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Four finalists have been selected to serve as potential hosts for a new Ironman triathlon: Des Moines, Iowa; Fayetteville, Arkansas; Memphis, Tennessee; and Tulsa, Oklahoma. The event is expected to take place in late spring or early summer of 2020 and will be the first new, full-distance Ironman triathlon introduced in the United States since […]
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USA Team Handball has named Barry Siff as its chief executive officer, effective immediately. Siff will succeed Michael Cavanaugh, who will remain on staff as operations director, working with Siff to align the national governing body’s policies and procedures with USOC programs and manage domestic and international competitions. Siff has experience in the Olympic movement having […]
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There are many ways to judge the success of a sports event. The most direct, of course, is attendance and the economic impact that visitors provide the host city. Then there are the residual effects, which include those who enjoy the destination so much they decide to return—perhaps even permanently. While rare, this is just […]
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In the early 1990s—years after the passage of Title IX was supposed to guarantee an equal playing field for women student-athletes—the numbers were still not adding up at NCAA headquarters. While student enrollment at most universities was split fairly evenly between the sexes, women made up only 30 percent of all student-athletes on campus. Faced […]
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.@LakeCharlesCVB and McNeese State will host the NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championships in 2026, 2027 and 2028 at the Legacy Center in Lake Charles.
The 2025 NASCAR Championship Weekend will return to Phoenix Raceway with the All-Star Race also returning to North Wilkesboro Speedway.
The U.S. Association of Blind Athletes has announced a collaboration with Google that names Google Pixel as the organization’s official global technology partner.
Brazil will host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, bringing the event to South America for the first time after beating out a three-country European rival bid.
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