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The defending champion Chicago Sky will open the 2022 WNBA season with star Candace Parker facing her former team, the Los Angeles Sparks, highlighting the start of the biggest season in league history. The 26th season starts May 6 with all 12 teams in action over the opening weekend to start a season in which […]
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Entering its ninth season, The Basketball Tournament, a $1 million, winner-take-all event televised live on ESPN, has announced its 2022 schedule with games in eight destinations. TBT will continue having a field to 64 teams. Creighton University, University of Dayton, New Mexico University, Wichita State University, and Xavier University have all signed on as regional […]
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Staples Center, the downtown Los Angeles home of the NBA’s Lakers and Clippers, the NHL’s Kings and the WNBA’s Sparks, will change its name after 22 years of operation to Crypto.Com Arena, venue owner AEG announced Tuesday night. Multiple reports peg the deal to be $700 million over 20 years, making it what is believed […]
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The National Basketball Association will bring its first games to the Arabian Gulf, announcing a deal with the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi to host two preseason games in 2022. The games will be the first of a multiyear deal with the United Arab Emirates. Participating teams and the host venue will […]
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HotelPlanner has announced a multi-year partnership with the NBA G League that makes the hotel booking service the exclusive hotel reservations provider of the league. The deal was announced as the league’s 2021–222 season tips off November 5. Under terms of the agreement, the partnership provides a customized booking engine to offer exclusive hotel booking […]
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Greg Sankey has been the commissioner of the Southeastern Conference since 2015 and is generally regarded as one of the more powerful people in collegiate athletics, given the SEC’s dominance over college football. But Sankey’s career spans multiple regions and divisions across the NCAA, from working in Central New York as the director of intramural […]
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The 2021 NBA G League Winter Showcase will take place in Las Vegas from December 19–22 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, spanning four days with more than 30 games across two courts for the league’s in-season scouting opportunity. Games will begin at 11 a.m. PT each day with four games on each court. The […]
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The Memphis Grizzlies have announced a continued partnership with Appetize, part of the software and payments company SpotOn, to provide cloud technology for all concession transactions at FedExForum. SpotOn’s end-to-end platform is designed to improve the fan experience with faster and more convenient ordering options through contactless payments. Under the platform, guests have the opportunity […]
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Athletes Unlimited today announced the launch of a new professional women’s basketball league, set to debut in January 2022. Basketball will be the fourth Athletes Unlimited league, joining a growing community that includes softball, volleyball and lacrosse, each led by world-class pro athletes. The league also announced its first three players: Washington Mystics standout Natasha […]
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Coaches Vs. Racism, a national non-profit created to end systemic racism in sports, will host the HBCU Roundball Experience in November in Washington, D.C., highlighted by a game between the University of Michigan and Prairie View A&M at the Entertainment and Sports Arena. The game will be played November 13 with tickets available starting October […]
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For the first time in history, the @NHL will host outdoor hockey in Florida, with the League staging two games in the Sunshine State during the 2025–2026 season. The @FlaPanthers, @NYRangers, @TBLightning and @NHLBruins will be the participating teams.
On January 7, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice delivered $1.8 million in matching funds to the city of Bridgeport to construct turf fields at @TheBridge_WV. The fields will serve various turf-related sports including baseball, soccer and lacrosse.
The @visitvbr Sports Council has announced Nicola Cranmer, general manager of the UCI Virginia’s Blue Ridge @TeamTWENTY24, as its newest member.
The Belgian Grand Prix will stay on the Formula 1 calendar for four of the next six seasons after a contract extension was agreed that will see the circuit in Spa dropped in 2028 and 2030.
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