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Luis Figo

Luis Figo on Portugal’s Euro 2024 Chances, FIFA 2030 World Cup Promise

As the European Championships finish group play on Wednesday and move to this weekend’s start of knockout round action, one legendary player is high on his home country’s chances of glory in Germany – Portugal’s Luis Figo. “Portugal has a strong team at the moment, with a good balance between very experienced players and the […]

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Rockford Ironman

Rockford to Host Ironman 70.3 Event in Three-Year Agreement

Ironman has announced that it will host its first event in the state of Illinois with the Ironman 70.3 Rockford-Illinois triathlon in 2025, 2026 and 2027. The triathlon is scheduled to debut on June 22, 2025. “Ironman 70.3 athletes push themselves to continually improve, to be better each day, to not settle for less than […]

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Linda Logan

Greater Columbus Sports Commission CEO Linda Logan Honored with Spirit of Columbus Award

Linda Logan, chief executive officer and president of the Greater Columbus Sports Commission since its inception in 2002, received the Spirit of Columbus Award on June 22 from Columbus Foundation President and Chief Executive Officer Doug Kridler at Lower.com Field during a Columbus Crew match. Under Logan’s guidance, the Greater Columbus Sports Commission has become […]

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Roanoke cycling

Roanoke to Host USA Cycling Endurance Mountain Bike National Championships

Roanoke in Virginia’s Blue Ridge has been announced as the host for the USA Cycling Endurance Mountain Bike National Championships for the next two years. The event combines cross-country and marathon mountain bike events and brings together cyclists of all categories to compete for national titles in 2025–2026, with the first event tentatively slated for […]

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Ryan Crouser of the United States poses after winning the gold medal in the shot put at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Crouser is a fan of World Athletics' plan to pay gold medalists in athletics at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

World Athletics’ Cash for Paris Olympic Winners Debated Worldwide

Winning an Olympic gold medal gives an athlete a spot in history, the chance to forever be called a gold medalist and go down in the record books. But in the modern era of the Games, athletes have pointed out repeatedly how those things are intrinsic but do not pay the increasing bills that come […]

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Pickleball at Fenway
The Baltimore Orioles play against the Boston Red Sox during the eighth inning at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

ESPN Announces ‘ESPN Experiences: Take Me Out to the Ballparks’ for Labor Day Weekend

The ESPN Experiences: Take Me Out to the Ballparks tour over Labor Day Weekend will allow fans to experience a five-day, four-night Major League Baseball immersive experience. Stops include Fenway Park in Boston, Yankee Stadium in New York and Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, along with a private tour of the Jackie Robinson Museum and […]

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WrestleMania 39 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles was the highest-grossing event in WWE history at the time, with more than 160,000 fans in attendance. Photo by Justin Shaw/SportsTravel

Wrestlemania, SummerSlam and Royal Rumble Heading to Indianapolis

Lucas Oil Stadium will host the WWE Royal Rumble on February 1, 2025, along with hosting SummerSlam and WrestleMania in future years as part of a new partnership. WWE and Indiana Sports Corp will also work with community partners across the state to create a legacy program. Raw, SmackDown, NXT and WWE Live Events will […]

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Delaware Tourism Office Announces $11.3 Million Going to Four Sports Facilities

The Delaware Tourism Office has announced $11.3 million in awards to four sports facilities through the Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund. Established through the Fiscal Year 2024 Bond and Capital Improvements Act, the fund provides financial support to new or existing sports facilities to attract out-of-state visitors and contribute to the state and local economy. […]

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Chambers Bay

Chambers Bay to Host 2028 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship

Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington, has been selected by the USGA as the host site for the 2028 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship from May 20–24. The club has previously hosted four USGA championships — the 2010 U.S. Amateur, the 2015 U.S. Open won by Jordan Spieth, the 2021 U.S. Amateur Four and the 2022 […]

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LA28 Venues
Among the venues LA28 will utilize is swimming at SoFi Stadium, which garnered major social media buzz upon its announcement. Renderings via LA28

LA28 Swimming Set for SoFi Stadium; Softball Heading to Oklahoma City

The 2028 Olympic Summer Games will have multiple sports organized in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, while the long-whispered reports of swimming heading to SoFi Stadium were confirmed by LA28 organizers on Friday morning, meaning that athletics will be held immediately after the Opening Ceremony with swimming in the second half of the Games, bucking long-time tradition. […]

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