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Army Navy Country Club

AJGA’s 2024 Junior Solheim Cup Headed to Virginia

The Army Navy Country Club – Arlington in Virginia will host the 2024 Ping Junior Solheim Cup, the American Junior Golf Association has announced. Modeled after the Solheim Cup, the Ping Junior Solheim Cup biennially features the 12 top-ranked female junior golfers ages 12-18 from the United States against their counterparts from Europe. The team […]

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SEC Atlanta

SEC Football Championship Game to Stay in Atlanta Until 2031

The Southeastern Conference Football Championship Game will be held in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium through at least 2031, an extension of the current contract that was set to expire in 2026. It also allows the SEC the option of exercising an additional five-year extension that could keep the game in Atlanta through 2036. Atlanta has hosted […]

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Prince Faisal

International Esports Federation Elects Prince Faisal as President

The International Esports Federation elected Prince Faisal as president during the Extraordinary General Meeting on November 26 in Busan, South Korea, extending an interim term that began earlier this year. Faisel was elected with 71 votes (98.6%) and his presidential term will run through 2025. He was appointed acting president of IESF on October 3, […]

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NHL Rival

NHL Partners With Rival on Esports Initiatives

The National Hockey League has announced a multiyear partnership with fan engagement company Rival to serve as the official tournament platform and league operator for all competitions within the NHL’s esports umbrella, including the EA Sports NHL World Championship. Under the agreement, Rival will host all initiatives associated with the EA Sports NHL 24 World […]

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Winter Olympics Salt Lake City
In this February 8, 2002, file photo, fireworks burst over the athlete tribune at the Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium in Salt Lake City during the Opening Ceremonies for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Salt Lake City is in line to host the Games again in 2034. (AP Photo/Frank Gunn, File)

Salt Lake City in Line to Host 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

It’s targeted dialogue, not an official bid award. It is not 100 percent confirmed and there will be steps still to take. But peel away the ifs and buts because for all intents and purposes, Salt Lake City will host the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The International Olympic Committee’s Future Host Commission invited […]

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OLY Paris 2024 Tickets
The Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower. (AP Photo//Michel Euler, File)

IOC Targets France for 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

France is on track to host a pair of Olympic Games within the space of six years after its proposed bid focusing on the Alps region was invited to targeted dialogue by the International Olympic Committee with the goal of being officially awarded the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games next summer — days before […]

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2024 NHL All-Star Game

2024 NHL All-Star Weekend in Toronto Expands to Three Days

The National Hockey League will expand its 2024 All-Star Weekend to three days, including additional events involving the newly-formed PWHL. The weekend will start on Thursday, February 1, with the player draft, alumni man of the year award and PWHL 3-on-3 Showcase. The rest of the weekend includes the All-Star Skills competition on February 2 […]

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Grande Reserve Golf Club

American Junior Golf Association Partners with Discover Puerto Rico

The American Junior Golf Association has announced a partnership with Discover Puerto Rico, which will host the Discover Puerto Rico Junior Championship from January 11­–14, 2024 at the Grande Reserve Golf Club, which annually hosts the PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. “We are thrilled to partner with Discover Puerto Rico […]

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North American Curling

USA Curling Partners With Everest Funeral Concierge for Club Championships

USA Curling and Curling Canada will start a new event in September 2024 with Everest Funeral Concierge as the name sponsor of the North American Curling Club Championship. “Our Club National Championships celebrate both intense competition and the club-based history of our sport,” said Dean Gemmell, chief executive officer of USA Curling. “Providing our national […]

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Boris van der Vorst
Boris van der Vorst addressed the World Boxing delegation after being elected its inaugural president. World Boxing photo

World Boxing Elects Boris van der Vorst as First President

Boris van der Vorst has been elected as the inaugural president of World Boxing at its Congress in Frankfurt and will serve a two-year term after winning 63% of the vote in a runoff against USA Boxing representative Elise Seignolle. The presidential election was one of a series of votes at the Congress, which was […]

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