girls and Women in Sports, a two-day event with a mix of activities, collegiate sports and panel discussions. The event February 1–2 is timed with National Girls and Women in Sports Day, which celebrates the achievements of women and girls in […]

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Devon Doggett

Devon Doggett Named Sports Sales Manager Role at Visit Frisco

Visit Frisco announces the promotion of Devon Doggett to sports sales manager charged with recruiting and hosting sports events to the Texas destination. Doggett joined Visit Frisco in March 2023 as sports and events destination services coordinator. He was part of the team hosting NCAA Division I FCS Championship games, PGA Jr League Championships, LoneStar […]

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Genesis Invitational
The crowd gathers around the 18th green at the Genesis Invitational in Los Angeles in 2020. This year's tournament will be relocated because of the wildfires in the region. File Photo by Tim Schneider/SportsTravel

PGA to Move Genesis Invitational After Los Angeles Wildfires

The PGA Tour’s Genesis Invitational will be moved out of the Pacific Palisades area after wildfires near Riviera Country Club and throughout Southern California, the latest in a series of sporting events moved or postponed. The Genesis Invitational is hosted by Tiger Woods. As well as annually hosting the tournament, Riviera Country Club is also […]

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