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X Games Sacramento
From left to right: X Games competitors Kevin Peraza, Tom Schaar, Bryce Tryon, Ryan Sheckler, Bryce Wettstein and M.C. Brandon Graham. Photo courtesy of Cal Expo

Summer X Games Headed to Sacramento Through 2027

The X Games have announced a three-year partnership with California Dreamin’ Entertainment which will bring the action sports and music festival to Cal Expo in Sacramento each summer from 2025–2027. X Games Sacramento 2025 will be August 22–24 and mark the 30th anniversary celebration of X Games. It will include skateboarding, BMX and Moto X […]

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Lake Placid Sliding Venue

Lake Placid Working With Italian Officials as a Backup Sliding Site for 2026 Winter Games

Lake Placid, New York, could be the host for bobsled, luge and skeleton in the 2026 Olympic Winter Games should the sliding venue in Cortina d’Ampezzo not be completed by March 2025. The Olympic Regional Development Authority has entered “targeted dialogue” with the 2026 Milano-Cortina Organizing Committee. Fondazione Milano Cortina and Lake Placid will further […]

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MLB Japan Airlines

MLB Partners With Japan Airlines Ahead of 2025 Tokyo Series

Major League Baseball has entered into a global partnership agreement with Japan Airlines ahead of the MLB Tokyo Series in March featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs. As part of the collaboration, Japan Airlines will launch the “JAL MLB Tokyo Series Boarding Campaign,” running through February 2025. Passengers who take two domestic flights […]

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Dolphins Chiefs Football
Fans cheer during an NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins at Deutsche Bank Park Stadium in Frankfurt, Germany. Michigan and Western Michigan are eying the venue for a potential 2026 matchup. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano)

NFL Announces First Ever Regular Season Game in Berlin

The National Football League will play its first-ever regular season game in Berlin in 2025 as the league continues to expand its global footprint. The 2025 NFL Berlin game will be played at the Olympic Stadium as part of a multiyear commitment to the city. The NFL has held regular season games in Munich and […]

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WLL

Women’s Lacrosse League Announced Four Inaugural Teams

The Women’s Lacrosse League has unveiled its four inaugural teams: the Boston Guard, New York Charging, Maryland Charm and California Palms. Making their debut at the 2025 Premier Lacrosse League Championship Series, the four teams will compete for the inaugural WLL title from February 11–17 at The St. James in Washington, D.C. The teams were […]

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2026 FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup Trophy on display before a press conference at Rockefeller Plaza in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

Saudi Arabia to Host 2034 FIFA World Cup; Six-Country Bid to Host 2030 World Cup Approved

Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 FIFA World Cup while a six-country, three-continent bid to host the 2030 World Cup was also approved on Wednesday by acclimation rather than an actual vote during an online meeting organized by FIFA in Zurich. Having two editions of one of the world’s largest sporting events approved by acclimation […]

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NCAA host agreements

NCAA Approves Championship Hosting Agreements for Next Decade-Plus

The NCAA has approved championship hosting agreements for Division I and II men’s and women’s sports, with several extending into 2038. Cary, North Carolina, will host men’s and women’s Division I soccer through 2028 and Division II baseball through 2038. Orlando will be the site for Division I men’s and women’s tennis through 2037 and […]

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FIVB Men’s Volleyball 2025

Chicago, Arlington to Host Volleyball World 2025 Events

Arlington, Texas, and Chicago will host competition as part of the 2025 Volleyball Nations League season, which will feature an expanded and refreshed edition of the tournament. Chicago will host men’s action from June 25–29 with Poland, Italy, Brazil, Canada and China joining the host United States. Arlington will host women’s action from July 9–13 […]

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USA Swimming

2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Moved to Irvine

One of the bigger international swimming events in 2026, the Pan Pacific Championships, will be held at William Woollett Junior Aquatics Center in Irvine, California. The event was announced as moving to Southern California from Canada in October 2023 to lay the foundation ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympic Games. Canada had been set to […]

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