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USA Pickleball has announced the recipients of its 2025 Play It Forward Court Grant program, awarding two $50,000 grants to support community-driven pickleball court development efforts in Eugene, Oregon, and South Hadley, Massachusetts. Launched through USA Pickleball Serves, the Play It Forward grant program is designed to fund impactful court enhancement projects in under resourced […]
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For each of the 11 U.S. host cities ahead of next summer’s 2026 FIFA World Cup, anticipation is building toward the matches, the economic impact, the worldwide tourism and the upcoming draw to determine which teams will come to town. But dozens of other destinations could see one or more of the 48 national teams […]
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Sometimes a destination and a specific event fit: The competitors are happy, the event organizer is thrilled and the city benefits financially. That’s the case with Milwaukee and the USA Triathlon Sprint and Olympic Distance National Championships. The 2025 edition, taking place August 8–10, marks the seventh time Milwaukee has hosted the event since 2013. […]
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The last time New Orleans hosted the U.S. Gymnastics National Championships, most of the 2025 competitors hadn’t been born yet. The 2025 U.S. Gymnastics National Championships will take place August 7–10 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, 30 years since the 1995 competition in the Crescent City, which saw 13–year–old prodigy Dominique Moceanu win […]
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Soldier Hollow Nordic Center in Midway, Utah, will host a UCI Mountain Bike World Series event in 2026 with XCC and XCO races as part of the North American stop on the series. The venue hosted the 2024 Pan American Mountain Bike Championships and is also set to feature in the 2034 Olympic Winter Games […]
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USA Fencing has partnered with Masters Academy International to create the country’s first dedicated national performance center and national academy for fencing in Massachusetts. The complex will become the official home of the U.S. National Training Center for fencing and will make USA Fencing the first national governing body to unveil an academy model and […]
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The inaugural Blue Ridge Volleyball Classic is set to take place in Asheville, North Carolina, from September 5–6 at Harrah’s Cherokee Center in conjunction with Explore Asheville and the Asheville Buncombe Regional Sports Commission. The lineup includes women’s volleyball teams from Western Carolina, Bradley University, the College of Charleston and UNC Charlotte each playing three […]
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East Texas A&M University has chosen Sports Facilities Companies to operate its new ssports facility which is set to open in fall of 2026. SFC will oversee staffing, facility maintenance, programming, marketing and daily operations management. Beyond operations, SFC will collaborate with the university to lead a branding, naming and logo creation process. With construction […]
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College basketball season will tip off on November 3 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with a special six–game feature split between the two locations. The Field of 68 is partnering with Visit York County at the Rock Hill Sports & Event Center and Sanford Sports and the Sanford Pentagon for […]
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The University of Michigan football program could be heading to Germany to kick off the 2026 season. The Wolverines would potentially play Western Michigan at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt, Germany, on August 29, which would be the first game played by Michigan football outside of North America. The matchup with the Broncos was scheduled […]
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