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As 3–on–3 basketball continues to grow in popularity ahead of its Olympic Summer Games debut in 2020, one of the original blacktop events in the sport has been bought by a former NBA superstar. Kevin Garnett has acquired the Hoop It Up basketball tour, it was announced on Monday. Hoop It Up has been around […]
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Sports Spotlight: New Approaches" />FIBA, the international governing body for basketball, and the Los Angeles Times media group have announced an agreement to bring the annual FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final to Los Angeles from 2020 through 2023. The first FIBA 3×3 event in Los Angeles will be a World Tour Masters competition as part of the L.A. Street […]
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Will Waller has been named chief executive officer of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association, effective immediately. Waller, who has served on the organization’s board since 2016, has resigned his board position to take the top spot. Waller is the former vice president of HR business transformation for The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. He has […]
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Cathy Engelbert has been named the first commissioner of the WNBA, taking over the league’s top position that previously held the title of president. Engelbert is the CEO of Deloitte and will report to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver when she begins her term July 17. The 23rd season of the WNBA tips off on May […]
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Full Sail University has been named the exclusive university partner of the NBA 2K League’s Magic Gaming, a first-of-its-kind partnership in the esports league. The agreement would enable Full Sail and Magic Gaming to continue to build, support and engage the esports community’s global audience and provide educational opportunities for the students and alumni of […]
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The NCAA national championships for Divisions I, II and III men’s and women’s basketball will be staged as combined championship events during the 2020 NCAA Men’s Final Four in Atlanta and as part of the 2023 NCAA Women’s Final Four in Dallas. It will be the second time for both men’s and women’s events that […]
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The Women’s National Basketball Association has announced a new multiyear partnership with AT&T, making the global communications and technology company the first non-apparel partner to have its logo featured on the jerseys of all 12 teams throughout the league. As part of the deal, AT&T will be integrated into WNBA.com, the WNBA app and WNBA […]
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Next to the Masters golf tournament, admission to NCAA March Madness is the hottest ticket in the spring. The Men’s and Women’s Final Four, of course, attract the most attention, but the preliminary rounds generate plenty of excitement too—both among fans and among hosting cities, which aim to leave an impression by reaching capacity crowds […]
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There is no set formula for a sports venue to reach mythical status—“mythical” being defined as “I need to experience it before I die.” Some of the ingredients are tangible: longevity, success of the team that plays there, a history of signature games in the venue. But there are always intangibles as well. That’s what makes a foray […]
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The Basketball Tournament (TBT), a summer event broadcast live on ESPN, has selected Wichita, Kansas, as a regional host for…
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The 2026 @NFLDraft in Pittsburgh will be held from April 23–25, the league and @vstpgh have announced. The main portion of the event is expected to incorporate Pittsburgh’s North Shore and Point State Park, as well as @AcrisureStadium.
The 2025 National Duals Invitational, a top collegiate wrestling event, will take place at the @BOKCenter in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the weekend of November 15–16 with a total purse of more than $1 million up for grabs.
The city of San Jose, California, has hired former Olympic speed skater Tommy O’Hare as its new temporary sports and special events director to oversee the coordination efforts related to the massive sporting events taking place in 2026.
U.S. Figure Skating has retained Elevate Talent to lead the search for a new chief executive officer to lead the Colorado Springs-based organization.
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