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PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

PGA Tour Unveils Two-Series Model Competitive Schedule from 2028

The PGA Tour will establish a new competitive structure, with a two-series model set to debut in 2028. Built on a foundation of meritocracy, the new model will see golfers move between the series — the PGA Tour Championship Series and the PGA Tour Challenger Series — through structured promotion and relegation formats. It is […]

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Serena Williams, who returns to Wimbledon this year, celebrates her 2015 ladies' singles title (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Wimbledon Preview: Serena Williams is Back, Tech Takes Centre Court and More

Strawberries and cream. Freshly-mown grass courts. And maybe a rain delay or two. It can only mean the return of Wimbledon. The Championships, Wimbledon, is the oldest of the four tennis Grand Slams and the only one to be played on grass. Managed by The All England Lawn Tennis Club and staged on the AELTC […]

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Esports Travel Summit Highlights Evolving Industry

The 10th edition of the Esports Travel Summit took place this week in the Cincinnati region in the shadow of the famed Roebling Bridge, an apt location for an event that spotlighted how the industry is connecting one era of sports to another. Getting underway Tuesday and wrapping up on Thursday, the event was held […]

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Catherine Raney-Norman Picked to Lead USA Hockey Foundation

Days after Utah 2034 announced the departure of Catherine Raney-Norman, the four-time Olympic speedskater has been named chief development officer of the USA Hockey Foundation. She will officially join the organization on July 20. “We’re thrilled to welcome Catherine to the USA Hockey Foundation,” said Pat Kelleher, executive director of USA Hockey and The USA […]

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Devon Park (Credit: USA Softball)

Oklahoma Makes $100+ Million Investments for LA28 Preparations

The Oklahoma Department of Commerce and in-state LA28 Olympic venues have partnered through the Business Expansion Incentive Program to invest more than $100 million in preparations for the 2028 Olympic Summer Games. Oklahoma City will stage softball and canoe slalom events at Devon Park (Oklahoma Softball Park) and Riversport (Oklahoma Whitewater Center), respectively, in 2028. […]

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Portugal’s Pitch to U.S. Sports-Event Organizers: Start Planning for 2030

With the 2026 FIFA World Cup drawing global attention to North America, Portugal is using the moment to make its case to U.S. organizers and visitors. The country will share 2030 World Cup hosting duties with Spain and Morocco, and on June 26, the Portuguese Football Federation is hosting Portugal Football Summit Miami — the […]

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Northstar Travel Group to Launch TEAMS Asia Pacific in 2027

The Northstar Travel Group has announced the launch of TEAMS Asia Pacific, which will be staged April 21–22, 2027, in Singapore. TEAMS — Travel, Events and Management in Sports — is the world’s largest gathering of sports-event organizers and has been the leading sports-related travel conference in both the United States and Europe. “The launch […]

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A street mural in Brazil marking one year until the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup (Credit: FIFA)

Brazil Marks One-Year Countdown to 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup

Brazil has marked the one-year countdown to the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup — the first edition of the tournament to be held in South America. The tournament, taking place from June 24 to July 25, 2027, will arrive in Brazil 13 years after the last edition of the FIFA Men’s World Cup was held […]

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Milan Cortina 2026 Foundation President Giovanni Malago, left, alongside IOC President Kirsty Coventry, right (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Alpes 2030 Olympic Winter Games Venues Shift to Lyon and the Netherlands

The International Olympic Committee Executive Board has approved sweeping changes to the venue masterplan for the Alpes 2030 Olympic Winter Games, including vacating the French Riviera cluster altogether. The ice sports and disciplines — curling, figure skating, ice hockey and short track — will be relocated to a new cluster in Lyon, France. And Thialf Ice […]

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The Jackalope Block Party took place in early May in downtown Ventura; its Montreal event will take place in September. (Courtesy of Micah Desforges)

Jackalope Block Party Extends Deal With Ventura, California

The Jackalope Block Party action sports festival announced a two-year renewal with Visit Ventura on Tuesday, just weeks after the initial version brought more than 50,000 people to the event just blocks from the ocean in Ventura, California, about 65 miles north of Los Angeles. Jackalope is a Montreal-based skateboarding and action sports events company […]

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