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AAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships

Birmingham, Tampa to Host American Athletic Conference Basketball Tournaments

Birmingham, Alabama, and Tampa will host the next three American Athletic Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships. The 2026 Championships will be held at Legacy Arena at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham. The 2027 and 2028 championships will take place at the Yuengling Center in Tampa. Both venues will host the championships for the […]

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Big 12 swimming Greensboro

Greensboro to Host 2026 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship

The Greensboro Aquatic Center in North Carolina has been selected to host the 2026 Big 12 Conference Swimming and Diving Championship. The event will span five days from February 24–28 and will mark the first time the venue will host the Big 12’s swimming and diving championship and only the second time the Big 12’s […]

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US Figure Skating

2026 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships Head to Salt Lake City

The 2026 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships will travel to Salt Lake City, the first time the event will be held in the state of Utah and the future host of the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. “We are excited to bring the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships to Salt Lake City for the first time,” […]

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Breeders’ Cup 2026 2027

Kentucky, New York to Host Upcoming Breeders’ Cup World Championships

Keeneland Race Course in Kentucky and Belmont Park in New York will be the respective host sites for the 2026 and 2027 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The 2026 running will mark the fourth time that Keeneland will host the World Championships (2015, 2020, 2022). Belmont Park will welcome the Breeders’ Cup in 2027 for a […]

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Nathan Benderson Park

Sarasota to Host 2025 CSCAA Open Water National Championship

The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America will hold its 2025 Open Water National Championship n December 13 at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida. The event — which began in Kansas and was most recently held at Florida International University in Miami — will be hosted in partnership with Visit Sarasota. As […]

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NCAA Virginia Lacrosse

Virginia to Host 2026 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championships

The 2026 NCAA Division I, II and III men’s lacrosse championships will be held in Charlottesville, Virginia, after the original host site in Foxborough, Massachusetts, had to withdraw because a scheduling conflict with the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Scott Stadium, which seats more than 60,000 fans, will be the first campus stadium to be the […]

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World Cup Antetokounmpo Out Basketball
FILE - Greece's Giannis Antetokounmpo scores a basket during the Eurobasket group C basketball match between Estonia and Greece, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. Antetokounmpo said Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, that he will not be able to play for Greece at the World Cup that starts in two weeks because of ongoing recovery from knee surgery. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)

Estonia, Greece, Spain and Slovenia to Co-Host FIBA EuroBasket 2029

Estonia, Greece, Spain and Slovenia will co-host FIBA EuroBasket 2029, announced FIBA Europe’s Board, with Madrid to be the host for the final phase. With the multi-host format introduced in 2015, this will mark the fifth time the tournament will be hosted by four countries. Games will be at Athens and Madrid along with Ljubljana, […]

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The Concession Golf Club Selected to Host Senior PGA Championship from 2026–2028

The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida, will host the Senior PGA Championship for three consecutive years, beginning with the 2026 edition, returning the event to its Florida roots having been held there from 1940 through 2000. The Concession was named Golf Digest’s “Best New Private Course in America” after it opened in 2006. It […]

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Britain Tennis Laver Cup
Team Europe's Roger Federer, front left, and Rafael Nadal react during their Laver Cup doubles match against Team World's Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe at the O2 arena in London in 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Laver Cup Returns to London’s 02 Arena in 2026

The 2026 Laver Cup, an annual competition between 12 of the best men’s tennis players in the world, will return to London’s O2 Arena for the first time since Roger Federer‘s emotional retirement at the event in 2022 in front of a packed crowd alongside longtime rivals Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. Named […]

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Big 12 Baseball Arizona

Big 12 Baseball Championship Moving to Arizona

The Big 12 Conference will move its baseball championship to Arizona and Surprise Stadium, the spring training home of the Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals, starting in 2026. The first Big 12 Baseball Championship in Arizona will take place May 20–23, 2026. Surprise Stadium has hosted MLB spring training for two decades as well […]

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