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Kristin Kloster

IOC Names Kristin Kloster Coordination Commission Chair for 2026 Olympics

IOC Executive Board member Kristin Kloster will become the new Chair of the Coordination Commission for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy, replacing Sari Essayah, who resigned following her appointment as a minister in the new Finnish government. Kloster was a member of the Evaluation Commission for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games and […]

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World Rugby

New World League for Rugby May Start in 2026

World Rugby and other major stakeholders in the international game have begun planning on the future global calendar with the men’s and women’s games getting a new competition for international windows to increase depth throughout the game. Meetings over the weekend were between International Rugby Players, World Rugby, the British and Irish Lions, the major […]

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Black Rock PGA Tour

Black Desert Resort to Host First PGA Tour Event in Utah Since 1963

The PGA Tour has announced a new tournament, the Black Desert Championships, will be held during the FedExCup Fall segment of its schedule starting in 2024 in Greater Zion, Utah, the first time the PGA Tour has held an event in the state since 1963. The four-year agreement will see the tournament hosted at Black […]

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Team USA's Garrett Muagututia spikes the ball in a 2022 match against Italy. Photo via the VNL

Volleyball Nations League Action Comes to Southern California

With an increased emphasis on the fan aspect of the competition both for those who watch in person and those who follow online, the Volleyball Nations League will host the third and final week of the men’s preliminary round VNL matches at the Anaheim Convention Center from July 4–9. The Men’s VNL 2023 features 16 […]

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PHFAction
Boston Pride forward Tori Sullivan shoots on Minnesota Whitecaps goaltender Amanda Leveille during a PHF game on January 25, 2020. (Collin Nawrocki)

Report: Women’s Hockey Leagues to Merge

The Premier Hockey Federation has been bought by a co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers who intends to merge the PHF with another group to create a new women’s pro league that would start in January, according to media reports. Mark Walter’s firm acquired the PHF, which was scheduled to begin its ninth season of […]

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World Surf League

Executive Changes Made at World Surf League

Erik Logan has left the World Surf League with two of the organization’s top executives jointly leading the company while the WSL looks for a new chief executive officer. Logan’s immediate departure will result in Emily Hofer, WSL’s chief people and purpose officer, and Bob Kane, chief operating officer and chief legal officer, jointly leading […]

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Oakley Olympics

Team USA Partners With Oakley Ahead of LA28 Olympic Games

Oakley has been announced as the Official Eyewear of Team USA and Official Eyewear of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games with Oakley to deliver a new line of eyewear for LA28 – Team USA Encoder Strike Vented with Prizm Road Lenses, and Team USA Heliostat with Prizm Black Lenses. “Monumental moments like the Olympics […]

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Mike McAtee: USA Boxing’s Fight Against the IBA’s Corruption and World Boxing’s Future

USA Boxing Executive Director Mike McAtee discussed the years-long process in coming with plans for a new international federation in the wake of the IOC’s expulsion of the International Boxing Association, the various issues the national governing body has had with the IBA — including fight manipulation — and more in an episode of the […]

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2020 PGA Family Cup
Kyle Tokishi makes his putt on the third hole during the 2020 PGA Family Cup at Augusta Ranch Golf Club on December 13, 2020, in Mesa, Arizona. (Photo by Traci Edwards/PGA of America)

Inaugural PGA Family Golf Championship Heads to La Quinta

The inaugural PGA Family Golf Championship will be held December 9–10, 2023, at PGA West on the Pete Dye Mountain and Dunes Golf Courses in La Quinta, California. The PGA Family Golf Championship will include more than 100 teams. The teams will be split between amateur and professional divisions and vie for the national title […]

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