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USA Basketball

Martin Dempsey Reelected as USA Basketball Chairperson

Martin Dempsey has been reelected as USA Basketball chairperson for the 2025–2028 term, a role he has served since 2016. Dempsey, a retired Army general who was also the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will lead the 15-member USA Basketball Board of Directors, who will be seated through 2028. The announcement was […]

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USA Rugby Premier Rugby Sevens

USA Rugby and Premier Rugby Sevens Partner for Event

The USA women’s and men’s national rugby teams will compete in the 2024 PR7s All-Star Tournament at Providence Park in Portland on November 16. The competition will feature many Olympians from the 2024 Olympic Summer Games, including multiple bronze medalists from the USA women’s team. The tournament marks the first rugby competition on home soil […]

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USA Gymnastics Rhode Island

Providence to Host 2025 USA Gymnastics Championships

Providence, Rhode Island, will host the 2025 USA Gymnastics Championships from June 16–21 at the Amica Mutual Pavillion and the Rhode Island Convention Center. The meet is the national championship for rhythmic, trampoline and tumbling and acrobatic gymnastis. Roughly 2,000 gymnasts compete across the elite and development divisions each year. Elite athletes, including Olympians and […]

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USA Rugby Venatour

USA Rugby, Venatour Renew Partnership

USA Rugby and Venatour, an international sports tour operator based in the United Kingdom, have renewed their partnership ahead of the Rugby World Cups in 2031 and 2033 in the United States. Venatour will an additional office in Denver to provide service to USA Rugby members, allowing communication on the same time zones and in-person […]

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USRowing Sarasota

USRowing to Host Trio of Large Events in Sarasota

USRowing has announced a series of National Championships, U19 Trials and Beach Sprint Trials in Sarasota, Florida, from June 12–18, 2025. The 2025 Youth National Championships will run June 12–15 at Nathan Benderson Park, while the U19 National Team Trials for the single sculls, pair and double sculls will take place from June 16–17. As […]

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Weightlifting Ed Robson Arena

Colorado Springs to Host USA Weightlifting National Championships

Colorado Springs, Colorado, will host the USA Weightlifting championship week in both 2025 and 2026, marking the national governing body’s first multi-year partnership with a destination. Colorado Springs hosted the event in 2023. After a detour to Pittsburgh in 2024, Colorado’s second biggest city will welcome the event back for the next two years. “We […]

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USA Ski Jumping

USA Nordic Sport Returns to USA Ski Jumping Brand

USA Nordic Sport has announced a shift by returning to its original name of USA Ski Jumping to ensure the survival, success and growth of the sport throughout the United States. Founded in 2007, USA Ski Jumping initially focused exclusively on men’s ski jumping. The organization expanded to include the nordic combined team in 2016 […]

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USA Badminton

USOPC Moves to Decertify USA Badminton

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee sent a letter to USA Badminton last week that informed the national governing body that it will pursue its decertification. Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer Holly Shick sent the letter last week. USA Badminton’s former chief executive officer, Linda French, was banned for five years in January by […]

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Tracey Marek Figure Skating

Tracy Marek Resigns as U.S. Figure Skating CEO

U.S. Figure Skating has announced that Chief Executive Officer Tracy Marek has resigned to pursue other opportunities. “The Board of Directors thank Marek and wish her well in her new endeavors,” the organization said in a statement released Friday afternoon. “The Board has full confidence in the current staff and is working diligently to determine […]

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Kevin Erlanbach

USA Ultimate Tabs Kevin Erlenbach as Chief Executive Officer

USA Ultimate has announced the hiring of Kevin Erlenbach as its next chief executive officer after spending the past 18 years at USA Hockey, where he most recently served as the assistant executive director of membership. Erlenbach succeeds Tom Crawford, who is retiring after 15 years in the position. As part of USA Hockey’s senior […]

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