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NHL 2024-25 schedule

NHL Releases Full 2024–2025 Schedule With Special Events

The National Hockey League 2024–2025 regular season will start in Europe and include games in multiple countries, new venues, the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off and the first action of the relocated Utah Hockey Club. The season begins October 4, when the Buffalo Sabres play the New Jersey Devils in the 2024 NHL Global Series at […]

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Helsinki to Host 2025 IFSC Youth World Championship

The International Federation of Sport Climbing Youth World Championships is headed back to Europe for the 2025 edition as Helsinki will welcome hundreds of young climbers from July 28 through August 3 with competition split up at two venues. The KiipeilyAreena Ristikko — one of the largest climbing gyms in Northern Europe — will host […]

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USA Pickleball Select Series

USA Pickleball Creates 2024 USA Pickleball Select Series

USA Pickleball, the national governing body for the sport in the United States, announced five events as part of the inaugural 2024 USA Pickleball Select Series between July and October in Virginia, Alabama, California, New Jersey and Colorado. “We’re excited to offer the USA Pickleball Select Series for our members to continue to hone their […]

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Kim Ng Hired as Senior Advisor of Athletes Unlimited Softball League

Kim Ng, the first woman to serve as general manager of a major American men’s professional sports team, has joined Athletes Unlimited as a senior advisor, focusing on the new AU Softball League. Ng will oversee the development of the AUSL as it prepares for its launch in the spring of 2025, working with Chief […]

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Carlos Deliz has been named the director of sports tourism for Discover Puerto Rico. SportsTravel Archive Photo

Carlos Deliz Promoted to Director of Sports Tourism at Discover Puerto Rico

Carlos Deliz has been promoted to the director of sports tourism at Discover Puerto Rico. Deliz has been with Discover Puerto Rico for seven years, most recently as senior sports sales manager after spending nearly five years as regional sales manager for sports tourism. Before joining Discover Puerto Rico, he worked at a series of […]

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LA28 Para Climbing

Para Climbing Approved for 2028 Paralympic Program

The International Paralympic Committee has approved a proposal from LA28 to include Para climbing into the 2028 Paralympic Sport Program, expanding the Games program to 23 sports as Para climbing will make its Paralympic debut in Southern California. The International Federation for Sport Climbing has been hosting Para climbing competitions since 2006. Athletes from 27 […]

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Sustaining Olympic Dreams: Inside the USOPC and NGB Funding Process

The Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Paris will be the quadrennial chance for athletes representing the United States to win medals on the biggest global stage possible — and it comes at a time where the ability to chase Olympic legend status can be hard financially, which has led to a revamping of how […]

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U.S. Ski & Snowboard Partners with the X Games

U.S. Ski & Snowboard and the X Games have announced a strategic partnership that will create The Winter X Games Series including the U.S. Ski & Snowboard-hosted FIS World Cup events, the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix and Visa Big Air presented by Toyota taking place alongside Winter X Games. The partnership will involve co-branding and […]

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2024 Arizona Tip-Off

Teams Announced for 2024 Arizona College Basketball Showcase

The four-team Cactus Division field for the 2024 Arizona Tip-Off college basketball showcase has been announced, with Butler, Mississippi State, Northwestern and UNLV taking part in this year’s event November 28–29 at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona. All four programs took part in postseason play last season, with Mississippi State and Northwestern earning NCAA Tournament […]

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USOPC Chief Executive Officer Sarah Hirshland, left, and Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games Chief Executive Officer Fraser Bullock chat with the media in February 2023 at the state capitol building in Salt Lake City, Utah. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee Awards CEO Sarah Hirshland Contract Extension

Sarah Hirshland will be given a five-year contract extension to stay as chief executive officer for the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, The Associated Press reported on Wednesday evening. The AP’s report said in a letter to the USOPC community, chairman Gene Sykes said Hirshland’s “accountability, transparency, and inclusivity has transformed our organization.” “Notably, […]

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