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USA Pickleball Serves, the charitable arm of USA Pickleball, has opened its Grow the Game grant program which is focused on investing in supporting community organizations and schools nationwide to grow the game. Grow the Game grant has two rounds of open applications. Round one started on November 14 and closes December 12. Grant recipients […]
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The SportsTravel Podcast focuses on news, insight, trends and more from some of the top event organizers and destination executives throughout the sports-event industry. With more than 100 episodes over the past three years, the SportsTravel Podcast has become the place to listen to interviews with event organizers of all sizes, destinations ready to host […]
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Mesa will host a record number of events in November with events that will bring a total of 20,000 athletes and spectators to the Arizona destination, with a projection of more than 7,200 hotel room nights and approximately $13.8 million in direct spend economic impact. “Mesa’s top-tier facilities and attractions make us one of the […]
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USA Pickleball has revealed the schedule for its 2025 Golden Ticket Tournaments, the only guaranteed path for amateur players to play in the 2025 USA Pickleball National Championships. The 2025 Golden Tickets will be hosted by USA Pickleball and in partnership hosted by the Association of Pickleball Players and UTR Sports. Only at these tournaments […]
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USA Pickleball, the national governing body for the sport in the United States, announced five events as part of the inaugural 2024 USA Pickleball Select Series between July and October in Virginia, Alabama, California, New Jersey and Colorado. “We’re excited to offer the USA Pickleball Select Series for our members to continue to hone their […]
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The Head of the Charles Regatta, the world’s largest rowing regatta, announced that Tori Stevens will assume the role of executive director beginning July 1, succeeding Fred Schoch, who had a 33-year tenure leading the Regatta. Stevens comes to HOCR after serving as chief executive officer for SUP3R, an affiliated company of Superfly. Before her […]
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Salem, Virginia, will be hosting the region’s first USA Pickleball-sanctioned tournament in September at the Moyer Sports Complex’s 13 new pickleball courts, which are currently being constructed in Salem. “Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge is looking forward to welcoming players, officials, and spectators to our region. Hosting a tournament of this scale gives us an opportunity […]
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USA Pickleball has launched the organization’s official charitable arm, “USA Pickleball Serves,” as National Pickleball Month will be celebrated in April. In conjunction with the announcement and beginning of National Pickleball Month in April, USA Pickleball will host an introductory clinic at Arizona Athletic Grounds for over 120 local students on April 2, the day […]
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Mesa, Arizona, will host the 2024 Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships from November 10–17 at the Arizona Athletic Grounds, a venue that includes 41 courts and a 2,000-seat dedicated stadium. “We look forward to welcoming our community to the Valley of the Sun to enjoy this year’s Nationals along with the beautiful weather, outdoor activities, […]
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USA Pickleball will have a new format for its Golden Ticket tournaments in 2024, the only guaranteed path for amateur players to play in the 2024 national championships. As featured tournaments where bracket winners earn pre-registration access to nationals, Golden Ticket events offer participants the opportunity to compete at some of the best facilities around […]
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.@usatabletennis is bringing back a major event, as the US Open Team Table Tennis Championships will take place August 29–31, 2025, in @MyMyrtleBeach, South Carolina. The event will take place at John T. Rhodes Myrtle Beach Sports Center.
The official logos for the 2026 NCAA Men’s Final Four and 2026 NCAA Division II and Division III men’s basketball championships have been unveiled. Indianapolis and @IndSportsCorp will host all three championships during the same weekend in 2026.
The Golden Trail Series has announced its 2025 schedule of nine international events featuring some of the best trail runners in the world, including a stop in Olympic Valley, California, on June 22.
The @XGames have announced a three-year partnership with California Dreamin' Entertainment which will bring the action sports and music festival to Cal Expo in @VisitSacramento each summer from 2025–2027.
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