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Tournament Field Announced for 2022 Cayman Islands Classic

LSU, Kansas State and Nevada will be among the headlining teams at the fourth annual Cayman Islands Classic men’s college basketball tournament, which will be held November 21–23 at The John Gray Gymnasium, minutes away from famed Seven Mile Beach. Akron, Illinois State, Rhode Island, Tulane and Western Kentucky will also compete in the tournament. […]

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Ocean Center Set to Host USAG Winter Classic Invitational

The USA Gymnastics Trampoline and Tumbling 2022 Winter Classic Invitational will be hosted by The Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida, starting March 3 with competitors across a range of ages and skill levels. The event is hosted by Branch Gymnastics in coordination with USA Gymnastics. The Winter Classic Invitational will feature trampoline, tumbling, double mini-trampoline […]

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Kentucky, Michigan Basketball Schedule Game in London

Michigan and Kentucky men’s basketball will play at London’s 02 Arena on December 4, 2022, as part of a rescheduled Basketball Hall of Fame London Showcase. The doubleheader was scheduled for December 6, 2020, but postponed for concerns surrounding the pandemic. The event starts at 10:30 a.m. ET with Marist College playing the University of […]

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Jacksonville Jaguars running back James Robinson (25) carries the ball while Miami Dolphins outside linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel (43) looks to tackle him during an NFL football game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London in 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano)

NFL Lines up Teams for 2022 International Games

The Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will each play international games during the 2022 season in destinations that include Mexico, the UK and Germany. The Buccaneers have been assigned to play in the NFL’s inaugural regular-season game in Munich, Germany. The Cardinals, meanwhile, will play in […]

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World Tourism Organization, UEFA Partner On Sport Tourism

The World Tourism Organization and UEFA, the governing body for European soccer, have announced a new partnership to promote the benefits of sports and sports tourism throughout the continent. UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili and UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin signed a memorandum that recognized the values shared by tourism and soccer. The UEFA Foundation will be […]

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Minnesota Twins Sponsor High School Esports League

The Minnesota Twins are getting into high school esports, announcing a partnership with Wisdom Gaming that makes the Major League Baseball team the official sponsor of the spring season of the Minnesota Varsity League, Wisdom’s academic-level esports organization. The deal marks the first top-tier sponsor for MNVL, whose spring season begins March 21 and concludes […]

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Nick Sakiewicz Resigns as National Lacrosse League Commissioner

National Lacrosse League Commissioner Nick Sakiewicz has announced he will resign from the position to pursue other interests but will continue to advise the league until June 30, 2022. Deputy Commissioner Jessica Berman will assume the commissioner role while the indoor lacrosse league begins its search for a new leader. Under Sakiewicz’s term as commissioner, […]

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Connecticut players celebrate following the women's NCAA Final Four championship game against Stanford on April 6, 2010, in San Antonio. Connecticut won 53-47. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

NCAA Begins Bid Process for 2027–2031 Women’s Final Four

Days after the NCAA announced it would not immediately seek to stage the Men’s and Women’s Final Fours in the same host city, the NCAA has launched a formal bid process for the women’s event for 2027–2031. Bid specifications can be found here, with March 11, 2022, being the first of several deadlines for cities […]

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U.S. forward Megan Rapinoe scores against Canada during the second half of a CONCACAF women's Olympic qualifying soccer match Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, in Carson, Calif. The U.S. won 3-0. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

U.S. Soccer, USWNT Settle Equal Pay Dispute

After years of dispute, U.S. Soccer and the U.S. Women’s National Team have reached a settlement on long outstanding equal pay claims by some of the top players in the sport. As part of the agreement, U.S. Soccer will pay $22 million to the players involved in the case, who had sued in March 2019 […]

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USA Triathlon Reaches Milestone in NCAA Championship Effort

USA Triathlon has secured its 40th university offering women’s triathlon at the varsity level, the minimum number that the NCAA will consider for potential championship consideration. Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata, California, will become the 40th program, beginning competition in fall 2022. Triathlon has been considered an emerging sport by the NCAA since 2014. That designation began […]

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