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2021 WTA Finals Moving to Guadalajara, Mexico

The WTA Tour will move its 2021 season-ending Finals event from China to Guadalajara, Mexico, starting the week of November 8 with the top eight singles players and doubles teams competing. The event will move back to Shenzhen, China, from 2022 through 2030. “I would like to extend my appreciation to the Guadalajara tournament organizers […]

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NWHL Rebrands as Premier Hockey Federation

The National Women’s Hockey League has rebranded itself as the Premier Hockey Federation ahead of the 2021–2022 season, with a new logo as well to redefine the league based on skill, not gender, becoming the first professional women’s sports league in North America to lift the word ‘women’s out of its title. In billing the […]

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The sun sets behind Allegiant Stadium, new home of the Las Vegas Raiders. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Allegiant Air Offering Raiders Ticket Packages

Allegiant Air is looking to put its naming-right sponsorship to the home of the Las Vegas Raiders to good use now that fans are allowed, offering travel packages for fans who want to go to games at Allegiant Stadium this season. Packages are available for purchase by all passengers booking any Allegiant flight arriving at […]

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Portland to Host 2021 NWSL Championship Game

The National Women’s Soccer League will have its 2021 championship game at Providence Park, home of the league’s Portland Thorns FC, on November 20. The expanded 2021 playoffs will feature the top six teams at the end of the regular season, with the top two seeds earning a first-round bye to the semifinals. The quarterfinals […]

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Rob Stevenson Named Senior VP and GM of SSE Facilities in Florida

Rob Stevenson has been named senior vice president and general manager of facilities at Sunrise Sports & Entertainment and will oversee operations, facilities management, human resources, and event services for the Florida Panthers, BB&T Center and Panthers IceDen. Prior to joining the Panthers organization, Stevenson served as a vice president at Goldman Sachs Ayco Personal […]

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Competitors race in the Mens Enduro Final during the RBC Super League Triathlon Jersey on September 29, 2019 in St Helier, Jersey. (Photo by Tommy Zaferes/Superleague Triathlon)

Super League Triathlon Announces Major Expansion

Super League Triathlon has announced the launch of SLT Teams, a major expansion that will build a team franchise concept from the ground up, adding new racing dynamics and handing power to athletes, fans and stakeholders to help shape the future of the sport. SLT Teams will be part of Super League Triathlon’s 2021 Championship […]

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CONCACAF Launches Expanded Women’s Tournaments

CONCACAF has introduced a new competition and a revamped event in an attempt to expand the number of women’s soccer tournaments throughout the continent and give more countries the chance to play more matches with the goal of developing depth throughout the confederation beyond the two powerhouses in the United States and Canada. “This is […]

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Indoor Football League Team Relocating to San Jose

An expansion team scheduled to start in 2022 in the Indoor Football League has decided to relocate from Oakland to San Jose, rebranding itself as the Bay Area Panthers with home games planned for the SAP Center. On hand to make the announcement were Panthers Co-Owner Roy Choi, Indoor Football League Commissioner Todd Tryon, San […]

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Megan Rapinoe is congratulated by teammates after scoring during the first half of an international friendly women's soccer match between the United States and France on April 13, 2021. (AP Photo/David Vincent)

U.S. Women’s National Team Sets Four-Match Fall Tour

The United States women’s national soccer team will play four matches in September and October throughout the Midwest to finish its 2021 schedule and serve as a Farewell Tour for Carli Lloyd, one of the greatest women’s players in history who plans to retire at year’s end. The four-match tour includes two games against Paraguay […]

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