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Athletes Unlimited Softball

Athletes Unlimited’s AUX Softball Heads to Wichita

Athletes Unlimited will bring its AUX Softball competition to Wichita, Kansas, for the first time in the summer of 2024 to start what the league calls a multi-year agreement. “Bringing the premier women’s professional softball league to Wichita is an exciting win,” said Josh Howell, vice president of sports development at Visit Wichita. “We are […]

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Summoners Cup

League of Legends Worlds 2024 Final Heads to London’s O2 Arena

London’s O2 Arena will host the 2024 League of Legends World Championship on November 2, 2024, the event organizer of one of the world’s largest esports events announced over the weekend. Launched in 2009, its World Championships was held in South Korea this month. It will be the fifth time the event goes to Europe. […]

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Andrea Metts

Andrea Metts Joins Team Travel Source as Chief Operating Officer

Team Travel Source has named Andrea Metts as the company’s new chief operating officer, putting her in charge of daily operations, implementing process improvements and ensuring the company’s continued success. “I am excited to join Team Travel Source and to work alongside this talented team,” said Metts. “I believe in the company’s mission and commitment […]

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USA Ultimate

2024 USA Ultimate College Championships Awarded to Milwaukee, Madison

The 2024 USA Ultimate College Championships will be held in Wisconsin with the Division I event in Madison and the Division III event in Milwaukee, the national governing body for the sport of ultimate in the United States announced. The Division III championships will be May 18-20 at Uihlein Soccer Park and will be co-hosted […]

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Girls Academy

The Girls Academy Partners With Elite Tournaments

The Girls Academy, the only national all-female youth soccer league, has announced an exclusive partnership with Elite Tournaments as the official organizer through the remainder of the 2023–2024 season. The deal includes the GA Winter Showcase and Champions Cup in Norco, California, which will be held at the SilverLakes Sports Complex. “Tournaments are the heartbeat […]

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USA Volleyball NCAA
From left, Wade Garard, CEO of First Point Volleyball, Northern Kentucky President Dr. Cady Short-Thompson, Northern Kentucky Athletic Director Christina Roybal and USA Volleyball President and CEO Jamie Davis.

USA Volleyball Helps Support Two New NCAA Men’s Programs

USA Volleyball, in collaboration with the First Point Volleyball Foundation, will provide $150,000 to help support two new men’s NCAA Division 1 programs at Northern Kentucky University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. “We are proud to again partner with the First Point Volleyball Foundation to support the growth of collegiate men’s volleyball,” said […]

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Stan Adams

Springfield Sports Commission Hires Stan Adams

The Springfield Sports Commission in Missouri has named Stan Adams as the new director of sports business development. Adams previously served as the executive director of sports at Visit Tuscaloosa in Alabama. Prior to that, he spent six years as the organization’s director of sports. Adams has also served as the sports business representative for […]

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WCLA Lacrosse

Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates National Championship Headed to Wichita

The 2024 USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates Division I and II National Championships will be played at the Scheels Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, the championship’s first-ever appearance in Kansas. “We’re so pleased to be moving this special event to a new venue like the Scheels Stryker Sports Complex and being able to bring […]

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Truist Park
Truist Park before a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees on August 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr.)

Atlanta’s Truist Park Awarded 2025 MLB All-Star Game

Major League Baseball will play its 2025 All-Star Game in Atlanta, four years after moving the game from Truist Park to Denver’s Coors Field over objections to changes in Georgia’s voting rights laws. The 2025 All-Star Game will be the 95th edition and the first in Atlanta since 2000, when Derek Jeter earned MVP honors […]

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Mason Miller
Oakland Athletics pitcher Mason Miller throws against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

MLB Owners Vote to Relocate Oakland A’s to Las Vegas

Major League Baseball’s owners voted to allow the Oakland A’s to move to Las Vegas at the MLB’s annual owners meetings on Thursday in Arlington, Texas. The vote required 75% of owners to vote yes but ended up being unanimous to allow the franchise with the third-most World Series championships to relocate from its home […]

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