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WNBA

WNBA Adds Expansion Teams in Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia

The Women’s National Basketball Association has announced Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia will receive expansion teams, bringing the league’s total to 18 teams. The three new teams join the league’s 15 existing teams, including the Golden State Valkyries, who tipped off in May 2025, as well as the previously announced expansion markets in Toronto and Portland […]

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Kevin Klipstein

Kevin Klipstein to Step Down as US Squash President and CEO

US Squash President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Klipstein will step down from his role at the end of 2025, ending a 20-year tenure that saw the organization make seemingly impossible growth in membership and revenue projections while also getting the sport on the Olympic program. The organization’s revenue from membership has increased 570% and […]

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NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championship RFPs

NCAA Division I Council Introduces Proposals for Stunt, Acrobatics and Tumbling National Championships

The NCAA Division I council has introduced proposals that would establish national collegiate championships for the sports of women’s stunt and women’s acrobatics and tumbling. Should the proposals be adopted by all three NCAA divisions, championships committees would begin work in stunt and acrobatics and tumbling in January 2026, with the first championship for each sport […]

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SailGP Event 1 Season 2025 Dubai
The U.S. SailGP Team helmed by Taylor Canfield sails past the technical area during a practice session ahead of the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix in November 2024. Photo by Felix Diemer for SailGP.

SailGP Unveils 2026 Season Schedule

SailGP has released further details of its 2026 schedule including the return of fan-favorite locations, multi-year hosting agreements secured across all regions and the introduction of a regional structure. The Rolex SailGP Championship will set sail in Perth, Auckland, Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, Bermuda, New York, Halifax, Portsmouth, Saint-Tropez and Dubai, followed by the winner-takes-all […]

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Kirsty Coventry
Kirsty Coventry was officially unveiled as International Olympic Committee president on Tuesday. Photo by IOC/Greg Martin

IOC Future Host Selection Process to Undergo Review

New International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry’s first press conference after two days of meetings with the IOC membership resulted in news about the future host selection process, the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles and the issue of female athletes. When Games are awarded have been done through the Future Host […]

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Ugo Valensi

Volleyball World Names Ugo Valensi as Chief Executive Officer

Volleyball World has named former Grand Slam Tennis CEO Ugo Valensi as its new chief executive officer starting August 4 as Volleyball World builds on the momentum provided by the sport’s exposure at last year’s Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Valensi managed the partnership between the Grand Slams, overseeing strategic collaboration across the Australian Open, […]

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Girona FC

Girona FC Holds Youth Soccer Camp in Eastern Pennsylvania

La Liga club Girona FC held its first international youth camp in Palmyra, Pennsylvania, this week with more than 90 youth players participating. The Palmyra camp is the result of a link established with Iron Valley United through the Catalan agency Iberia Sports, after a group of players visited Girona. This initiative is part of the […]

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APTOPIX Paris Olympics Surfing
Caroline Marks of the United States surfs during the gold medal match of the surfing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Teahupo'o, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

USA Surfing Gets Financial Backing in Recertification Bid

USA Surfing Executive Director Becky Fleischauer told The Associated Press on Wednesday the organization has secured millions in endowments as it continues to work to be recertified as the sport’s national governing body by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee. The Associated Press reports that USA Surfing has struck multiyear deals for financial backing […]

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