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The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee has named Stanford Athletics Director Bernard Muir as the new chair of the USOPC Collegiate Advisory Council to replace Duke’s Kevin White, a longtime chair and retired USOPC board member who held the appointment from 2017-2022. The USOPC also announced Iowa State’s Jamie Pollard as a new council […]
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The growth of both the All-Star Weekend and Salt Lake City since 1993 is evident. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said during the recent NBA All-Star Weekend festivities that the league occupied 33,000 hotel nights during the event, dwarfing the number from 30 years ago when the city last hosted. NBA Crossover, the fan festival at […]
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US Sailing’s board of directors has announced an operational restructuring of the team leading up to the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris. Changes include splitting the duties of executive director into two roles. A head of Olympic operations will focus full-time on this part of the role, while a second position will focus on […]
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The Breeders’ Cup, thoroughbred racing’s year-end global championship event, has announced the 2024 World Championships will take place in Del Mar, California, November 1–2. The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club will host the best horses, trainers and jockeys for two days of action that features 14 Grade 1 races with purses and awards totaling more than […]
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Visit Oklahoma City has added three new staff members to the team to support the sports and convention demand for the destination. Visit Oklahoma City recently welcomed Lesley Patterson as director of convention sales. Previously, Patterson served as the director of membership at Montage Palmetto Bluff in South Carolina and as the director of guest […]
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The City of West Monroe, Louisiana, and Sports Facilities Companies have announced Jamie Johnson as general manager of their new sports complex, the West Monroe Sports & Events Center. “Until now, we haven’t had a local venue large enough for major sports and events. I am blessed to have the opportunity to make an impact […]
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Chris Overholt has resigned as chief executive officer of OverActive Media but will stay on as a strategic advisor for 30 days as the Toronto-based esports organization searches for a permanent leader. Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer Adam Adamou will serve as interim chief executive officer for the group that owns several professional esports teams […]
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The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team will play two April friendlies against the Republic of Ireland as both teams prepare for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The teams will meet on April 8 at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, at 1:30 p.m. CT. The second match will be April 11 at the brand new […]
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World Aquatics has announced that USA Water Polo will host for the upcoming 2023 Water Polo World Cup Finals. The competitions will take place in Southern California, with the women’s tournament set for June 23–25 at Long Beach City College in Long Beach and the men’s tournament set for June 30 through July 2 at […]
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Ripken Baseball has announced it will host the inaugural All-Ripken Games, a platform that will attract youth players from across the country to compete at the various Ripken Experience facilities. Players must be nominated by their peers and coaches for the opportunity to compete at the All-Ripken Games against other young athletes. Ripken Baseball is […]
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