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From left, Wade Garard, CEO of First Point Volleyball, Northern Kentucky President Dr. Cady Short-Thompson, Northern Kentucky Athletic Director Christina Roybal and USA Volleyball President and CEO Jamie Davis.

USA Volleyball Helps Support Two New NCAA Men’s Programs

USA Volleyball, in collaboration with the First Point Volleyball Foundation, will provide $150,000 to help support two new men’s NCAA Division 1 programs at Northern Kentucky University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. “We are proud to again partner with the First Point Volleyball Foundation to support the growth of collegiate men’s volleyball,” said […]

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WCLA Lacrosse

Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates National Championship Headed to Wichita

The 2024 USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates Division I and II National Championships will be played at the Scheels Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, the championship’s first-ever appearance in Kansas. “We’re so pleased to be moving this special event to a new venue like the Scheels Stryker Sports Complex and being able to bring […]

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Oakland Athletics pitcher Mason Miller throws against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

MLB Owners Vote to Relocate Oakland A’s to Las Vegas

Major League Baseball’s owners voted to allow the Oakland A’s to move to Las Vegas at the MLB’s annual owners meetings on Thursday in Arlington, Texas. The vote required 75% of owners to vote yes but ended up being unanimous to allow the franchise with the third-most World Series championships to relocate from its home […]

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USBC Names Future Host Sites

Royal Pin Woodland in Indianapolis will host the USBC U.S. Open from 2025–2027, the United States Bowling Congress and Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America have announced. As part of the agreement, the U.S. Women’s Open, a major on the Professional Women’s Bowling Association Tour, also will be staged at Royal Pin Woodland multiple times through […]

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World Aquatics Doha

Doha 2024 Announce Fan Travel Packages for World Aquatics Championships

Fan travel packages for worldwide swimming travelers heading to Doha for the 2024 World Aquatics Championship are now on sale with 100 days until the start of the event. The packages will give fans the opportunity to watch an event that is being held in the Middle East for the first time. The World Aquatics […]

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USA Triathlon Chooses Nirvana as Travel Management Partner

Nirvana has been named the new travel management services partner for USA Triathlon for athlete and national office travel, supporting USA Triathlon’s National Championship events in collaboration with the national governing body’s hotel booking platform, HotelPlanner. As part of the company’s expansion into North America, the USAT partnership allows Nirvana to continue its support of […]

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USMarathonTrials

2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials Start Time Changed

The U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon start time for the event on February 3, 2024, in Orlando, Florida, will be moved to 10 a.m. Eastern time after concerns were raised by runners about the original proposed start time two hours later in the day. The course will have one 2.2-mile loop and three 8-mile […]

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PLL 2024 Season

PLL Announces City-Based Model for 2024

The Premier Lacrosse League will switch to a city-based format, announcing eight teams that will be attached to host cities for the league. Since its inception, the league has featured a touring model where teams all play in one location per week. But after evaluating fan voting, broadcast viewership, historical ticketing performance, public census data […]

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International Federations Raise Concern Over LA28 Program

Members of a key group of international federations of Olympic sport are expressing concern over the implications of expanding the sports program at the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. At its final meeting of 2023, the Council of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) discussed the issues related to adding five […]

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Maine Lands Return of XTERRA Trail Run World Championships

XTERRA has announced it will bring its Trail Run World Championship back to Maine’s Sugarloaf Mountain in 2024. The 2024 event will mark 15 years of the championship and will be staged August 30 to September 1, offering a festival-like atmosphere in addition to the racing experience. “Our Board of Directors and local organizing committee […]

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