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SailGP Expands to Eight Events for 2021 Season

SailGP has announced a race schedule with eight events across three continents for its second season, featuring eight national teams. The season’s final event will be staged in San Francisco in March 2022, the only U.S. stop on the circuit. The league’s inaugural season in 2019 featured five events, including stages in San Francisco and […]

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Will There Be a Boom in Destination Golf?

The number of golf rounds played nationwide was up 13 percent year over year through November despite course closures that sharply impacted the industry in the spring of 2020, according to market researcher Golf Datatech. Rounds were up almost 57 percent in November, the sixth straight month in which year-over-year improvements were larger than the […]

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Preston “PK” Martin, Longtime AAU Leader, Was Basketball Chair

Preston Kim “PK” Martin, a longtime leader in AAU’s basketball program who served as the organization’s men’s and women’s basketball chair, died on January 8. “The AAU has lost a great member, dedicated volunteer, proud leader, passionate mentor, but most importantly, a loyal friend,” the AAU said in a statement. “He will be greatly missed.” […]

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New Louisville Indoor Track Announces First Events

The new Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center indoor track-and-field venue in Louisville, Kentucky, has announced its first events, beginning February 17, 2021. Louisville Urban League, which built the center, and ASM Global, which will manage the space, announced that the University of Louisville Cardinal Invitational will be the launch event, followed by the KTCCCA […]

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Riot Games Selects Nerd Street to Organize Valorant Tournaments

Riot Games has selected Nerd Street Gamers to be the official tournament operator and producer for the first stage of its Challengers and Masters events during the inaugural 2021 Valorant Champions Tour. As part of the deal, Nerd Street Gamers will lead registration, operations and production of the Challengers events from January through March and […]

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Louisville to Host International Women’s Cup Soccer

Louisville, Kentucky will host the inaugural International Women’s Cup, a four-team professional soccer competition that will include home team Racing Louisville FC as well as the Chicago Red Stars from the National Women’s Soccer League. Organizers say the event will be held on August 18 and August 21 at the new Lynn Family Stadium with […]

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DreamHack Sports Games Adds Scott Steedman to Leadership Team

DreamHack Sports Games has named Scott Steedman as chief commercial officer, putting him in charge of building and leading the organization’s commercial and marketing teams among other duties. Steedman is the former commercial director at the Scottish Professional Football League. He will also develop a commercial strategy and sell sponsorships across the DreamHack Sports Games […]

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Hickory Point Beach Becomes Beach ParaVolley Training Site

Hickory Point Beach will become a national training site for the USA Volleyball Beach ParaVolley program after a $100,000 private donation from the Norelli Family Foundation to support the effort. The donation, announced by the Florida Region of USA Volleyball, will support the program at the sand volleyball complex in Tavares, Florida, through the 2024 […]

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US Youth Soccer Announces New Champions Cup Competition

US Youth Soccer will launch the Champions Cup, a global invitational event, in August 2022 with USYS National Championship clubs competing against the winners of nationally recognized championships from around the country and the world. Selections will be made based on performance in championship-caliber events from around the world to provide an open opportunity to […]

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