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USA Gymnastics has announced that the 2026 U.S. Gymnastics Championships and the USA Gymnastics National Congress and Trade Show will take place in Phoenix from August 6–9 at PHX Arena in downtown Phoenix, the first time the Arizona destination has hosted the event. The announcement comes on the heels of the 2025 edition of the […]
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USA Pickleball has announced the recipients of its 2025 Play It Forward Court Grant program, awarding two $50,000 grants to support community-driven pickleball court development efforts in Eugene, Oregon, and South Hadley, Massachusetts. Launched through USA Pickleball Serves, the Play It Forward grant program is designed to fund impactful court enhancement projects in under resourced […]
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The NFL will offer seven “NFL Experience” events during the opening weekend of the season with gatherings in Manchester, U.K.; Berlin, Madrid, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Toronto and Brisbane. The announcement comes ahead of NFL International Games across Canada, Mexico, the U.K., Germany and Brazil and the league’s upcoming game expansion into Ireland, Spain […]
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Hosts for the 2026 and 2027 World Aquatics Diving World Cup have been confirmed with Canada, Mexico and China across a three–stop tour as well as the 2026 Junior Diving Championships heading to Rijeka, Croatia. The 2026 event schedule begins with a stop in Montreal from February 26 through March 1. The city hosted the […]
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Longmont, Colorado, will host a World Cup event as part of the 2025–2026 World Ice Climbing season that will feature four global events plus a youth championships in Europe. Longmont will host the third of four events on the World Cup calendar from February 20–22, 2026, supported by the American Alpine Club and hosted by […]
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As anticipation started to build with the one-year countdown in June and continuing this summer for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, there is something that nobody has been able to do just yet — promote the teams that will be playing in group stage matches, because the draw has not been made. That has left […]
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Naiya Dalce has been named the CIAA’s coordinator for championships, compliance and governance to support championships operations, compliance protocols and governance initiatives. Dalce’s background includes internships with Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Rise HBCU and the USPTO Clinic, as well as event planning experience with the Durham Sports Commission. She recently was part of the NFL HBCU […]
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When the FIFA World Cup was last in the United States in 1994, its lasting legacy was the formation of Major League Soccer, which has grown to 30 teams around the U.S. and Canada. Next summer’s return of the World Cup to North America has led to an evaluation and in some cases a fresh […]
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Demand to attend the 2026 FIFA World Cup throughout North America via hospitality packages has led to what On Location is calling an “unprecedented” deposit campaign as details emerge about a variety of high-end options that will be available before the general ticket sales phase begins. Alicia Falken, On Location’s general manager for FIFA World […]
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Ironman will host its first event in Nebraska with the addition of the Ironman 70.3 Omaha triathlon on June 7, 2026, the opening year of a three-year contract with the city that will take athletes through Omaha and the Midlands Region of Nebraska. “We are incredibly excited to partner with and welcome an Ironman 70.3 […]
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