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TurfWars

TurfWars Championship Set for ESPN2 Broadcast

TurfWars will be shown on ESPN2 live on August 4 as part of its Adult Kickball Championship at the Manchester Meadows in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The one-of-a-kind kickball event will feature the best adult kickball teams around the country with 24 players participating from the Grizzlies and Panthers. After the ESPN2 game will be […]

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FIFA Concacaf

FIFA, Concacaf Collaborate on 2026 World Cup Marketing Campaign

On the eve of the Concacaf Nations League semifinals and championship weekend in Las Vegas, FIFA and Concacaf will promote and market all major upcoming official Concacaf national‑team competitions together with the FIFA World Cup 2026. “The FIFA World Cup 2026 will be unique in terms of the impact it’ll have not only on the […]

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Yu-Gi-Oh Raleigh

Raleigh to Host 2023 Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Qualifier

The Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau and Greater Raleigh Esports Local Organizing Committee will host the 2023 North America Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship qualifier from July 7-9, 2023, at the Raleigh Convention Center. The event is expected to attract thousands of Duelists and fans and will be the first and largest major esports competition for […]

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American Rodeo
Saddle Bronc Athlete Brody Cress competes at 2022 - 2023’s The American Contender Tournament Regional Finals (Central) in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Photo Credit: Michael Pintar

American Contender Tournament Returns With Schedule of Qualifying Events

Las Vegas, Oklahoma City and Lexington, Kentucky, will host regional finals and semifinals during The American Contender Tournament in 2024 organized by Teton Ridge, a western lifestyle and entertainment company. The American Contender Tournament will be held for the second year running. In 2023, more than 2,500 athletes competed across the country for the chance […]

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Ormond Beach Sports Complex

2023 Youth World Series Heads to Ormond Beach Sports Complex

A youth baseball tournament organized by Athletx Sports Group will be heading to Daytona Beach, Florida, starting June 21. Called the Youth World Series, the tournament will feature 36 teams with approximately 600 participants in a total of 120 games that will be open to the public. Competitors range from ages 9-14 and 11 states […]

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Minneapolis USA Gymnastics

USA Gymnastics Awards 2024 Olympic Trials to Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota, will host the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Gymnastics as well as multiple other USA Gymnastics events over the course of nine days in June 2024, the national governing body announced on Tuesday. Beginning June 22, 2024, the Minneapolis Convention Center will be the site of the USA Gymnastics Championships featuring rhythmic […]

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FIBA 3×3

FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final Headed to Saudi Arabia

FIBA has announced the 12th edition of the 3×3 World Tour Final will take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on December 8–9, 2023. The announcement was made during a ceremony at the FIBA 3×3 World Cup 2023, in Vienna, Austria. FIBA President Hamane Niang and Dr. Ghassan Tashkandi, president of the Saudi Arabia Basketball Federation, […]

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Major League Cricket

Major League Cricket Announces Inaugural Schedule

Major League Cricket has announced the full schedule for America’s first professional franchise cricket league, set to launch on July 13. Two cricket-specific venues — Grand Prairie Stadium in North Texas, and Church Street Park in Morrisville, North Carolina — will host 19 matches. Six MLC teams will compete to be crowned as the inaugural […]

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Rhode Island FC

Bryant University to Host Rhode Island FC’s Inaugural Season

Rhode Island FC has announced that Bryant University’s Beirne Stadium will serve as the temporary home of the new United Soccer League professional soccer team for the club’s inaugural 2024 season in the USL Championship, while construction continues on the Stadium at Tidewater Landing. “Professional soccer is coming to Rhode Island in 2024,” said Rhode […]

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OKC Riversport
The Riversport whitewater complex was the site for an off-site session at the TEAMS '22 Conference & Expo in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Jared Wickerham)

Decision ‘Very Soon’ on 2028 Olympic Canoe Slalom Events in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City may be the relocated home for canoe slalom competition during the 20208 Olympic Summer Games, the International Canoe Federation has confirmed. The International Canoe Federation said during its 2022 Congress in Thailand that the canoe slalom competition for the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles could be moved out of the state […]

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