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Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City Expanding

The Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is getting a little bit more time in the destination. The NCAA’s Division I Competition Oversight Committee on Wednesday approved expanding the WCWS to a nine-day event, beginning with the 2022 championship. The change eliminates doubleheaders for teams who lose on the first day of the […]

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Hannah Kay Named Sports Development Manager at Experience Columbia

Experience Columbia Sports in South Carolina has hired Hannah Kay as the bureau’s new sports development manager. “Hannah is an excellent addition and we are excited to welcome her passion and eagerness to be a part of the ECSC sports team,” said Executive Director Scott Powers. “She is personable, experienced in sports marketing, loves Columbia […]

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IOC President Thomas Bach talks after an Executive Board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, on September 8. Photo Courtesy IOC/Philippe Woods

IOC Helping People Leave Afghanistan; Bach Says Around 100 Evacuated

The International Olympic Committee has helped around 100 members of the Olympic community leave Afghanistan during the past several weeks as the Taliban asserted control over the country, IOC President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday after the first IOC Executive Board meeting post-Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo. Bach said all athletes who competed in Tokyo […]

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USA Volleyball Sunshine Classic Set for Orlando

The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, will host the USA Volleyball Sunshine Classic Girls Qualifier from 2002–2025. The 2022 edition is scheduled for April 1–3. The Sunshine Classic is one of 12 qualifiers for the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship. The 2022 national championship will be June 23–July 4 in Indianapolis with […]

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Breeders Cup, PNC Bank Partnering at World Championships

Officials of Breeders’ Cup Limited and PNC Bank have announced a multi-year agreement making PNC the official banking service provider and official credit card processor of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships starting this year in Del Mar, California, and continuing in Lexington, Kentucky, in 2022. The 2021 Breeders’ Cup World Championships is November 5–6 at […]

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Helix eSports Bringing Esports Entertainment Center to UCLA

A new relationship between Associated Students UCLA and Helix eSports, a division of the Esports Entertainment Group, will see a state-of-the-art gaming facility launched inside Ackerman Union in the heart of UCLA’s campus. The facility will be named Helix eSports UCLA and will be the first of its kind by Helix eSports to launch at […]

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Fubo Sportsbook Plans Betting Lounge at MetLife Stadium with Jets Partnership

Fubo Sportsbook has announced right before the 2021 NFL regular season a multi-year partnership with the New York Jets that will include a Fubo Sportsbook Lounge at MetLife Stadium for Jets home games opening this season. The partnership is officially expected to launch in the fourth quarter 2021 subject to all applicable regulatory approvals and […]

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Paris 2024 Raises Idea of Opening Ceremony Through Capital Streets

The head of the 2024 Olympic Summer Games organizing committee in Paris has raised the idea of having the Opening Ceremony run through the streets of the French capital rather than inside the Stade de France. Tony Estanguet, the Paris 2024 organizing committee’s president, told The Guardian on Sunday the idea would fit the Games’ […]

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NWHL Rebrands as Premier Hockey Federation

The National Women’s Hockey League has rebranded itself as the Premier Hockey Federation ahead of the 2021–2022 season, with a new logo as well to redefine the league based on skill, not gender, becoming the first professional women’s sports league in North America to lift the word ‘women’s out of its title. In billing the […]

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