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IOC

Seven Candidates Announced to Succeed Thomas Bach as IOC President

Seven candidates will compete in the election for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee at the 143rd IOC Session held from March 18–21, 2025, in Greece. The seven applicants officially announced their candidacies by the deadline of midnight on September 15. The group includes two former Olympic champions, a prince and the son of […]

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Sha’Carri Richardson Prefontaine 2024
Sha'Carri Richardson wins the women's 100 meters at the Prefontaine Classic on May 25, 2024, in Eugene, Oregon. (AP Photo/Thomas Boyd)

Prefontaine Classic Announces 2025 Dates

The Prefontaine Classic has announced its dates for the 2025 edition, as the event returns to Hayward Field at the University of Oregon on July 5, 2025, for the 50th edition of the meet. The announcement comes one day after the end of the 2024 Wanda Diamond League at the Allianz Memorial Van Damme in […]

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APP 2024

Association of Pickleball Players to Double Schedule in 2025

The Association of Pickleball Players has announced an expansion of its 2025 tournament calendar, featuring nearly 50 competitions throughout the year highlighted by 14 nationally televised APP Tour events with increased prize purses. The APP’s seventh season will also be the first year at its new headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The APP Tour is […]

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USA Boxing Crop

USA Boxing Creates Esports Task Force

USA Boxing has announced the creation of an Esports Task Force to develop standards and best practices for future USA Boxing esports events. The Task Force’s creation follows the International Olympic Committee’s decision to host the inaugural eSports Olympic Games in Saudi Arabia in 2025, which IOC President Thomas Bach said is a “major step […]

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Tampa Bay Discover Airlines

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Partner with Discover Airlines

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Discover Airlines of the Lufthansa Group have announced a partnership to promote travel between Germany and Florida. The alliance also aims to increase the excitement for American football in Germany as the National Football League looks to grow its fanbase ahead of the November 10 game between the New York […]

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Beach Dodgeball

Kissimmee to Host 2025 Beach Dodgeball World Cup

Kissimmee, Florida, will host the 2025 Beach Dodgeball World Cup from April 3–6 at Island H2O Water Park, featuring more than 600 participants from over 15 countries. “Bringing a beach event to a city without a traditional beach shows how we think outside the box to deliver exceptional experiences,” said Tyler Weyant, director of sports […]

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Athletes Unlimited

Athletes Unlimited Basketball Heads to Nashville

Athletes Unlimited Basketball’s 2025 season will take place in Nashville, bringing professional women’s basketball to the Nashville Municipal Auditorium for the league’s fourth championship season. The 24-game campaign will run from February 5 to March 2, 2025. The competition will feature some of the best women’s players in the world, as the 2024 season included […]

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Paris Paralympics Closing Ceremony
A French paralympic athlete extinguishes the lantern after passing the Olympic flame on to the U.S. during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paralympics on September 8, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Paris Tourism Office Releases Preliminary Paralympic Report

Paris je t’aime, the city’s tourism bureau, released its preliminary report on the Paralympic Summer Games impact saying  North America was the leading international market during the competition. The report says North America had 105,000 tourists visit Paris during the Paralympic Games, more than all of Europe with 87,000. The total number of international air […]

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Bassmaster Elite Series 2025

2025 Bassmaster Elite Series Schedule Released

B.A.S.S. has announced the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule with a slate of nine events across seven states as the series celebrates its 20th anniversary next year. “There is no better way to celebrate 20 years of Elite competition than to roll out a schedule that includes some of the best bass fisheries on the […]

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