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Fortnite Championship
The 2024 Fortnite Global Championship and Rocket League World Championship events were held in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo courtesy of Blast

Lyon to Host Two Major Esports World Championships

The 2025 Rocket League World Championship and Fortnite Battle Royale Global Championship are both headed to Lyon, France. Esports event organizer Blast has teamed with AEG Presents to help support and promote the Fortnite Global Championship and Rocket League World Championship events at LDLC Arena. Last year, both events took place at Dickies Arena in […]

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Perfect Game AA Classic

Perfect Game All-American Classic Returning to Petco Park

Perfect Game’s 23rd annual All-American Classic will return to Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres, on August 17. This marks the first time the event will be held at Petco Park since 2021, with the stadium having previously hosted the AAC 14 times from 2006–2007, 2009–2019 and in 2021. For the past three […]

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Pop Warner Charlotte

Charlotte to Host Pop Warner Little Scholars Events

Pop Warner Little Scholars, a youth football and cheerleading organization, will hold its 2025 and 2026 Pop Warner Super Bowl and Cheer & Dance Nationals in Charlotte, the first time since 1995 that Pop Warner National Championships won’t be held in Orlando. The 2025 Pop Warner Super Bowl is scheduled for December 6–13 at the […]

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Bassmaster Classic 2026

2026 Bassmaster Classic Headed to Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee, will host the 2026 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Under Armour from March 13–15, the city’s third time hosting the “Super Bowl of Fishing.” Knoxville hosted the Bassmaster Classic in 2019 and 2023, which generated an estimated economic impact of more than $35.5 million for the community. The 2023 event was […]

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Utah State Games of America
Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox speaks at the press conference announcing that Salt Lake City will host the 2030 State Games of America. Photo by Larry H. Miller Utah Summer Games

Salt Lake City to Host 2030 State Games of America

The 2030 State Games of America will take place in Salt Lake City, hosted by the Larry H. Miller Utah Summer Games and Southern Utah University. Larry H. Miller, the rights holder to Utah’s official state games, will partner with the National Congress of State Games and Sports Salt Lake to host the biennial competition, […]

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PG 2025 Select Festivals

Perfect Game Announces 2025 Select Festivals Schedule

Perfect Game has announced the dates and locations for the 2025 Select Festivals, an annual series of events showcasing youth baseball talent from across the country. The 10th edition of the 14U Select Festival will take place August 29–31 at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida, the Spring Training home of the Boston Red Sox. […]

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PTO Qatar

Professional Triathletes Organization to Partner with Visit Qatar

The Professional Triathletes Organization’s T100 Triathlon World Tour final will take place in Qatar for the next five years starting this year in Doha from December 11–13 and be renamed the Qatar T100 Triathlon World Championship Final. The 2025 final will see the swim taking place in the Arabian Gulf and then the bike and […]

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USCAA Golf

USCAA Announces Alternating Sites for Golf Championships

The United States Collegiate Athletic Association has announced State College, Pennsylvania, and Williamsburg, Virginia, as the alternating host sites for the USCAA Golf National Championships through 2028. The 2025 and 2027 championships will be played at the Penn State Blue Course in State College, while the 2026 and 2028 championships will be played in Williamsburg […]

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Diving World Cup

Guadalajara to Host World Aquatics Diving World Cup

World Aquatics has named Guadalajara as a host for the 2025 World Aquatics Diving World Cup, the city’s first time hosting a World Aquatics event since 2013. The April 3–6 event is the first of three scheduled Diving World Cup events for 2025. Competition will take place at the Centre Acuatico Code Metropolitano, the country’s […]

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National Duals Invitational

Tulsa to Host Top Collegiate Wrestling Event This Fall

The 2025 National Duals Invitational collegiate wrestling event will take place at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, from November 15–16 with more than $1 million up for grabs for the 16 Division I teams participating. “We’re thrilled to have the inaugural National Duals Invitational in Tulsa,” said Joel Koester, Tulsa Sports Commission director of […]

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