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Dancing Rabbit Golf Club at Pearl River Resort

2023 PGA University Championship Headed to Mississippi

The PGA of America has announced that Dancing Rabbit Golf Club at Pearl River Resort in Philadelphia, Mississippi, will host the 2023 PGA University Championship, set for November 13–15. The 36-hole Championship, supported by Srixon/Cleveland Golf, will feature 90 players on 18 teams (five players from each school) from PGA Golf Management University programs across […]

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Gulf Shores

Gulf Shores Explores New $6 Million Building at Sportsplex

Gulf Shores, Alabama, is exploring the possibility of a $6 million, 38,000-square-foot building at the city’s Sportsplex for sports and community events. The venue would accommodate several courts for volleyball, basketball or pickleball and an onsite café is planned as well. The news was reported by OBA this week. Michelle Russ, vice president of sales, […]

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FIBA

Copenhagen to Host Two FIBA Europe Cup Events

The Danish capital of Copenhagen will host the 2024 FIBA 3×3 Europe Cup Qualifier and 3×3 Europe Cup in 2025, complete with an urban festival with street activities. The 3×3 Europe Cup will be staged in September 2025 in a public square in central Copenhagen with a venue large enough for 1,200 spectators. In 2024, […]

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Wake Forest Partners with ASM Global on Venue Management

Wake Forest University has partnered with ASM Global, which has assumed the management and operation of the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The venue joins ASM’s growing portfolio of university venues including facilities at University of Virginia, University of Pittsburgh, University of Colorado and Fresno State University. “ASM’s best-in-class arena and event management expertise is […]

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Australia Football
The Australia Women's Soccer Team set their attendance record during an international friendly against the U.S. at Stadium Australia in Sydney on November 27, 2021. (Photo by Ann Odong/Football Australia)

2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Opening Match Moved to Larger Stadium

Football Australia has announced Stadium Australia will host the Matildas’ opening match of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup against the Republic of Ireland on July 20. The opening day match will see Australia play in the largest venue of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup following significant interest for tickets. It was originally to […]

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Yankee Stadium football

Yankee Stadium to Host Football Game Between Syracuse and Pitt

Yankee Stadium Events has announced that Yankee Stadium will host a college football matchup between ACC rivals Syracuse and Pittsburgh on November 11, 2023, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first college football game played at the original Yankee Stadium in October 1923 won by the Orange over the Panthers. Syracuse played in six games […]

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US Saudi Arabia Soccer
United States' Christian Pulisic, right, duels for the ball with Saudi Arabia's Hattan Sultan Bahebri during a match in Murcia, Spain, on September 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)

U.S. to Host Expanded 2024 Copa America

The United States will host the 2024 Copa América, the traditional South American tournament involving 10 national men’s teams, which in 2024 will include six CONCACAF teams as part of a broader partnership between the confederations of North and South America in worldwide soccer. South American soccer body CONMEBOL said Friday its 10 national teams […]

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BLAST

BLAST Premier Returning to U.S. for the First Time Since 2019

BLAST Premier will be making its return to the U.S. in June with the Spring Final set to take place at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C. BLAST has teamed with Events DC and Monumental Sports & Entertainment to bring the BLAST Premier Spring Final to the nation’s capital. The Spring Final will […]

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GCAC

Shreveport to Host 2023 GCAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship

The 2023 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship will be held in Shreveport, Louisiana, and hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission. GCAC Commissioner Dr. KiKi Baker Barnes made the announcement that this year’s competition takes place at Lee Hedges Stadium from April 14–15. “I want to thank Sara Nelms and the Shreveport-Bossier […]

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NJCAA

Wichita to Host NJCAA Soccer Championships in 2023 and 2024

The National Junior College Athletic Association has announced the 2023 and 2024 NJCAA Division I Men’s & Women’s Soccer Championships will be held at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas. Hosted by Visit Wichita, the joint national tournaments will be played November 12–18, 2023, and November 17–23, 2024. The championships are expected to bring […]

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