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USA Pickleball Serves, the charitable arm of USA Pickleball, has opened its Grow the Game grant program which is focused on investing in supporting community organizations and schools nationwide to grow the game. Grow the Game grant has two rounds of open applications. Round one started on November 14 and closes December 12. Grant recipients […]
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Raleigh, North Carolina, will host the 2025 ESL One esports tournament at the Raleigh Convention Center from April 7–13, 2025. The 12 teams competing in ESL One Raleigh include four invited teams as well as eight teams who earned their spots through regional qualifiers in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, China, the Middle East, North Africa, […]
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Buffalo, New York, will host the 2025 World Para Hockey Ice Championship from May 24–31 with eight nations participating in games at the Harborcenter arena. USA Hockey made the announcement on Tuesday for the event, which features the best sled hockey players in the world. The World Para Ice Hockey Championship has been held on […]
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MGM Resorts International’s three arenas in Las Vegas — T-Mobile Arena, Michelob Ultra Arena and MGM Grand Garden Arena — have hosted everything from basketball, boxing and hockey to bull riding and professional wrestling. But even for an entity as big as MGM, there is opportunity to break new ground in the sports world. And […]
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The International Volleyball Federation elected Fabio Azevedo as its new president at the 39th FIVB World Congress in Porto with American Hugh McCutcheon named as secretary general. McCutcheon has served as a senior advisor to the FIVB for several years. McCutcheon led the USA men’s national volleyball team to gold at the 2008 Olympic Summer […]
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Nate Gaw has been named the director of sports tourism for Visit Franklin in Tennessee and will lead the bureau’s strategy in emphasizing the attracting of youth and amateur sports events to Williamson County. Gaw has been with Visit Franklin for 10 years, contributing to the county’s sports tourism growth. He has attracted NCAA postseason […]
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The Professional Pickleball Association and Major League Pickleball will bring their brands to major Asian markets including China, Vietnam, Japan and Singapore in 2025. “Asia has a rich tradition of racket sports and we are excited to contribute to its sports culture with the arrival of pickleball,” said Connor Pardoe, founder and chief executive officer […]
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The United Football League has announced the launch of its first expansion process for prospective markets looking to bring spring football to their communities. The UFL currently consists of eight teams — the Arlington Renegades, Birmingham Stallions, Michigan Panthers, Houston Roughnecks, Memphis Showboats, San Antonio Brahmas, St. Louis Battlehawks and D.C. Defenders. The league, which […]
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Alina Hudak, who has worked in Miami-Dade County for more than three decades in a variety of city and county departments, will be the new president and chief executive officer for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Miami Host Committee. Hudak will oversee the planning and execution of Miami’s World Cup activities. She will replace Lisa […]
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As Bowman Gray Stadium prepares to host the NASCAR Cup Series Clash on February 1–2, 2025, the city of Winston-Salem and Winston-Salem State University have announced several initiatives to prepare the facility for the return of NASCAR Cup Series to its quarter-mile oval for the first time since 1971. The improvements include a new lighting […]
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.@usatabletennis is bringing back a major event, as the US Open Team Table Tennis Championships will take place August 29–31, 2025, in @MyMyrtleBeach, South Carolina. The event will take place at John T. Rhodes Myrtle Beach Sports Center.
The official logos for the 2026 NCAA Men’s Final Four and 2026 NCAA Division II and Division III men’s basketball championships have been unveiled. Indianapolis and @IndSportsCorp will host all three championships during the same weekend in 2026.
The Golden Trail Series has announced its 2025 schedule of nine international events featuring some of the best trail runners in the world, including a stop in Olympic Valley, California, on June 22.
The @XGames have announced a three-year partnership with California Dreamin' Entertainment which will bring the action sports and music festival to Cal Expo in @VisitSacramento each summer from 2025–2027.
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