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Cloud9, Serena Williams Team Up on Esports Coaching Initiative

After offering an online summer camp last year, Cloud9 Esports will evolve its Training Grounds youth development initiative into an afterschool program in partnership with tennis great Serena Williams. Cloud9 launched Training Grounds to nurture the next generation of players in esports. A program for middle and high schools, Training Grounds emphasizes the values of […]

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USA Rugby Signs Marketing Agency in Advance of World Cup Bid

USA Rugby, has appointed SPORTFIVE as the national governing body’s global sports marketing agency of record as the NGB embarks on an unprecedented bid to host the Rugby World Cup on both the men’s and women’s side. Under terms of the deal, SPORTFIVE will provide USA Rugby with its extensive expertise, including insights and research, […]

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Augusta Sports Council Appoints Michelle Naval as Chief Executive Officer

Michelle Naval has been named the new chief executive officer for the Augusta Sports Council, succeeding Brian Graham, who had led the organization since 2019 and recently left to rejoin the Professional Disc Golf Association. The council’s Board of Directors made the announcement earlier this week. An 11-year employee, Naval began at the Augusta Sports […]

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Florida Complex Designated as a Beach ParaVolley Development Center

The Florida Region of USA Volleyball has announced that Hickory Point Beach in Tavares, Florida, has been approved to become the first Beach ParaVolley Development Center in the world, after a designation by World ParaVolley. Beach ParaVolley is under consideration for inclusion in the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. With the designation, Hickory Point […]

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USA Volleyball Selects Tulsa to Host 2022 All-Star Championship

USA Volleyball has selected Tulsa, Oklahoma, to host the 2022 USA Volleyball All-Star Championship from July 19–23 at the Cox Business Convention Center, with about 100 all-star teams from regions across the country expected to compete. Regions will select up-and-coming girls and boys athletes from clubs in their areas to represent them on the court […]

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L.A. Chargers Unveil Training Facility Plans

The Los Angeles Chargers have released plans for a 14-acre training facility and corporate headquarters in El Segundo, California, with everything from practice fields to an esports facility encompassing the site that has a targeted spring 2024 completion date. “When searching for a location to establish our hub of football and business operations, we didn’t […]

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Sacred Heart Selects Smart Windows for Hockey Arena

The new Martire Family Arena at Sacred Heart University will be using Smart Windows, built by View, Inc., at the future home of the school’s men’s and women’s NCAA Division I hockey programs, club hockey programs and the university’s nationally ranked figure skating team. The arena is the centerpiece of Sacred Heart’s campus expansion program […]

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USA Gymnastics Returns to Des Moines in 2022

Des Moines, Iowa, will host the 2002 USA Gymnastics Championships at the Iowa Events Center, using the venue’s main events center, Wells Fargo Arena and Hy-Vee Hall. The annual event serves as the national championships across the developmental and elite levels for USA Gymnastics’ acrobatic, rhythmic, and trampoline and tumbling disciplines. For USA Gymnastics, it’s […]

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Minneapolis Chosen to Host 2022 USA Fencing National Championships

The 2022 USA Fencing National Championships and July Challenge will take place at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minnesota from July 2–11, 2022, with more than 5,000 competitors from nearly all 50 states competing in more than 100 events over 10 days. The 2022 Championships will include epee, foil and saber with categories for athletes […]

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