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Professional Fighters League Set to Expand into Dubai

The Professional Fighters League, the only MMA promotion with a regular season and playoff format, is set to expand its global footprint and run events next year in Dubai. Dubai is set to host the Champions Series World Title event, following the signing of a multi-year partnership between the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, […]

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Formula 1 Launches Grand Prix Plaza in Las Vegas in 2025

The Las Vegas Grand Prix is moving toward a year-round experience. Race organizers have announced that the Las Vegas Grand Prix Pit Building will become home to the Grand Prix Plaza in partnership with Round Room Live, featuring karting, educational exhibitions, merchandise and more. The plaza is expected to open in the spring of 2025. […]

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Sunisa Lee competes in the floor exercise during the 2024 U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Jim Cowsert, File)

New Orleans Selected to Host 2025 U.S Gymnastics Championships

New Orleans has been selected to host the 2025 U.S. Gymnastics Championships and the USA Gymnastics National Congress and Trade Show. The event, hosted by Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, will be staged at the Smoothie King Center, August 7–10. It will be the first time in 30 years that New Orleans has hosted the […]

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City of L.A. Report Asks LA28 for Request to Re-Arrange Venues

A series of venue changes for the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles from the original plans remains under consideration by the Los Angeles City Council after a Monday report by the city’s chief administrative officer and chief legislative analyst. As detailed by The Sports Examiner earlier this week, the report issued says in […]

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Construction work is underway on the sliding track in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, that is scheduled to host events during the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Photo by The Associated Press

Cortina Sliding Track for 2026 Olympics Taking Shape

A sliding center being rebuilt for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games is starting to take shape as the clock ticks to a March deadline, reported The Associated Press this week. The AP reported through photos shared with it by the government agency in charge of building infrastructure for the Games the outline of the […]

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Big 12 Gymnastics Championships Headed to Utah

The Maverik Center in West Valley, Utah, will host the Big 12 Conference Gymnastics Championships in 2025, 2026 and 2027, the league has announced. Since the conference’s first season in 1997, the gymnastics championship has only been held at an off-campus site three times: 2004, 2016 and 2017. The 2025 season will be the first […]

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Gulf Shores, Orange Beach to Host 2025–2027 NAIA Men’s Soccer Championship

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has selected Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Alabama, and Gulf Shores Orange Beach Sports & Events as hosts for the 2025, 2026 and 2027 NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championships. “Welcoming the NAIA Men’s Soccer Championship back to Alabama’s Beaches in 2025 is an exciting win on many levels,” […]

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3X Paralympian Tyler "TC" Carter presents the 2024 Rings of Gold Award to Move United's Jessie Cloy (left) and Susan Rossi

Move United Recognized with USOPC Rings of Gold Award

Move United was given the 2024 Rings of Gold Award by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee during its annual assembly last week in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Rings of Gold award, inaugurated in 1996, annually recognizes an individual and a program dedicated to helping children develop their Olympic or Paralympic dreams and reach […]

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Sean Hardy Leaves Triple Crown Sports for League One Volleyball

Triple Crown Sports has announced the departure of Sean Hardy, who is stepping down from his role as chief operating officer to join League One Volleyball as chief growth officer. As Hardy transitions to his new role, Triple Crown Sports — located in Fort Collins, Colorado — has announced the promotion of Jason Nowak to […]

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Michigan State and North Dakota to Play in 2026 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game

Michigan State and North Dakota will play in the 2026 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game on October 31, 2026, in Austin, Texas, at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. “We look forward to welcoming two of the top collegiate hockey programs and some of the best hockey fans in the country to Austin,” said […]

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