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Long Beach Legacy Triathlon

Super League Triathlon Adds Long Beach Legacy Triathlon to Portfolio

Super League Triathlon is continuing its United States expansion by assuming the operation of the 2024 Long Beach Legacy Triathlon in partnership with USA Triathlon, adding to Super League’s growing U.S. portfolio after the acquisition of events in Chicago and New York. “Super League Triathlon has become known for the high quality of its events, […]

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F1 Powerboat

Shreveport-Bossier to Host Formula 1 Powerboat Racing in 2024

The Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission has announced the return of Formula 1 Powerboat Racing to Lousiana with the Red River Rumble F1 Powerboat Showdown, scheduled to take place from May 24–26, 2024. “We are looking forward to bringing Powerboats back to the Red River and Shreveport-Bossier in 2024-2026,” said Sara Nelms, director of sports for the […]

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2024 SheBelievesCup

2024 SheBelieves Cup to Open in Atlanta

The ninth annual SheBelieves Cup, an annual four-team women’s soccer tournament organized by U.S. Soccer, will open on April 6 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta and feature a different format in 2024 than in years past. The U.S. women’s national team will play at 12:30 p.m. April 6, 2024, against a team to be announced. […]

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Sand Valley
The Lido at Sand Valley Resort in Wisconsin is a near-exact replica of a bygone layout in Hempstead, New York, that closed in 1942. (Jeff Marsh via USGA)

Sand Valley Chosen to Host Four USGA Amateur Championships

The United States Golf Association will organize four amateur national championships at Sand Valley Resort in Nekoosa, Wisconsin, starting with the 2026 U.S. Mid-Amateur. The 2029 U.S. Junior Amateur, 2030 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur and 2034 U.S. Girls’ Junior will also be conducted at the resort which is owned and operated by Michael and Chris Keiser […]

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Softball Dallas

Dallas to Host U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup Group Stage and Finals

USA Softball and Dallas will host one of three U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup Group Stage events next year as well as the 2025 finals, the World Baseball Softball Confederation announced this week. The group stage is scheduled for August 29 through September 2, the first in WBSC history to have a group stage and […]

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WCup 2026 Host Candidates Soccer
SoFi Stadium was the host for Super Bowl 56 between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, February 13, 2022, in Inglewood, California. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)

Super Bowl LXI Awarded to SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles

Super Bowl LXI in 2027 will be played at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, the second time in a five-year span in which the home for the Rams and Chargers will host the NFL’s showpiece event. The NFL owners voted on Wednesday to award Super Bowl LXI in 2027 to Los Angeles during the league […]

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Britain Giants Packers Football
The Green Bay Packers take on the New York Giants during an NFL game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on October 9, Oct. 9, 2022. The Giants won 27-22. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano)

NFL Approves Doubling of International Games in 2025; Adds Brazil Game for 2024

The National Football League will play a regular season game in São Paulo, Brazil, in 2024, the first time it visits South America, while also approving an increase to eight international games a season beginning in 2025. “Becoming a global sport is a major strategic priority for the league and 32 teams,” said Roger Goodell, […]

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Australia Brisbane 2032 Stadium
Spectators make their way home after play had been suspended due to heavy rain during the second day of the first cricket test match between Australia and South Africa at the Gabba stadium in Brisbane, Australia in 2012. The cricket stadium that Brisbane Olympics backers pitched as the centerpiece venue for the 2032 Summer Games is set to be demolished and rebuilt.(AP Photo/Tertius Pickard, File)

Political Leader Confirms Review of Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic Infrastructure Plans

Annastacia Palaszczuk, the Queensland state premier who headed Brisbane’s successful bid to host the 2032 Games, quit last weekend amid falling popularity and will be replaced by Steven Miles, who plans to establish an independent authority to review plans for the controversial Gabba stadium redevelopment that is one of the centerpieces of the 2032 Olympic […]

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LCS

Mark Zimmerman Named Commissioner of Riot League Championship Series in North America

Mark Zimmerman has been named the commissioner of Riot League’s League Championship Series in North America after being involved with the LCS for nearly a decade as a coach, on-air broadcaster and analyst. Riot Games also revealed that the LCS will be returning to weekend action for its events beginning with Opening Week presented by […]

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USA Basketball

USA Basketball to Play Two Showcase Games in London in July

The USA Basketball men’s national team will play pre-Olympic games in London against South Sudan and Germany at the O2 Arena, its first appearance in England since winning the gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Summer Games. Hosted in partnership between USA Basketball and TEG, the Americans will play South Sudan on July 20 and […]

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