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Major League Cricket

Major League Cricket Announces Inaugural Schedule

Major League Cricket has announced the full schedule for America’s first professional franchise cricket league, set to launch on July 13. Two cricket-specific venues — Grand Prairie Stadium in North Texas, and Church Street Park in Morrisville, North Carolina — will host 19 matches. Six MLC teams will compete to be crowned as the inaugural […]

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Rhode Island FC

Bryant University to Host Rhode Island FC’s Inaugural Season

Rhode Island FC has announced that Bryant University’s Beirne Stadium will serve as the temporary home of the new United Soccer League professional soccer team for the club’s inaugural 2024 season in the USL Championship, while construction continues on the Stadium at Tidewater Landing. “Professional soccer is coming to Rhode Island in 2024,” said Rhode […]

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OKC Riversport
The Riversport whitewater complex was the site for an off-site session at the TEAMS '22 Conference & Expo in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Jared Wickerham)

Decision ‘Very Soon’ on 2028 Olympic Canoe Slalom Events in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City may be the relocated home for canoe slalom competition during the 20208 Olympic Summer Games, the International Canoe Federation has confirmed. The International Canoe Federation said during its 2022 Congress in Thailand that the canoe slalom competition for the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles could be moved out of the state […]

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PFL MSG

Madison Square Garden to Host PFL Playoffs

The Professional Fighters League has announced the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City will host the remaining two 2023 PFL Playoff events on August 18 and August 23. The August 18 PFL Playoff event will feature the top four heavyweights and women’s featherweights, while the August 23 PFL Playoff event will feature […]

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50th AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships Heads to Orlando

The Amateur Athletic Union is set to host the world’s largest volleyball tournament from June 14 through July 4 in Orlando as more than 100,000 athletes and coaches representing 48 states, two U.S. territories and six countries, will converge at the Orange County Convention Center and ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex for the 50th […]

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Big 12 Mexico

Big 12 Conference Launches Big 12 Mexico

The Big 12 Conference has announced the launch of Big 12 Mexico, the conference’s first international extension that will see men’s and women’s basketball, women’s soccer and baseball games held in Mexico. Big 12 Mexico’s first event will be a men’s and women’s basketball matchup between Kansas and Houston in Mexico City at Arena CDMX […]

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USA Rugby Canada

Spartanburg to Host World Rugby U20s Trophy Qualifier

The University of South Carolina-Upstate in Spartanburg, South Carolina, is the host of this week’s World Rugby U20s Trophy Qualifier between the United States and Canada. “We are so excited to host USA Rugby’s Under 20 National Team vs. Canada right here on campus at Spartanburg Regional Field at County University Soccer Stadium,” said Vice […]

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CIAA Baltimore

CIAA, Visit Baltimore Announce Extension of Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments Through 2026

Visit Baltimore and the Central Incollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) have announced an extension of its agreement where the men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments will stay in the Maryland destination through 2026 at the newly renovated CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore. “The CIAA has embraced the “Charm City” as our tournament home over the past […]

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Ally Tipoff

Iowa, Virginia Tech Women’s Basketball to Play in Charlotte

The Charlotte Sports Foundation, along with Ally Financial Inc., announced the women’s basketball teams from the Iowa and Virginia Tech will face off at the inaugural Ally Tipoff on November 9, 2023. Both teams are coming off appearances at the 2023 Women’s Final Four with Virginia Tech losing in the semifinals and Iowa in the […]

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IOC EB Bach
IOC President Thomas Bach holds the EB meeting in Lausanne on March 28. Photograph: IOC/Greg Martin

IOC Seeks Withdrawal of International Boxing Federation

At a dramatic unscheduled meeting, the International Olympic Committee’s executive board has recommended that the full IOC membership withdraw recognition of the International Boxing Association, the latest in a years-long dispute between the two sports bodies. An IOC statement released Wednesday said the IBA has “failed to fulfill the conditions set by the IOC” for […]

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