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Northwestern Unveils Plans for New Football Stadium

Northwestern University has released renderings for a new football stadium to replace the current 97-year-old structure. The new Ryan Field will be funded entirely with private dollars. The proposed design includes a more intimate setting with a capacity of 35,000, 12,000 fewer than the current Ryan Field, with a state-of-the-art canopy designed to focus noise […]

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The World Football Summit named FC Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium Best Venue of 2022 at an awards event in Madrid, Spain.

Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium Wins Global Best Venue Award

The World Football Summit has named FC Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium as the Best Venue of 2022 at an awards event in Madrid, Spain. The World Football Summit brings together the global soccer industry’s leading stakeholders to recognize achievements in various industry fields. TQL Stadium was selected Best Venue by a judging panel that measured fan […]

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FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup Ticket Sales Start October 6

Tickets for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand will go on sale starting October 6, less than one year before the tournament begins on July 20, 2023. The first-ever co-hosted women’s tournament will have 32 teams competing in 64 matches across nine host cities and 10 stadiums. […]

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Mountain Dew Real Change Challenge

Mountain Dew, HCBU Esports League to Create Real Change Challenge

The HBCU Esports League has announced a partnership with Mountain Dew to launch the MTN DEW Real Change Challenge, which will focus on increasing black representation in esports by highlighting student gamers at historically black colleges and universities. The Real Change Challenge will be a Call of Duty tournament in which students will compete for […]

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Atlantic City

USRowing to Combine Annual Convention with Indoor Championships in 2023

USRowing has announced that the 2023 USRowing Annual Convention will be held at the Atlantic City Convention Center from February 3–5, 2023, in the New Jersey destination. In addition, USRowing and the Atlantic City Indoor Rowing Association will co-host the 2023 USRowing Atlantic City Indoor National Championships alongside the convention. This is the first time […]

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Jack Gierhart

U.S. Biathlon Names Jack Gierhart Interim CEO

Jack Gierhart has been named interim chief executive officer for U.S. Biathlon and will oversee the organization on an interim basis as current President and Chief Executive Officer Max Cobb transitions this fall to become secretary general of the International Biathlon Union beginning October 17. A longtime Olympic governing body leader, Gierhart will work with […]

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2023 INDYCAR

IndyCar Series Announces 17-Race Schedule for 2023

The 2023 IndyCar Series will have 17 races throughout the United States, 13 on NBC, with the circuit starting in Florida and finishing in California. The 2023 season opens March 5 on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida. The 107th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge will take place on May 28 and the season ends […]

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Rose Bowl MLS

LA Galaxy, LAFC to Open 2023 MLS Season at Rose Bowl

Major League Soccer is returning to the Rose Bowl next year with an event that will resonate throughout Southern California. The LA Galaxy announced that the club will open their 2023 MLS regular season campaign by playing host to intercity rival LAFC at Rose Bowl Stadium on February 25 in a match presented by Yaamava’ […]

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JT Batson Named CEO/Secretary General for U.S. Soccer

JT Batson has been named as the new chief executive officer and secretary general of the U.S. Soccer Federation, succeeding Will Wilson. Batson has spent his professional career in media, advertising and technology. The first software he worked on was for the assignment of youth soccer referees for tournament organizers. A former member of the […]

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