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NASCAR Darlington Auto Racing
Brad Keselowski takes the checkered flag to win a NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)

NASCAR to Feature In-Season Tournament in 2025

NASCAR will have a five-race stretch of the 2025 Cup season serve as an in-season, bracket-style tournament with a $1 million dollar prize as part of its new seven-year media rights deal, beginning with a night event at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Three races that will air on Amazon Prime Video will set the seeding for […]

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Pioneer Baseball League

Major League Baseball Extends Partnership With Pioneer League

Major League Baseball announced its agreement with the Pioneer Baseball League has been extended through the 2028 season, with the league implementing the Automated Balls and Strikes system for the 2024 season. The Pioneer League is based in the western United States and operates as one of four MLB partner leagues without MLB team affiliations. […]

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Hub City Spartanburgers

Hub City Spartanburgers Revealed in South Carolina

The Single-A baseball team that will be a Texas Rangers’ affiliate starting next season in Spartanburg, South Carolina, had its brand unveiling during a block party Saturday as the Hub City Spartanburgers were revealed to a large crowd. “The process had already started between some of the leadership at [team ownership group] Diamond Baseball Holdings […]

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Kansas City Womens Cup

Kansas City Current to Host 2024 Women’s Cup at CPKC Stadium

The Women’s Cup will expand in 2024 to a second event in the United States this summer when the Kansas City Current host three other international club sides at the new CPKC Stadium from August 14–17. The four-team tournament will feature the hometown Kansas City Current, 2023 African Champion Mamelodi Sundowns, 2023 Copa de la […]

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United Pickleball Association

UPA World Championships, Major League Pickleball to Return to Dallas

The United Pickleball Association, a joint venture between Major League Pickleball and the PPA Tour, will hold its World Championships at the Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas in November. The week’s worth of events will include the World Championship in open amateur, state champions and pro divisions. Last year, Pickleball Boulevard welcomed more than 50,000 […]

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US Squash Foundation

US Squash Announces Launch of U.S. Squash Foundation

US Squash has launced the U.S. Squash Foundation to drive initiatives for the growth of the game within the United States. The Foundation’s launch signifies a expansion for US Squash while providing the sport a philanthropic organization solely focused on growing the sport. The Foundation also allows US Squash to engage and recognize benefactors while […]

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Stateside Cup

The Stateside Cup to Feature West Ham, Wolves and Crystal Palace

Premier League clubs Crystal Palace, West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers will play a series of matches in Maryland and Florida as part of Elite Promotions Group’s Stateside Cup in late July and early August. The Cup will start with West Ham United and Wolverhampton, commonly known as Wolves, on July 27 at EverBank Stadium […]

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US Biathlon

Crosscut Mountain Sports Center To Host U.S. Biathlon Senior Nationals

The 2025 U.S. Biathlon Senior Nationals and Spring Festival will be hosted by the new venue at Crosscut Mountain Sports Center in Bozeman, Montana, from March 26–30, 2025. In years past, the largest gathering of U.S. Biathlon athletes, coaches and families has been at the annual U.S. Biathlon Nationals. This upcoming season, Crosscut Mountain Sports […]

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Disney Lede
Since it opened in 1997, the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex has hosted athletes from more than 70 countries with dozens of sports organized across the venue, which spans more than 220 acres. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

NBPA’s Top 100 Camp Returns to Walt Disney World

The National Basketball Players Association’s Top 100 High School Basketball Camp will for the fourth year in a row take place at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, from June 8-13. Players will participate in drills, learn strategies from current and former NBPA members and coaches, along with […]

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