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Nine days out from the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Summer Games, IOC President Thomas Bach and Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide met to discuss preparations and emerged in solidarity on the plan to move forward, even as Tokyo recorded its highest number of COVID-19 cases in six months. “I would like to express my […]
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Mark Hollis has been named the new chair of the Detroit Sports Organizing Corp and will lead the organization’s efforts to prioritize, evaluate and execute significant future bid opportunities to to attract major sporting events to the region, the Detroit Sports Commission has announced. In 2018, Hollis retired from a 30-plus year career in intercollegiate […]
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Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas will be the host for the 2021 and 2022 Leagues Cup, the annual tournament between teams from both Major League Soccer and Liga MX. “The passionate soccer market of Las Vegas is the perfect host for the Leagues Cup Final in 2021 and 2022,” said MLS Commissioner Don Garber. “We […]
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The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee will send 613 athletes to represent Team USA at the Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo. The team features 193 returning Olympians and 104 medalists, including 33 who have won multiple medals. “Team USA is ready. Our roster includes 613 remarkable athletes, one of our biggest teams ever, all […]
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The National Football League is far and away the most popular professional sports league in the United States and its biggest event, the Super Bowl, is often described as virtually a national holiday. In the search for ever-increasing amounts of future revenue, the NFL Draft moved out of New York, where it was held since […]
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Bally’s Corporation has acquired the Association of Volleyball Professionals, the professional beach volleyball organization and host of the longest-running domestic beach volleyball tour in the United States. Under the terms of the transaction, Bally’s acquired all of AVP’s assets with plans to leverage AVP’s distribution channels, as well as the Bally Sports Regional Sports Networks, […]
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TNT Sportsplex in Kingsport, Tennessee, has hired Chris Kudera as its general manager. Kudera will lead the complex, which is overseen by Sports Facilities Companies in partnership with the Tincher and Thomas families. Kudera has a master’s degree in sports administration from Arkansas State University and most recently worked as athletic director role in Jonesborough, […]
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Orlando’s Camping World Stadium will be the new home to the 2022 Spiral Bowl Week, which features the Tropical Bowl (NCAA Division 1 College All-Stars), All-America Classic (high school seniors), and All-America Underclassmen (high school) football games. Bowl Week debuts January 12–15, 2022, and also offers players an Orlando experience inclusive of a visit to […]
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The Japanese regions where baseball and softball events are scheduled to be held as part of the rescheduled 2020 Olympic Summer Games have joined the city of Tokyo in deciding to ban all fans from attending with 10 days before the Opening Ceremony. Fukushima prefecture will hold its baseball and softball events, and Hokkaido will […]
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USA Team Handball, the National Governing Body for the Olympic sport of team handball, has formed a partnership with TeachAids to offer its CrashCourse concussion education offerings to athletes, coaches and members. CrashCourse is a suite of interactive products focused on the prevention and treatment of concussions and related mental health issues, and is designed […]
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