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Sports Industry Veteran Alan Ostfield Named U.S. Sailing CEO

U.S. Sailing has named Alan Ostfield, a sports industry veteran who has held positions as several professional teams and most recently at Live Nation, as its new chief executive officer. Ostfield takes over longtime CEO Jack Gierhart after a national executive search. “We are extremely proud to welcome Alan Ostfield to U.S. Sailing and excited […]

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USL Team to Open First Soccer-Specific Stadium in New York

Queensboro FC, a United Soccer League expansion club, has become the latest team to announce a new purpose-built stadium when it begins play in at York College of The City University of New York in spring 2022. The 7,500-seat modular venue will be the first purpose-built stadium for soccer by any professional sports team in […]

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NCYS Partners with TeachAids on Concussion Program

The National Council of Youth Sports has partnered with TeachAids to make its CrashCourse concussion education technology available to the millions of youth registered in organized youth sports. CrashCourse is a suite of interactive educational products focused on preventing and treating of concussions and related mental health issues. This program is designed to teach athletes, […]

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Populous Unveils Georgia Tech Baseball Renovations

Populous, in association with Collins Cooper Carusi, has recently completed and unveiled the second phase of renovations at Georgia Tech’s recently renamed Mac Nease Baseball Park at Russ Chandler Stadium. The second phase, at a cost of $10 million, includes a new entry plaza plus Champions Hall, a two-story, multipurpose gathering space for fans on the […]

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World Athletics Releases Schedule for 2022 Championships in Oregon

The World Athletics Championships Oregon22 has released its full schedule of events for the first time the event will be held in the United States, including a shuffling of the traditional dates where certain events will be staged. The event will be held July 15–24, 2022. The 10-day schedule for the event at the new […]

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USATF Partners with BD for COVID-19 Testing

USA Track & Field has partnered with BD, a global medical technology company, to provide rapid COVID-19 testing for USATF athletes at select meets. The goal is to help USATF professional athletes return to competition safely through the use of the BD Veritor Plus system, a rapid result antigen test that can detect the coronavirus […]

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Pleasant Prairie Triathlon in Wisconsin to Serve as Paralympic Qualifier

USA Triathlon, PATCO and Race Day Events have announced that the 2021 Americas Triathlon Para Championships will be held June 27, in conjunction with the Pleasant Prairie Triathlon in Wisconsin. The elite international race serves will serve as a World Triathlon Paralympic Games qualifier. Athletes from North, South and Central America will have the chance […]

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US Youth Soccer Announces 2022 National League Destinations

The U.S. Youth Soccer National League has announced three locations and dates for its upcoming Nationals League P.R.O. season in 2022, the first national event for teams in the 15U through 19U age groups. There will be a Florida event from February 4–7 for boys and girls teams, with each playing three games in the […]

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