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USOPC leaders discuss preparations for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy. Photo by Jason Gewirtz

USOPC Feels Prepared with 100 Days Until 2026 Olympic Winter Games

With 100 days to go until the Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy, leadership at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee are expressing confidence in a complex plan to keep athletes at ease and healthy during a Games that will feature six event clusters over a wide geographic range. At a media summit in New […]

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USOPC Hires Koby Langley as COO

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee has appointed Koby Langley as chief operating officer. As COO, he will report directly to USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland and will relocate to Colorado Springs, starting his new role on November 10. As COO, Langley will provide operational leadership and oversight across strategic planning, finance, information technology, procurement and facilities management. The USOPC […]

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UConn was set to face Louisville in the Armed Forces Classic in Germany, an event that has now been moved to Maryland. (AP Photo/Michael Caterina)

Government Shutdown Forces Relocation of Armed Forces Classic

The United States federal government shutdown has forced the relocation of a premier women’s college basketball event from an Air Force base in Germany to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. The 2025 Peraton Armed Forces Classic had originally been scheduled to be held at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on November 4, with […]

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Unrivaled Adds Drew Brees Flag Football League to Portfolio

Unrivaled Sports has announced a partnership with Drew Brees to add Football ‘N’ America (FNA) — a youth flag football league co-founded by Brees — to its growing portfolio youth sports brands. Unrivaled Flag and FNA will expand leagues nationwide through new operators and communities, and connect those leagues to Unrivaled Flag’s programming including High School […]

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Gen.G Launches Esports Practicum with 13 Universities

Global esports and gaming organization Gen.G has partnered with 13 universities across the United States to allow students to participate in the Gen.G Practicum Abroad program, which offers students the opportunity to take part in an intensive, three-week program to study in Seoul, South Korea. The 13 institutions are: Conestoga College, Augustana University, Buena Vista University, Illinois College, Manchester […]

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USA Artistic Swimming Renews Contract for CEO Adam Andrasko

USA Artistic Swimming CEO Adam Andrasko has had his contract renewed by the national governing body’s board of directors, following a year in which Team USA qualified for its first Olympic Summer Games in 16 years and won its first medal in 20 years. The renewal will extend past the upcoming 2028 Olympic Summer Games […]

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US' Bryce Bennett competes during the men's Downhill event of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Kitzbuehel, Austria, on January 25, 2025. (Photo by Johann GRODER / various sources / AFP) / Austria OUT

U.S. Ski & Snowboard Launches Luxury Hospitality Program

U.S. Ski & Snowboard, the national governing body of Olympic and Paralympic ski and snowboard sports in the United States has launched a luxury travel and experience program, The Crest Club. The exclusive program will offer a five-star, white-glove experience to fans that want to get closer to the NGB’s 10 teams and 240 athletes. In […]

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Running USA Names Shawn Sullivan Executive Director

Running USA, the trade organization for the sport of road running and mass participation endurance events, has named Shawn K. Sullivan as its new executive director. Sullivan will lead the association’s strategy, membership growth and year-round programming in service of event operators, vendors, brands and industry partners across North America. He will become the sixth leader in […]

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2026 FIFA World Cup Ticket Sales Top 1 Million

With 28 teams having already secured a spot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the soccer federation has announced that more than 1 million fans from 212 countries and territories have already purchased tickets following the closure of the Visa Presale Draw sales phase, which launched in mid-September. Residents of the three host countries – the United […]

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