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IndyCar Schedule 2024

IndyCar Returns to Milwaukee Mile as Part of Loaded 2024 Schedule

IndyCar has announced a 17-race schedule for the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series season, which will be highlighted by a return to the Milwaukee Mile after nearly a decade. The schedule also features Saturday night races in St. Louis and Iowa, a new made-for-TV exhibition — The Thermal Club $1 Million Challenge — and 12 NBC […]

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Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana, Planning a New Indoor Sports Facility

Lafayette, Louisiana, has announced plans to pursue an indoor sports facility for basketball, volleyball and other sports events in an attempt to spur visitor spending and enhance the sports tourism market. The announcement was made jointly by Mayor-President Josh Guillory, the Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission and the Acadiana Hotel and Lodging Association. “This is […]

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HBCU Madden

Registration Open for Madden NFL 24 x HBCU Tournament

Registration is opening for the fourth annual EA Sports Madden NFL 24 x HBCU Tournament, an event designed for students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities that have a passion for gaming and football. The tournament aims to provide students a chance to compete and to explore the business of sports through practical learning and […]

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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024

Dallas, Miami and New York Chosen as ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Venues

Dallas, Miami and New York will be the host cities for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 that the United States will co-host with the West Indies. The International Cricket Council announced Grand Prairie in Dallas; Broward County, Florida, and Nassau County, New York, as the U.S. sites on Wednesday. The United States is […]

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Rays

Tampa Bay Rays to Build New $1.3 Billion Stadium

The Tampa Bay Rays have announced an agreement with the city of St. Petersburg, Florida, and Pinellas County that will see the team move forward with a new ballpark on the 86-acre site where the team’s current stadium sits. The announcement ends the saga of the Rays, who have been looking for a new ballpark […]

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Reid Harrison

Reid Harrison Named General Manager for New Alabama A&M Venue

Reid Harrison has been hired as the general manager of Alabama A&M University’s new 132,000-square-foot Event Center in Huntsville, Alabama, a $52 million arena which has seating capacity of 6,000 and serves as the home for both the men’s and women’s Bulldog basketball teams and Bulldog volleyball. Harrison is a native of Town Creek, Alabama, […]

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Nascar Clash

NASCAR’s Busch Light Clash Will Return to LA Coliseum in 2024

NASCAR’s Busch Light Clash will return to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to start the 2024 season, with the addition of a NASCAR Mexico Series race preceding the event scheduled for February 4. This marks the third straight year that NASCAR will transform the stadium into a racing venue for the annual exhibition opener for […]

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Lake Placid FIS Ski Jumping

Lake Placid to Host 2024 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup

The FIS Ski Jumping World Cup will return to Lake Placid from February 9-11, 2024, at the Olympic Jumping Complex, joining a calendar with two additional World Cup events already confirmed for this winter season at Mt Van Hoevenberg. “The future of the U.S. Ski Jumping team is promising and being able to hold major […]

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Maui Invitational

2023 Maui Invitational Moved to Island of Oʻahu

The 2023 Maui Invitational will shift to the island of Oʻahu while its traditional home court, the Lahaina Civic Center, continues to serve as a critical hub for Maui wildfire recovery efforts. The 2023 tournament will take place at the Stan Sheriff Center on the campus of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa from November […]

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Britain Giants Packers Football
The Green Bay Packers take on the New York Giants during an NFL game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on October 9, Oct. 9, 2022. The Giants won 27-22. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano)

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Named Home of the NFL in UK

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will be given official status as the Home of the NFL in the United Kingdom after the Premier League club and NFL announced an expansion of their partnership through the 2029–2030 season that will see a minimum of two regular season games a year played at the stadium. Tottenham Hotspur stadium is […]

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