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2028 CFP

New Orleans to Host 2028 College Football Playoff National Championship

After hosting Super Bowl LIX earlier this year, New Orleans will welcome back college football’s biggest game in 2028. Rich Clark, executive director of the College Football Playoff, announced today that the CFP’s Management Committee has selected New Orleans to host the 2028 CFP National Championship at Caesars Superdome on Monday, January 24, 2028. New […]

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Ripken Nationals

Ripken Baseball Announces Inaugural National Championship Event

Ripken Baseball has announced it will crown a true national champion for the first time in its 20–plus year history with the creation of a new country–wide tournament. The organization today revealed the launch of Ripken Nationals, a premier 12U national championship tournament set to debut in 2026. Regional qualifiers will begin in March across […]

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Kalamazoo Event Center

Kalamazoo Event Center Groundbreaking Celebrates Upcoming Venue

The official groundbreaking of the Kalamazoo Event Center took place September 26 in the downtown area of the Michigan city. Community leaders, local officials, partners and residents gathered for the ceremony which celebrated the future venue, now in its first phase of construction. The afternoon began with remarks from local leaders, highlighting the vision behind […]

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Baseball For All

Rockford, Illinois, to Host 2026 Baseball For All Nationals

GoRockford, Baseball For All and the Rockford Park District have announced that the Rockford region will host the 11th annual Baseball For All Nationals from July 19–25, 2026, during the same week as the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup group stage. The pair of events running back–to–back will make Rockford the epicenter of women’s and […]

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Ironman Augusta

Ironman, Augusta Sports Council Extend Partnership Through 2030

Ironman and the Augusta Sports Council in Georgia have agreed to a five–year partnership renewal to continue the Ironman 70.3 Augusta triathlon through 2030. The event includes a 1.2–mile swim, 56–mile bike and 13.1–mile run throughout the Augusta region. The Augusta Sports Council estimates a total economic impact value of over $76 million since the […]

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USA Diving Mission Viejo

Mission Viejo to Host Four Diving Nations Ahead of 2028 Olympics

The Mission Viejo Nadadores Foundation has announced that divers from Australia and France will join delegations from the Netherlands and Team USA to conduct their pre–2028 Olympic Summer Games training in the city of Mission Viejo, California, ahead of competition in Los Angeles. Nadadores Diving also announced that several of the teams training in 2028 […]

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ECAC Hockey

ECAC Hockey Women’s Championship Moves to Lake Placid

Two big college hockey announcements have been made with one event heading to Lake Placid, New York, and another continuing its decade-long tradition in Belfast, Ireland. ECAC Hockey has announced the league’s women’s tournament will move to Lake Placid beginning with the 2025–2026 season. The top four women’s programs in the league will compete for […]

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BridgeWay Station

Construction Underway for South Carolina’s USL Soccer Stadium

Construction is officially underway on the permanent home for the Greenville Triumph and Greenville Liberty United Soccer League teams in Upstate South Carolina. The multi-use stadium at the BridgeWay Station mixed–use development in Mauldin is slated to host its first matches in 2026. The project is a public–private partnership, made possible through an investment of […]

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USA Gymnastics Noblesville

USA Gymnastics Selects Noblesville as Training & Wellness Center Site

USA Gymnastics has selected the Innovation Mile in Noblesville, Indiana, as the location for its proposed Training & Wellness Center and new office headquarters. The proposed facility will host USA Gymnastics National Team camps, educational workshops, community outreach events and competitions throughout the year in all disciplines, including artistic, rhythmic, trampoline and tumbling, acrobatic, parkour […]

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World Aquatics LA28

World Aquatics Delegation Tours LA28 Venues

World Aquatics sent a delegation which included President Husain Al Musallam, Bureau Member and Olympic swimming champion Dániel Gyurta and Executive Director Brent Nowicki to Los Angeles last week for a site visit ahead of the 2028 Olympic Summer Games. The delegation visited planned competition venues in Long Beach and Los Angeles, covering the sports of […]

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