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InvernessClub

Inverness Club Selected to Host 2029 U.S. Amateur Golf Championship

The historic Inverness Club, in Toledo, Ohio, will host the 129th U.S. Amateur Championship from August 13–19, 2029, the U.S. Golf Association announced this week. The stroke play co-host course will be named at a later date. The Toledo facility opened in 1903 and Donald Ross was hired in 1916 to design an 18-hole layout […]

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NCAAMarchMadness

Expansion of NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament to 68 Teams Approved

The field for the 2022 NCAA Women’s Division I Basketball Tournament will expand to 68 teams from 64 after a proposal was approved Wednesday by the Division I Council. The approval follows a recommendation from the much-discussed external gender equity review of NCAA championships that examined historical inequities in college basketball after the publicized issues […]

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RockyHarris

USA Triathlon CEO Rocky Harris Extended Through 2028

USA Triathlon’s board of directors has announced a contract extension through 2028 for Chief Executive Officer Rocky Harris, who has been at the helm of the organization since 2017. Harris will guide USA Triathlon through its Elevate 2028 strategy plan, a set of guiding principles, goals and strategies designed to enable USA Triathlon to grow […]

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USA Volleyball AVP

AVP and USA Volleyball Launch Strategic Partnership

The Association of Volleyball Professionals and USA Volleyball have entered a strategic partnership aimed at growing and enhancing beach volleyball within the United States. The alliance between the professional beach volleyball organization and the national governing body will see the organizations collaborate on events, marketing, coaching and officials’ education, and more. It will also create […]

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National Senior Games

National Senior Games Drops Qualification Requirement

For the first time, the National Senior Games Association will allow athletes over 50 years old to enter to compete in the National Senior Games without having to qualify from other competitions. The move was made following the cancellation or postponement of a significant portion of qualifying events because of the pandemic in advance of […]

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AthletesUnlimited

Athletes Unlimited Volleyball 2022 Season Going to Dallas

Athletes Unlimited will hold its second women’s volleyball season starting March 16 at the Fair Park Coliseum in Dallas with fans in attendance for the first time after the inaugural season was held without fans because of the pandemic. The season will run for five weeks through April 16. In addition, the first 24 players […]

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Sapporo Reworking 2030 Winter Games Bid

Less than six months after it hosted a delayed Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games without any fans, Japan may somewhat unexpectedly be getting back into the business of hosting one of the world’s biggest sporting events. A committee in Sapporo is expected to release a revised bid for the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, […]

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