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Premier Hockey Federation Takes All-Star Game to Canada for First Time

The Premier Hockey Federation has announced that its 2023 All-Star weekend will take place in Toronto, taking the All-Star event to Canada for the first time in league history. Presented by Air Canada and Sailun Tire, this year’s format will include three teams comprised of American, Canadian and Global talents selected from the seven PHF […]

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Major League Pickleball Announces Title Sponsorship With Margaritaville

Major League Pickleball and Margaritaville have announced a title sponsorship, branding the league as “MLP by Margaritaville.” It is one of MLP’s largest commercial deals ever as Margaritaville will play a large part in the branding and strategy of on-site fan activations and entertainment. The 2023 campaign for MLP begins with the airing of the […]

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Visit Myrtle Beach Gives NIL Deals to UConn, Marshall Ahead of Bowl

Visit Myrtle Beach has agreed to teamwide Name, Image and Likeness deals with the Marshall Thundering Herd and the University of Connecticut Huskies football teams ahead of the Myrtle Beach Bowl on Monday. The two schools will compete December 19 and per the partnership, players will have the opportunity to share their experiences in South […]

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NCAA Announces Governor Charlie Baker as Next President

The NCAA has named Charlie Baker, the governor of Massachusetts, as its next president effective March 2023 to replace the retiring Mark Emmert. Baker, a Republican who has been governor since January 2015, played power forward for Harvard’s basketball team during the 1977-78 season, but has no previous collegiate administrative experience. Baker’s term as Governor […]

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GNFY Announces 32-Race Schedule for 2023

GFNY, the Global Endurance Sports Series, has announced 32 races for 2023, the most ever held by GFNY in a single year. The race schedule includes four stops in America, led by the 11th annual edition of the GFNY World Championship in New York City on May 21. Rockford, Illinois, hosts an event on August […]

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Adam Andrasko Remains USA Artistic Swimming CEO Through 2025

Adam Andrasko’s contract as chief executive officer of USA Artistic Swimming has been renewed through 2025, the national governing body’s board of directors announced this week. Approval was voted on during the NGB’s November 30 meeting. The board recognized the leadership Andrasko provided during the pandemic, additional support and resources obtained in support of the national […]

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Three USA Gymnastics Events Headed to Louisville in 2023

The USA Gymnastics annual Winter Cup, along with the Elite Team Cup and Nastia Liukin Cup, will be held February 24–26, 2023, at Freedom Hall in the Kentucky Exposition Center at Louisville, Kentucky. The field will again feature men’s and women’s junior and senior gymnasts, including past Olympians, world medalists and Olympic hopefuls. The Winter […]

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Australia Olympics 2032 Host Brisbane
In this Friday, Aug. 5, 2016, file photo, a couple sit on a dock to look at the sails of the Sydney Opera House that are illuminated with the green and gold colors of the Australian Olympic team. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

Cindy Hook Named CEO of 2032 Brisbane Olympic Organizing Committee

American Cindy Hook, the chief executive officer for Deloitte Asia Pacific until June, has been appointed as the inaugural chief executive officer of the organizing committee for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Brisbane. The organizing committee announced the appointment Tuesday after engaging with 50 candidates over six months. Hook will start the new […]

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2023 U.S. National Taekwondo Team Trials Head to Tulsa

The 2023 U.S. National Taekwondo Team Trials will take place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, February 10–12 at the Cox Business Convention Center. The event qualifies athletes for the U.S. national team for many international events, including the World Taekwondo Championships and the Pan Am Games in the senior sparring, along with major international events for younger […]

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