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Major League Soccer has announced that Austin FC will begin play in 2021, becoming the league’s 27th member club. The announcement was made at an event in Austin, Texas, that was attended by MLS Commissioner Don Garber, Austin FC Chairman and CEO Anthony Precourt, Austin Mayor Steve Adler and hundreds of soccer fans. “Austin is […]
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Brian Graham has been named chief executive officer of the Augusta Sports Council in Augusta, Georgia. Graham is a sports-events industry veteran…
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Amanda Duffy has been named president of the National Women’s Soccer League. Duffy takes over the professional league’s top leadership position after serving as managing director since 2018. She joined the league as managing director of operations in January 2017. As president, Duffy will continue to oversee the league’s day-to-day operations and will work with the league’s owners […]
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The United States Olympic Committee has announced the schedule for the 2019 Team USA Champion Series, presented by Xfinity. The series includes eight events (six national championships and two international competitions) that will highlight eight Olympic sports: beach volleyball, diving, gymnastics, swimming, track and field, figure skating, ice hockey and luge. “The Champions Series is an important initiative […]
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IndyCar has announced that NTT, a global information technology and communications company, will become the series’ title sponsor starting in 2019. NTT replaces Verizon, which held the series title sponsorship since 2014. NTT will also become the official technology partner of IndyCar, the IndyCar Series, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR’s Brickyard 400 beginning in 2019. The […]
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Volkswagen will become the presenting automotive partner of U.S. Soccer through 2022 under a deal announced by Volkswagen of America Inc. and the national governing body. The agreement, facilitated by Soccer United Marketing, was announced during the Detroit Auto Show. “We are extremely excited to work together with Volkswagen to help us continue to grow soccer […]
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Gordon Smith will retire as CEO and executive director of the USTA at the end of 2019. Smith, who began the position in November 2007, is the longest-tenured leader in the governing body’s history. “We couldn’t have asked for a finer leader and a more passionate advocate for the sport of tennis than Gordon Smith,” said […]
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Karate Combat has announced an expanded schedule of events taking place in 10 locations over four continents for its second season in 2019…
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The San Francisco Giants and software company Oracle have signed a 20-year partnership that includes naming rights to the Giants ballpark through 2038. As a result, AT&T Park has been renamed to Oracle Park. “We are thrilled to welcome Oracle as our naming rights partner as we move into our next decade here in China Basin,” said […]
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FINA will bring its Diving Grand Prix to the United States for the first time in six years in April 2019 to a renovated venue in Mission Viejo, California. USA Diving announced that the event will be staged April 11–14 at the Marguerite Aquatics Center, which recently underwent an $11 million renovation. The FINA Diving […]
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