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College Football Playoff Expands to 12 Teams in 2024 Season

The College Football Playoff has announced it will expand to a 12-team event starting in 2024 after the Rose Bowl agreed to amend its contract for the 2024 and 2025 seasons, which was the last hurdle CFP officials needed cleared to triple the size of what is now a four-team format. The first round of […]

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USA Swimming Foundation

USA Swimming Foundation Board Welcomes New Members

Four new members are joining the USA Swimming Foundation Board of Directors. Dan Clough, John Enquist, Kyle Jackson and Andrew Wilson were elected by the USA Swimming Board of Directors at its November meeting to serve on the Foundation Board starting in 2023 through 2025. Jill Bornstein, Cynthia Eubanks and Cullen Jones were re-elected to […]

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ACES

Skip Gilbert Returns as Chair of ACES Board of Directors

US Youth Soccer Chief Executive Officer Skip Gilbert is returning to his role as chair of the Board of Directors for the Association of Chief Executive Officers for Sport. He succeeds USA Triathlon’s Rocky Harris, who recently stepped down to join the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee as its chief of sport and athlete services. […]

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World Rugby

World Rugby Restructures Sevens World Series in Rebrand

World Rugby has outlined a new framework for the future of the Sevens World Series in hopes of growing the fanbase globally, combining sport and fan entertainment in a festival atmosphere at seven locations around the world. The remodeled Sevens World Series will include seven festival-style events across seven months featuring the best 12 men’s […]

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Running USA

Running USA Announces Panel Discussion for 2023 Industry Conference

Running USA has announced additional speakers and programming for the 2023 Industry Conference presented by Race Roster, set for February 12–14, 2023, which includes an industry panel that will discuss the state of road races. “We’re planning the 2023 conference content based on the challenges the running industry faces right now,” said Christine Bowen, chief […]

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Matt Greci

Matt Greci Named Senior Vice President and GM at Nashville Superspeedway

Speedway Motorsports announced Matt Greci has been promoted to senior vice president and general manager at Nashville Superspeedway, replacing Erik Moses, who leaves December 2 to become executive director of the Fiesta Bowl. “Our company is very fortunate to have a senior executive with experience not only with our company but already located in the […]

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Craig Kozeniesky

USA Shooting Hires Craig Kozeniesky as CEO

USA Shooting has announced the hiring of a new chief executive officer, Craig Kozeniesky, who will assume duties in January 2023. Kozeniesky is a Colonel who served in the Marine Corps for 27 years and is a combat veteran of Desert Storm, Iraq and Afghanistan. Kozeniesky has also been connected with USA Shooting for more […]

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USA Boxing National Championships Heading to Lubbock, Texas

The 2022 USA Boxing National Championships will be held starting December 5 in Lubbock, Texas, at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center with over 1,000 boxers, ages  9 to 39, anticipated to compete. “Our National Championships is the pinnacle event for us every year and this year we expect to see some of the best boxing […]

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The pregame ceremony included lots of fireworks before the U.S. men's national team took on Wales in the first group stage game for both teams at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar this week. Photo by Lisa Delpy Neirotti.

What It’s Like in Qatar at the 2022 FIFA World Cup

There are always some challenges with any mega-event and this month, the 2022 FIFA World Cup is in Qatar, a country established 51 years old ago with a total population of 2.8 million people. So with that perspective, here are some observations. [Behind the Scenes of the 2026 World Cup Bid Process] Seeing Qatar Up […]

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USRowing Foundation

USRowing Creates Foundation to Assist Funding

USRowing has announced the formation of the USRowing Foundation. “The USRowing Foundation will be a separate 501c3 organization from the National Governing Body but will work shoulder-to-shoulder with USRowing to provide funding for our priorities and initiatives,” said USRowing Chief Executive Officer Amanda Kraus. “We have an incredible group that has signed on and we […]

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