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NETSGC Becomes First Pro Esports Team to Partner with SUNY System

The State Universities of New York has become the official education partner of Nets Gaming Crew, the NBA 2K League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets, the first partnership of its kind for the two organizations. NetsGC will create an educational esports program aimed at increasing the recruitment pool of high school students, while driving awareness […]

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Mt. Washington Bicycle Hillclimb
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Mt. Washington Bicycle Hillclimb Adds Spots to Meet Demand

The 49th annual Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb in New Hampshire will add 50 more slots to this year’s event to accommodate demand, bringing the total number of race participants to 500. Presented by Tin Mountain Conservation Center, the event is scheduled for August 20, 2022. Cyclists ages 8–80 will gather at the base […]

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WCH Oregon22 Heritage Trail – Shalane Flanagan Plaque

World Athletics Championships to Leave Heritage Trail Legacy

The local organizing committee for the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 has announced a legacy project to place plaques honoring famous track-and-field athletes throughout the state in what will become the Oregon22 Heritage Trail. The 2022 World Athletics Championships will mark the first time the event has been held in the United States. Hayward Field at […]

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Mark Emmert

NCAA President Mark Emmert to Step Down by 2023

Mark Emmert will step down as president of the NCAA until a successor is in place or by June 30, 2023. The decision was a mutual agreement between Emmert and the NCAA Board of Governors, according to an announcement, and ends a tenure that saw dramatic shifts in the collegiate landscape including issues around name, image and […]

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ReaganCarey

Reagan Carey Named PHF Commissioner

Reagan Carey, the former director of women’s ice hockey and general manager for the women’s national team at USA Hockey, has been named the Premier Hockey Federation’s next commissioner. Carey’s tenure at USA Hockey was highlighted by a gold medal victory at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. She starts with the PHF on May 10 […]

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Move United Education Conference

Move United Brings Education Conference to Colorado Springs

Move United, the organization of community-based sports and recreation for individuals with disabilities, will host its annual Education Conference May 9–11, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The conference theme will be “Challenging Ableism Through Sport: Awareness, Access, & Action,” and will aim to provide tools and training to address stigma and stereotypes specific to disability in […]

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2025 Invictus Games

Canada Wins 2025 Hosting Rights for Invictus Games

The Invictus Games 2025 has been awarded to Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, in partnership with True Patriot Love Foundation. Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex and founding patron of the Invictus Games Foundation, also announced the 2025 Games will be the first to incorporate winter adaptive sports in addition to some of the core sports from previous […]

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USA BMX Foundation

USA BMX Appoints Ray Hoyt to Lead National Foundation

Ray Hoyt has been hired to lead the USA BMX Foundation as executive director and will be charged with driving revenue and program development to support the foundation’s STEM and scholarship initiatives serving youth nationwide. Hoyt was instrumental in bringing the USA BMX Headquarters to Tulsa, which officially opened earlier this year. Most recently, Hoyt […]

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Stephen Curry
Stephen Curry on the Silverado Resort North Course during the pro-am event of the Safeway Open PGA tournament on September 25, 2019, in Napa, California. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Stephen Curry Organizing Junior Golf Tour with AJGA

The American Junior Golf Association is getting a high-profile boost at five of its events this year after NBA superstar and golf fanatic Stephen Curry announced Thursday that his “Underrated” brand will launch a new junior golf tour accredited by the AJGA. The UNDERRATED Golf Tour will host five free events this summer which includes […]

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