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The defending champion Chicago Sky will open the 2022 WNBA season with star Candace Parker facing her former team, the Los Angeles Sparks, highlighting the start of the biggest season in league history. The 26th season starts May 6 with all 12 teams in action over the opening weekend to start a season in which […]
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Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing have been added to the list of 28 sports to be included in the Initial Sports Program for the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles ahead of what is expected to be official confirmation at the next International Olympic Committee session in February 2022. IOC President Thomas Bach noted the […]
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Jack Gierhart has been appointed the interim chief executive director at USA Fencing while the national governing body conducts a national search for a permanent leader. Kris Ekeren announced in September that she was leaving the organization after eight years at the helm. While the NGB saw growth in membership and visibility during her tenure, […]
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Michael Dowse, who led the United States Tennis Association through two years of the COVID pandemic during which the U.S. Open was preserved and participation in the sport rebounded, will step down as chief executive officer effective March 1, 2022. Dowse, who was named USTA chief executive officer and executive director in October 2019 after […]
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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said diplomatic boycotts by the United States, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom ahead of the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing “is a purely political decision for each government” and the IOC will continue to be apolitical. The United Kingdom and Australia have joined the U.S. […]
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SailGP’s 2022–2023 schedule will include a weekend in Chicago at the Navy Pier for the United States Sail Grand Prix for the first time as the initial 10 events have been announced. The first eight events of the 10-race schedule were unveiled this week with organizers saying more events will be added. Seven events will […]
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Ripken Baseball has signed Stewbowie Sports & Entertainment to exclusively represent its youth sports brand across all sponsorship sales. Stewbowie will provide strategic partnerships and advertising sales across all Ripken Baseball-owned properties and assets. “We’ve experienced incredible growth in the last few years and are looking for partners who want to build with us,” said […]
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The 2021 Angel City Games presented by The Hartford will be held December 18–19 at Los Angeles High School and will feature numerous decorated Paralympians who will compete and participate in the Games. The 2021 Angel City Games is back to being in-person after the 2020 Games were virtual. The Games will feature a range of […]
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The Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series has announced that Bellevue, Washington will host the St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Washington on September 3–4, 2022, with a half marathon, 5K race and KiDSROCK event replacing Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle. With additional details announced at a future date, the event will be headquartered in the Bellevue […]
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The Drone Racing League has been accredited by the Federal Aviation Administration as the first unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) event organizer and will also participate in the FAA’s Partnership for Safety Plan Program to establish a standardized set of safety protocols for individuals and organizations seeking to conduct unmanned aircraft systems demonstrations, air shows, exhibitions […]
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