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Stanford, California - May 3, 2019: Stanford Softball defeats UCLA 2-1 at Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium in Stanford, California.

Pac-12 Conference Starting Softball Tournament in 2023

The Pac-12 Conference will begin holding a postseason softball tournament for its nine teams starting in 2023 with the tournament rotating annually among the league to provide increased exposure and community engagement for the sport across the Pac-12 footprint. “The Pac-12 could not be more excited to add a softball championship to its lineup of […]

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Inaugural Pac-12 Baseball Tournament Heading to Scottsdale, Arizona

The Pac-12 Conference will hold a tournament championship event for baseball for the first time starting in May 2022 in partnership with the city of Scottsdale, Arizona, and the Arizona Sports & Entertainment Commission. The inaugural Pac-12 Conference Baseball Tournament is scheduled for May 25-29, 2022, at Scottsdale Stadium, the spring training home of the […]

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Pac-12 Hires MGM Resorts Executive Geoege Kliavkoff as Commissioner

The Pac-12 Conference has turned to MGM Resorts International executive George Kliavkoff to be its next commissioner, succeeding Larry Scott, whose tenure was marked with controversial steps over the collegiate conference’s media landscape. The 54-year-old Kliavkoff has been president of entertainment and sports for MGM Resorts since 2018 and brings years of experience in live […]

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LPGA Adds Match-Play Event in Las Vegas

The LPGA has announced it will host the inaugural Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play Hosted by Shadow Creek in Las Vegas. The MGM Resorts International course will host the event May 26-30 for 64 players and feature a $1.5 million prize purse. The Los Angeles-based Bank of Hope previously served as title sponsor of the […]

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Big West Conference Moves 2021 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships to Las Vegas

The Big West Conference will move the 2021 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, presented by Hawai’i Tourism Authority, to the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas from March 9–13 with all 10 men’s and nine women’s teams participating in a bubble-like environment. The Mandalay Bay Events Center is home to the WNBA’s Las Vegas […]

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