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USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland addresses the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Assembly on Thursday in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

USOPC Leaders Address Abuse of Athletes

In addresses to the members of the Olympic and Paralympic movement, leaders of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee said the organization has changed as a result of recent scandals involving abuse of athletes and that there needs to be more trust moving forward between athletes and the administrators overseeing the sports that they represent. […]

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NJCAA Approves Esports Framework For Member Schools

Esports will be even more a part of the fabric of collegiate sports through the National Junior College Athletic Association, which has announced the creation of NJCAA Esports to provide two-year colleges with official national championships in the sport. The new framework will also provide guidance for colleges to build and operate esports programs, as […]

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Bowlero Corp Purchases PBA Tour

Bowlero Corp, the owner and operator of bowling centers around the country, has purchased the Professional Bowlers Association, the professional bowling tour that has operated since 1958. All scheduled PBA Tour tournaments and programming will continue under the new arrangement with Bowlero, which operates more than 300 bowling centers in the United States, Canada and […]

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U.S. Soccer CEO Retires After Nearly Two Decades

After nearly two decades in leadership positions throughout U.S. Soccer, Dan Flynn will leave his post as CEO and secretary general on September 16. With Flynn retiring, the U.S. Soccer Board of Directors has named Chief Stakeholder Officer Brian Remedi to the additional position as chief administrative officer while the search for a new CEO […]

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Bouker Pool Named Chief Commercial Officer of USA Cycling

USA Cycling has hired its first chief commercial officer to oversee the national governing body’s marketing, membership and sponsorship. Bouker Pool will join USA Cycling in the newly created role after previous stops leading the business operations, commercial partnerships and marketing efforts for companies including USA Today, Competitor Group and Rodale Inc. “Bouker brings a […]

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NWHL to Stream Games on Twitch

The National Women’s Hockey League, in a period of upheaval for the women’s professional game, has signed a landmark streaming partnership with Twitch, a three-year deal that pays the NWHL a rights fee on top of being on the popular live streaming platform. Under terms of the deal, Twitch will stream every NWHL regular season […]

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2020 ESL Pro Tour Brings Together ESL and DreamHack

The 2020 ESL Pro Tour will be a new partnership between ESL and DreamHack, linking over 2o tournaments and leagues into one Counter-Strike competition that will have over $5 million in prize money. The partnership connects a group of ESL and DreamHack tournaments into one tour. There will be three tiers of competition with championships […]

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2020 IndyCar Series Visits Richmond, Skips Pocono

Richmond Raceway is in and Pocono Raceway is out in the 2020 NTT IndyCar Series schedule, which will remain at 17 races for the season starting with the traditional opener in St. Petersburg, Florida, on March 15. Richmond Raceway will host an IndyCar race for the first time since 2009, and is slotted into the […]

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Elizabeth O’Brien Named Ironman Group’s North America Managing Director

Elizabeth O’Brien, who has more than two decades of sports industry experience, is the new North America managing director for The Ironman Group and will oversee all aspects of the business unit including four offices in the United States and more than 70 annual events. O’Brien’s team will be responsible for the performance of running […]

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