Author: Matt Traub

North American Cricket Cup

USA Cricket Announces Inaugural North American Cup

USA Cricket will be organizing the inaugural North American Cup, a new tournament featuring national teams from the U.S., Canada, Bermuda and Bahamas plus the Cayman Islands, to be hosted in the Cayman Islands from April 19–27. “As cricket takes its rightful place on the Olympic stage, we are proud to launch the ‘North America […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
UCI

2025 UCI Gravel World Championships Heads to Netherlands

The UCI, cycling’s international federation, has reassigned its 2025 Gravel World Championships to the Zuid-Limburg region of the Netherlands in October instead of Nice, France, the scheduled host. The event will be held October 11–12.  The province of Limburg, of which the Zuid (South)-Limburg region is a part, has hosted a number of major UCI […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
LA28-Dual-Emblem

LA28 Program Draws Reactions from International Federations

The 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles will be the third largest in history with 11,198 athletes — even though the International Olympic Committee’s mandate is for no more than 10,500 athletes. That’s because the 698 athletes that will be participating in baseball, softball, cricket, flag football, lacrosse sixes and squash will not count […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues and fans celebrate a goal during a 5-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, the site of this week's NCAA Frozen Four. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

St. Louis’ Underrated Sports Scene Comes Alive

For a city with a deep sports pedigree, St. Louis has seen its share of success and heartbreak. Over 100 years ago, in a different era, it was one of first hosts of the modern Olympic Games. The NFL was here and then it left. The St. Louis Blues waited decades before finally hoisting a […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin
Ryan Blaney (12) and Denny Hamlin (11) battle as they lead the field out of Turn 2 during a NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway in Virgina. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

NASCAR & Elevate Partner to Create Premium Experience Program

NASCAR and hospitality agency Elevate will co-develop NASCAR’s new experiential premium hospitality program: NASCAR One, Fueled by Elevate. The multi-year partnership will see Elevate Experiences develop premium experience packages, including track access, standalone events, camping enhancements, and more across 22 events at 13 tracks. This season, Elevate has delivered premium experiences for the Daytona 500, […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
Coventry Bach
IOC President Thomas Bach holds an Executive Board Meeting at Olympic House in Lausanne alongside incoming IOC President Kirsty Coventry. Photo by IOC/Greg Martin

LA28 Event Program Approved; Female Athletes to be in Majority

Female athletes will be in the majority at an Olympics for the first time at the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles after the soccer competition was flipped to have 16 women’s teams and 12 men’s teams. For the first time in history, all team sports will have at least the same number of women’s […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
2026 FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup Trophy on display before a press conference at Rockefeller Plaza in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

Bill Reintroduced to Support Public Transportation Funding for FIFA World Cup, 2028 Olympics

As the U.S. Travel Association continued to push for upgrades throughout the national travel system, two U.S. Senators introduced a bill to provide transportation support funding for host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. The bill was introduced Friday by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
USA Shooting Anniversary

USA Shooting Celebrates 30 Years as National Governing Body

USA Shooting will mark a milestone this month as it celebrates 30 years as the national governing body for international shooting sports within the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, commemorating the anniversary with special events, social media giveaways and initiatives designed to further expand participation. Since its 1995 founding, USA Shooting has won 36 Olympic […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
LA28-Dual-Emblem

Santa Monica Will Not Host 2028 Olympic Beach Volleyball Tournament

The city of Santa Monica announced Tuesday that it will not host beach volleyball during the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles and that LA28 had ended formal talks to host the event at Santa Monica State Beach following nearly two years of negotiations. “Despite good-faith efforts to reach a deal that […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :