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MVC Women’s Basketball

Missouri Valley Conference Announces Future Women’s Basketball Tournament Hosts

The Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Championship will be held at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana, 2025 before rotating to Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, 2026 and Vibrant Arena at The MARK in Moline, Illinois, in 2027. In 2024, the Missouri Valley Conference was one of only six conferences in which the women’s basketball […]

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Wrexham Tour 2024

Wrexham AFC Announces Two U.S. Stops for 2024 Tour

Wrexham AFC, the club featured in the FX documentary “Welcome to Wrexham,” have announced the 2024 Wrex Coast Tour, which will see the men’s team return to the United States and, for the first time, Wrexham AFC Women travel stateside as well. The men’s first team, fresh from sealing their second consecutive promotion — into […]

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2025 Ireland football

Kansas State, Iowa State to Open 2025 College Football Season in Ireland

Kansas State and Iowa State will clash in the fourth edition of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic on August 23, 2025, at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, the first ever Big 12 matchup in Ireland. This will be just the second time that Kansas State will play a football game outside the United States as […]

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Dallas Wings

Dallas Wings to Play at Dallas Memorial Arena Starting in 2026

The Dallas Wings will move to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center’s Dallas Memorial Arena beginning in 2026 after a 15-year, $19 million agreement was reached pending WNBA approval for the team to move into the city’s downtown. The Wings will play the 2024 and 2025 seasons in College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, where […]

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ASM Global

ASM Global Hires Lindsay Arell as Chief Sustainability Officer

ASM Global has named Lindsay Arell as chief sustainability officer for its collection of 400 venues including over 50 green certified venues, the largest portfolio of such properties in the world. Arell has been pioneering sustainability efforts for the live event industry for two decades for professional sports teams, venues, and a wide array of […]

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Gulf Shores VB

Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Prepare for NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship

Gulf Shores and Orange Beach in Alabama are preparing to host the NCAA Beach Volleyball National Championship for the eighth time this season with 16 teams heading to the Gulf Coast from May 3–5, 2024. The region’s ties to beach volleyball started in 2012 when the American Volleyball Coaches Association brought its women’s sand volleyball […]

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Ball Arena

Denver to Host Minnesota in 2025 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game

The University of Denver will host the University of Minnesota at Ball Arena in downtown Denver over Thanksgiving weekend 2025 in the 2025 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game. Denver and Minnesota are two of the winningest college hockey programs in history. The teams have combined for 15 national championships, 42 Frozen Four appearances and […]

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Mizzou Football Stadium

University of Missouri Hires DLR Group for Stadium Renovations

The home of Missouri football since 1926 will undergo some modernizations in time for its centennial anniversary after the University of Missouri Board of Curators approved the hiring of Kansas City architecture firm DLR Group to execute the $250 million Memorial Stadium Improvements Project. The design will preserve the historic Rock M Hill while providing […]

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Jerry Richardson Stadium

UNC Charlotte’s Football Stadium Gets $60 Million Approval

Jerry Richardson Stadium will be getting a $60 million expansion for the first phase of enhancing the UNC Charlotte football stadium after the University of North Carolina Board of Governors approved the financial outlay on Thursday. Stadium capacity will increase to 18,170 with the first phase of expansion, with plans in motion for further expansion […]

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