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Competitiors in the men's 5,000 meter event at the 1984 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles circle past the Olympic torch during the race on August 11, 1984. Los Angeles in 2028 will join London and Paris as the only three-time hosts of the Olympic Summer Games. (AP Photo, File)

Lake Placid Awarded 2025 IBSF World Championship

Lake Placid, New York, will host the 2025 International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation World Championships, the IBSF announced during its annual congress. Lake Placid had originally been scheduled to host this year’s World Championships before COVID-19 restrictions moved all IBSF events to only European venues. Lake Placid will host the IBSF World Championships for the […]

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Denny Hamlin (11) leads the pack to start a 2019 NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)

New St. Louis Race Highlights 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule

NASCAR officially released its full 2022 Cup Series schedule on Wednesday with 39 events in total and only one off week scheduled, with racing on Easter Sunday for the first time since 1989 and a new track added to the slate in World Wide Technology Raceway just outside St. Louis. The full schedule comes after […]

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Powerboat P1 Appoints Tim Ramsberger As USA CEO

Tim Ramsberger has been named the president and chief executive for Powerboat P1 Management’s U.S. operations as the organization looks to expand its global strategic planning. Ramsberger will have responsibility for all of Powerboat P1 USA’s commercial, race event, marketing, communications and digital activities. Ramsberger will be based in Florida and Powerboat P1 Management Chief […]

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Durham Sports Commission to Host 2021–2022 NAIA Football National Championships

The 2021 and 2022 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics football national championship games will be held in Durham, North Carolina, for the first time. The NAIA Senior Football Classic will also be part of the week’s events that will be hosted by the Durham Sports Commission. The game will be played at Willie Bradshaw Field […]

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2021–2022 NBA G League Season Includes Innovative Format

The NBA G League 2021–2022 season will include a 14-game tournament called the Showcase Cup starting November 5 before the 36-game regular season starts on December 27, allowing each team to play a minimum of 50 games. The Showcase Cup will include 30 teams separated into four regional pods, where they will play 12 games […]

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Global Esports Federation’s Global Tour Starts September in Los Angeles

The Global Esports Federation 2021 tour will start in late September in Los Angeles as part of a three-event schedule ahead of the Singapore 2021 Global Esports Games this year. Each tournament stage will showcase a unique esports title. The first stop will be September 27–28 in Los Angeles with Hearthstone, followed by Riyadh from […]

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The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum will be home to the 2002 NASCAR Clash. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

2022 NASCAR Clash Heading to Los Angeles Coliseum

NASCAR will debut its next generation of stock cars in one of the most innovative ways imaginable. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum will have a temporary short-track course installed for the 2002 NASCAR Clash, the traditional season-opener ahead of the Daytona 500 that has been held at Daytona Beach International Speedway since 1979. The only […]

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Kathy Carter Named CEO of LA28

Signaling a new phase in its operation, the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games have named Kathy Carter as chief executive officer to lead the successful planning and execution of the LA28 Games. As CEO, Carter will report to LA28 Chairperson Casey Wasserman and oversee Games delivery, impact and business operations. Carter joined LA28 in October […]

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Palisades Tahoe will be a new stop on the FIS schedule for the 2022–2023 season. Photo courtesy Palisades Tahoe

Palisades Tahoe Chosen as New Name for California Ski Resort

The ski resort that hosted the 1960 Olympic Winter Games in California has been rebranded to Palisades Tahoe, bringing both mountains of the former Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows together under one unified name. The move came after a 2020 commitment by the resort to rename the destination following research into the historical and current usage […]

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Ukraine Enters Race for Future Olympic Winter Games

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will send officials to the International Olympic Committee’s headquarters in Switzerland to begin a dialogue about hosting a future Olympic Winter Games after IOC President Thomas Bach visited Kyiv over the weekend. “The big dream is the Olympic Games in Ukraine,” said Zelenskyy. “And I really believe in it. […]

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