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Mexico US Soccer
The United States and Mexico compete at MetLife Stadium in an international friendly soccer match in 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The stadium will be the host for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, which was announced in February. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano)
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2026 FIFA World Cup: How New York/New Jersey Got the Final And What’s Next

Years of work boiled down to a Sunday afternoon in February. After months of delays, FIFA was finally releasing the match schedule for the 2026 World Cup. The culmination of the TV show — “a tough watch” said more than one person interviewed for this story — was the reveal of where the 2026 World […]

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United Pickleball Association

UPA World Championships, Major League Pickleball to Return to Dallas

The United Pickleball Association, a joint venture between Major League Pickleball and the PPA Tour, will hold its World Championships at the Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas in November. The week’s worth of events will include the World Championship in open amateur, state champions and pro divisions. Last year, Pickleball Boulevard welcomed more than 50,000 […]

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Caitlin Clark
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark celebrates after an overtime win against Nebraska in the final of the Big Ten women's tournament on March 10, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

2024 NCAA Tournament: How Host Cities Benefit From March Madness

The NCAA Tournament is what makes March mad, with its history of upsets and moments captured and shared throughout the country with both men’s and women’s play turning weekends into long weekends that turn busy offices into quiet, lonely spots with everybody instead watching on their phone or with friends. The time frame from Selection […]

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Dallas to Host Concacaf Nations League Matches

AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, will host the semifinals, third-place match and championship game of the Concacaf Nations League tournament in March 2024 while Toyota Stadium in Frisco will play host to play-in matches for the 2024 Copa America during the same international window. Concacaf made the announcement on Monday ahead of the current international […]

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Dallas Lands Pro Volleyball Federation Team for 2025

Pro Volleyball Federation has announced the addition of Dallas as one of its future franchises with plans to begin play in the 2025 season. The Pro Volleyball Federation launches its inaugural season in February 2024 with teams in Atlanta, Orlando, San Diego, Columbus, Grand Rapids and Omaha. The league is expected to announce additional 2025 […]

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FIFA Program
Attendees of the FIFA 2022 World Cup Observer Program were able to get a behind-the-scenes look at the tournament's logistics ahead of the 2026 World Cup in North America. Photo via FIFA Media Hub
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2026 World Cup: How the 2022 FIFA World Cup Prepared 2026 Host Cities

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has been billed as the biggest yet with 48 teams, three countries and more host cities than ever before. And throughout the process from FIFA’s visiting host city candidates, to the day of the announcement last July of which cities will host games and an inside view of what it […]

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Women’s Final Four in Dallas to Include Several Fan Activations

The NCAA Women’s Final Four has announced the fan activations that will take place throughout Dallas leading to the games at the American Airlines Center on March 31 and April 2. For only the second time in the 41-year history of NCAA women’s basketball, the NCAA Division II and III national championships also will be […]

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Athletes Unlimited Basketball Heads to Dallas for 2023 Season

The second season of Athletes Unlimited Basketball will take place from February 22 to March 26, 2023, with games at Fair Park Coliseum in Dallas. “We are excited to have Athletes Unlimited bring its thrilling brand of women’s pro basketball to our incredible fans in Dallas,” said Monica Paul, executive director of the Dallas Sports […]

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The 2021 Division I NCAA Women's Volleyball National Championship match at Nationwide Arena featured a sellout crowd watching Wisconsin and Nebraska.

Title IX at 50: Progress Made, But Progress Still Needed

There are phrases in sports, whether on the field or off, that become legendary and shared among players, coaches, officials, parents and fans. And you can make the case that the seven most historic words in sports were signed into law on June 23, 1972: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis […]

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