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USA Cheer Elects Rhonda Blanford-Green as Board President

USA Cheer has elected Rhonda Blanford-Green as president of its board of directors for a two-year term. Blanford-Green has been a member of USA Cheer’s board since 2008 and previously served as the board’s secretary. Blanford-Green succeeds outgoing president and co-founder of USA Cheer Bill Seely, who will keep seat on the national governing body’s […]

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Denny Hamlin in the No. 11 FedEx Toyota and Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 8 FilterTime Chevrolet lead a pack of cars during the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series Dixie Vodka 150 at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, March 22, 2020.

NASCAR and NACE Starleague Bring iRacing to Colleges

NASCAR and the NACE Starleague, the largest collegiate esports league in the United States, will launch an eNASCAR College iRacing Series, bringing competitive sim racing to more than 500 colleges and universities nationwide. More than 10,000 students will have the ability to compete in the eNASCAR College iRacing Series through NACE Starleague. Students will compete […]

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USA Pickleball National Indoor Championships Heading to Alabama

USA Pickleball will hold the second annual National Indoor Championships from June 7–11 at the Finley Center, part of the Hoover Met Complex in Hoover, Alabama, outside of Birmingham. The National Indoor Championships will feature five days of events featuring singles, doubles, and mixed doubles in skill and age brackets. Gold medalists from each division […]

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Commonwealth Games to Launch Esports Competition

The Commonwealth Games will have an esports component with the launch of the inaugural Commonwealth Esports Championships and Commonwealth Esports Forum planned for Birmingham, England, in August 2022. The event is the result of a strategic partnership between the Global Esports Federation and the Commonwealth Games Federation that was first announced in May 2020. The […]

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Paralympian Kari Miller-Ortiz Joins Move United Staff

Move United, the community-based sports and recreation organization for individuals with disabilities, has named Paralympian Kari Miller-Ortiz as the organization’s director of people and culture. Miller-Ortiz will lead the adaptive sports organization’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and programs and oversee a variety of internal and external DEI programs. She will also lead the organization’s […]

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Copper Mountain, Park City Named Official U.S. Ski & Snowboard Training Centers

U.S. Ski & Snowboard has designated Woodward Copper Mountain resort in Colorado and Woodward Park City in Utah as official training centers for the national governing body’s athletes through January 2025. The agreement will see athletes from U.S. Ski & Snowboard training at Woodward Copper and Woodward Park City leading to the 2026 Olympic Winter […]

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Surprise! World Swimming Championships Added to 2022 Schedule

The world swimming calendar has been further turned upside down after FINA, the international federation, announced there will be a world championship event in 2022 less than a month after announcing it would be canceled. The move means there will be three world championships plus the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in an 18-month span. Budapest […]

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England's Harry Kane and Jack Grealish, right, applaud fans at the end of the Euro 2020 group D match between Czech Republic and England at Wembley Stadium in London on June 22, 2021. England won 1-0. (AP Photo/Laurence Griffiths, Pool)

Future Euro Soccer Hosting Rights Already in Play

One of Europe’s biggest events already has countries jockeying in position to be host candidates nearly a decade in advance. Plans for a joint bid between Great Britain and Ireland to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup have been dropped in favor of bidding to host the 2028 European soccer championships, while at the same […]

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APP Tour Announces Three-Year Agreement to Host Event at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

The Association of Pickleball Professionals Tour has announced a three-year agreement to stage the APP New York City Open on the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, home of the U.S. Open. This year’s event will take place May 25–29 and include a prize purse of […]

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2022 AVP Tour Schedule Released

The AVP Tour will have three Gold Series events, five Pro Series events and seven Tour Series events as part of its 2022 beach volleyball schedule, culminating with the AVP Championships in Phoenix. The new tiered system increases money for athletes breaking into the beach volleyball world. The Championship event in Phoenix, scheduled for September […]

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