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The United States team celebrates after winning the Women's World Cup final soccer match against The Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France, Sunday, July 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

U.S. and Mexico Launch Joint Bid for 2027 Women’s World Cup

The U.S. Soccer Federation and the Mexican Football Federation will bid to co-host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The federations have until May 19 to submit an initial bidding agreement, but the federations have announced what would be a historic co-hosting and a potential return of the event to North America for the first […]

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World’s Strongest Man Announces New Partners

SBD World’s Strongest Man has announced its 2023 partners for the competition that includes 30 of the world’s top strongmen facing off in series of strength-related events as the competition prepares to be held in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, April 19–23. The series’ longtime partners SBD, Rogue, KNAACK and REIGN Total Body Fuel will return […]

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Brandon McClish Named Executive Director of Evansville Regional Sports Commission

Brandon McClish has been named executive director of the Evansville (Indiana) Regional Sports Commission and will begin work in his new role on May 15. For the past five years, he has served as general manager for Learfield Sports at the University of Evansville. He previously worked as the director of operations and sales for […]

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Denny Hamlin (11) leads the pack to start a 2019 NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)

NASCAR Commits to Net Zero Operating Emissions by 2035

NASCAR announced its long-term carbon emissions goals on Tuesday as part of an Earth Week initiative with a commitment to achieving net zero operating emissions by 2035 followed by NASCAR’s first comprehensive measurement of its carbon footprint. “It’s an ambitious goal but one that holds us accountable as we begin to think about sustainability differently,” […]

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U.S. to Play in Chicago, Charlotte, St. Louis for 2023 Gold Cup

Concacaf announced the full match schedule for the 2023 Gold Cup with the United States playing group stage games in Chicago, Charlotte and St. Louis. Concacaf earlier announced the 15 stadiums in 14 United States and Canadian destinations that will host matches of the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup with four first-time hosts. The 17th edition […]

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TEAMS Conference Extends Partnership With Compete Sports Diversity

Northstar Meetings Group and Compete Sports Diversity have renewed their agreement for a three-year term to host the members of Compete to attend the TEAMS Conference & Expo, both to conduct business specific to the group as well as for individual event organizers to meet with destinations, venues and suppliers interested in LGBTQ+ sports events. […]

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World Champions Cup to Debut in December at Concession Golf Club

The inaugural World Champions Cup will be played December 7-10, 2023, at the Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida, the latest international team competition that will be sanctioned by the Champions Tour and will feature U.S., European and International teams playing over three days of competition. World Golf Hall of Famer Ernie Els, 2003 U.S. […]

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West Monroe Sports & Events Hires Cerene Stone

West Monroe Sports & Events and Sports Facilities Companies have named Cerene Stone as the facility’s Marketing & Sponsorship Manager to lead all marketing and sponsorship efforts, including developing and executing strategic plans to increase revenue and awareness for the facility. Stone brings over a decade of experience with a focus on sports and entertainment […]

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FIFA Confirms Argentina as Host for 2023 U-20 World Cup

FIFA has confirmed Argentina as the host of the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023, which will start May 20 after Indonesia was removed as host “due to the current circumstances” in late March. FIFA earlier announced that Indonesia would not host the tournament due to political turmoil regarding Israel’s participation in the tournament. Indonesian President Joko […]

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