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USFL

USFL Adds Memphis as 2023 Competition Hub

Officials from the USFL and the city of Memphis have reached an agreement for the Memphis Showboats to play the USFL 2023 season at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, home of the 1980s team that featured Pro Football Hall of Famer Reggie White. Memphis is the second city that will host games in the second spring […]

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DuPageFootball

DuPage to Host NJCAA Division III Football Championship

The NJCAA Division III National Football Championship, previously known as the Red Grange Bowl, will be held at Bjarne Ullsvik Stadium on the campus of College of DuPage in Illinois on December 3. Last year was the first year the game was played and recognized as the NJCAA Division III Football Championship, won by the […]

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2023 USA Gymnastics Championship

2023 USA Gymnastics Championships Headed to Tulsa

The 2023 USA Gymnastics Championships will take place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the BOK Center and Cox Business Center from June 20–24. The city will welcome more than 1,600 acrobatic, rhythmic, and trampoline and tumbling gymnasts along with hundreds of coaches, judges and support staff. The annual event determines national champions across the developmental and […]

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LakePlacidBiathlon

IBU Cup Awarded to Lake Placid for 2026

Lake Placid, New York, will host the 2026 International Biathlon Union Cup at Mt Van Hoevenberg at its new biathlon stadium and renovated competition area. The New York Olympic Regional Development Authority made the announcement on Monday after the new IBU Executive Board met in Salzburg this past week and announced the full calendar for […]

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Las Vegas Ballpark

Las Vegas to Host Oakland A’s and Cincinnati Reds in 2023

The Oakland Athletics are headed to Las Vegas … for two spring training games. The A’s and Cincinnati Reds announced the teams will play games on March 4–5, 2023, at Las Vegas Ballpark, home of the Las Vegas Aviators. It’s a natural fit since the Aviators of the Pacific Coast League are the Triple-A affiliate […]

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DirtyBirdsBallpark

Charleston Dirty Birds’ Home Venue Renamed

The home for the Atlantic League’s Charleston Dirty Birds in West Virginia will have a new name as GoMart Ballpark will take effect starting with the 2023 season to start a 10-year deal. The stadium has been named Appalachian Power Park since its inception in 2005. It was home to the South Atlantic League’s West […]

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AlexanderStadiumBirmingham

Birmingham Awarded 2026 European Athletics Championships

The 2026 European Athletics Championships were awarded to Birmingham, England, by the European Athletics Council meeting during its meetings this past weekend in Warsaw, Poland. It is the first time that a British city has been assigned the European Championships. Birmingham has staged a plethora of high profile events in recent years, including the recent […]

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DreamHack San Diego

DreamHack to Make San Diego Debut in April 2023

DreamHack, an immersive gaming festival, has announced that San Diego will host the company for the first time in 2023 with the launching of DreamHack San Diego. The event will be a three-day festival where the gaming community comes to life April 7–9, 2023, at the San Diego Convention Center. “We are incredibly excited to […]

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Sin City Classic

Two Sports Added to 2023 Sin City Classic Sports Festival

The Greater Los Angeles Softball Association is adding two sports to the 16th annual Sin City Classic Sports Festival Presented by Lexus. The 2023 Festival, which is the largest annual LGBTQ+ sporting event in the world, will return to Las Vegas from January 12–15, 2023, including competitions in pickleball and sand volleyball. Hosted at the […]

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Des Moines archery

Des Moines to Host 2023 Youth Archery National Championship

The 2023 USA Archery Junior Olympic Archery Development Target Nationals will take place in Des Moines, Iowa, July 12–16, at James W. Cownie Soccer Park. More than 700 archers ages 8–20 will be competing at the event, which is a USA Archery sanctioned event open to youth archers competing in the recurve, compound, fixed pins […]

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