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Coca Cola 600 Afternoon
Cars approach the first turn during the Coca-Cola 600 in Concord, North Carolina, and Cabarrus County. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

NASCAR 2026 Schedule Includes San Diego and Chicagoland, Moves All-Star Race to Dover

NASCAR in 2026 will race on a new street course in San Diego, return Chicagoland Speedway to the schedule, move the All-Star race to Delaware and end its 38-race season at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Miami. The schedule released Wednesday includes two off weekends on a calendar that stretches from February to November. It begins with […]

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USOPC

New Members Named to USOPC Collegiate Advisory Council

Robin Harris, Grace Latz and Sydney Barta will join the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s Collegiate Advisory Council  as new members. Harris, executive director at the Ivy League, joins the council after at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games, the Ivy League had the fourth-most athletes on Team USA with 51 athletes across 12 sports. As […]

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HBCU Athletic Conference

HBCU Athletic Conference Baseball, Softball Championships Head to Tuscaloosa

Visit Tuscaloosa and the city of Northport, Alabama, have been awarded the HBCU Athletic Conference’s Baseball and Softball Championships through 2028 at the newly constructed River Run Park one mile north of the Stillman College campus, the first time a college softball and baseball conference championship has been hosted north of the river in Tuscaloosa […]

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USA Flag Global Sports Experiences

USA Flag Football Partners with Global Sports Experiences

USA Flag Football has announced a strategic partnership with Global Sports Experiences, a provider of international group travel and sports hospitality, to support the growing number of national and international teams participating in the 2026 Flag Football World Championships in Tampa, Florida. “International interest in our events has never been higher,” said Travis Burnett, chief […]

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Barbara Jean Bertges

USCAA Promotes Barbara Jean Bertges to CEO

The United States Collegiate Athletic Association has announced the promotion of Barbara Jean Bertges from chief operating officer to chief executive officer to the organization as it expands opportunities, enhances student-athlete experiences and strengthens its national footprint. Bertjes has held the position of chief operating officer for the past four years and before that was […]

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NJCAA PGA

NJCAA Renews Partnership with PGA of America

The National Junior College Athletic Association has announced a partnership renewal with the PGA of America to grow the game through sharing professional and career opportunities with two-year collegiate golfers. The PGA of America will collaborate with NJCAA golf programs to present student-athletes with engagement in the game of golf beyond their collegiate experience, including […]

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Europe Triathlon

Tarragona to host 2026 Europe Triathlon Championships

Tarragona, Spain, will host the 2026 European Triathlon Championships with the Port of Tarragona serving as the event’s epicenter. “This sporting event will once again place Tarragona on the international sports map,” said Tarragona Councillor for Sports and Sports Tourism, Mario Soler. “It is a shared challenge that will become reality thanks to joint work […]

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Ruidoso Xterra
The Xterra Ruidoso event was a showcase for the triathlon course that will host the Xterra World Championship in 2026. Photo courtesy of Xterra

New Mexico Hosts Inaugural Xterra Event Ruidoso Triathlon

As the New Mexico city of Ruidoso prepares to host the 30th anniversary of the Xterra World Championship, the mountain village hosted hundreds of athletes from August 15–17 for the inaugural Xterra Ruidoso triathlon event. The Xterra World Championship will celebrate its 30 years by returning to the United States in Ruidoso from October 8–11, […]

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WCup Year to Go
From left, Atlanta president Dan Corso, North Texas organizing committee president Monica Paul, Houston president Chris Canetti, San Francisco Bay Area CEO Zaileen Janmohamed, Philadelphia executive Meg Kane, (New York/New Jersey CEO Alex Lasry, Miami CEO Alina Hudak, Seattle chief strategy officer April Putney, Kansas City CEO Pam Kramer, Boston CEO Mike Loynd, and Los Angeles vice president Jason Krutzsch meet at the Paley Center in New York a year ahead of the 2026 World Cup in June. (AP Photo/Ronald Blum)

Sports Tourism a Major Focus for 2026 FIFA World Cup Host Cities

There will be matches and they will be massive, drawing tens of thousands to stadiums and millions upon millions watching around the world. For the cities and regions that are hosting 2026 FIFA World Cup games in the United States, that is only part of what the impact should be for the month-plus tournament. “Those […]

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