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NCAA President Mark Emmert to Step Down by 2023

Mark Emmert will step down as president of the NCAA until a successor is in place or by June 30, 2023. The decision was a mutual agreement between Emmert and the NCAA Board of Governors, according to an announcement, and ends a tenure that saw dramatic shifts in the collegiate landscape including issues around name, image and […]

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NWSL Joins Daytona Soccer Fest With Match Between Orlando Pride and Racing Louisville FC

Daytona International Speedway will host a NWSL match between the Orlando Pride and Racing Louisville FC as part of Daytona Soccer Fest, which promises to bring entertainment and soccer to the iconic venue known for the annual Daytona 500. The game, originally scheduled for July 2 at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, will instead be on […]

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Reagan Carey Named PHF Commissioner

Reagan Carey, the former director of women’s ice hockey and general manager for the women’s national team at USA Hockey, has been named the Premier Hockey Federation’s next commissioner. Carey’s tenure at USA Hockey was highlighted by a gold medal victory at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. She starts with the PHF on May 10 […]

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Dew Tour Returns to Des Moines

After a successful 2021 debut, the annual Dew Tour pro skateboard competition and festival will return to Des Moines, Iowa, on July 29 and 30 at Lauridsen Skatepark for the second consecutive year. The event will feature a finals only skateboard competition and a two-day festival with activities for all ages. The return of Dew […]

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Move United Brings Education Conference to Colorado Springs

Move United, the organization of community-based sports and recreation for individuals with disabilities, will host its annual Education Conference May 9–11, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The conference theme will be “Challenging Ableism Through Sport: Awareness, Access, & Action,” and will aim to provide tools and training to address stigma and stereotypes specific to disability in […]

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Atlanta’s State Farm Arena Earns Zero Waste Certification

State Farm Arena in Atlanta, home of the Hawks, has been awarded TRUE Platinum certification from Green Business Certification, Inc., a sustainability and health certification and credentialing body. State Farm Arena is now the first sports and live entertainment venue in the world to receive TRUE certification. Since May 2021, the venue has consistently diverted […]

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Field of Dreams Site to Get Hotel as Part of Expansion

The site for the movie “Field of Dreams,” used to great effect by Major League Baseball with a special game last season with plans for another game this season, will be expanded as part of an $80 million private investment plan to include more baseball fields, dormitories for visiting teams and a hotel. The expansion […]

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Canada Wins 2025 Hosting Rights for Invictus Games

The Invictus Games 2025 has been awarded to Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, in partnership with True Patriot Love Foundation. Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex and founding patron of the Invictus Games Foundation, also announced the 2025 Games will be the first to incorporate winter adaptive sports in addition to some of the core sports from previous […]

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USA BMX Appoints Ray Hoyt to Lead National Foundation

Ray Hoyt has been hired to lead the USA BMX Foundation as executive director and will be charged with driving revenue and program development to support the foundation’s STEM and scholarship initiatives serving youth nationwide. Hoyt was instrumental in bringing the USA BMX Headquarters to Tulsa, which officially opened earlier this year. Most recently, Hoyt […]

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Titans Stadium Project Gets $500 Million in State Funding

The latest step in the proposed new stadium for the Tennessee Titans in Nashville was taken on Thursday night as state lawmakers approved a budget with $500 million in bonds to be issued toward construction of a new facility. After briefly axing $500 million in bonds from the budget for the Tennessee Titans’ new stadium […]

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