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Ripken Baseball

Ripken Baseball to Offer Age and Grade Verification at Events

Ripken Baseball has announced a partnership with National Sports ID to ensure safer play for participants at its four venues by offering a system to verify the ages of youth baseball players at tournaments. Through the agreement, National Sports ID will make its technology available to provide youth sports age and grade verification for participants. […]

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USOPC alternate

USOPC Going on Pre-Olympic Publicity Tour

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee will host a five-city tour this summer building up to the Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo with interactive festivals including youth obstacle courses and food and beverage samplings. The Team USA Summer Fest presented by DeVry University will also have a sport climbing wall, fitness classes, a Team […]

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F1China

Coronavirus Concerns Postpone Formula 1 Race

The Chinese Grand Prix, scheduled for April, will be postponed as a result of the coronavirus outbreak that has spread throughout China and the world. Formula 1 says the decision was made after the race promoter, Juss Sports Group, requested a postponement after discussions with the Federation of Automobile and Motorcycle Sports of People’s Republic […]

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Terry Bassett

Terry Bassett Resigns as USA Diving CEO

Terry Bassett has resigned as chief executive officer of USA Diving less than five months after taking the post, adding to a string of challenges facing the national governing body. Bassett took over the job in September 2019 at the same time the organization announced it will transition from its Indianapolis headquarters to a new […]

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Jeff Plush
FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2015, file photo, NWSL commissioner Jeff Plush presents FC Kansas City with the trophy after the NWSL soccer championship match in Portland, Ore. A+E Networks has bought an equity stake in the National Women's Soccer League and will broadcast a game each weekend on the Lifetime network. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer, File)

Jeff Plush Named USA Curling CEO

Jeff Plush, who has decades of experience in professional soccer, will be the new chief executive officer of USA Curling. Plush will attend the 2020 USA Curling National Championships in Spokane, Washington, February 8–15. He will lead the process of hiring the next leader of USA Curling’s high-performance program along with a search committee that […]

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Sail GP

SailGP Sells Minority Stake to Endeavor

With a few weeks before its second season of competition kicks off, SailGP has sold a minority stake in its league to Endeavor, the global entertainment, sports and content company, that values the league at $200 million. SailGP will get access to the Endeavor network of content production, media rights distribution, creative services, licensing, sponsorships […]

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WorldLongDrive

World Long Drive Association 2020 Schedule Released

The 2020 World Long Drive Championships will conclude its season in the Chicago metropolitan area as the full season schedule for the organization has been released, with four events airing on the Golf Channel. There will be more than a dozen qualifying events throughout the world for the six main long drive events that WLD […]

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