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USA Boxing National Open Headed to Tulsa

USA Boxing has announced a new event for this year with the USA Boxing National Open to be hosted September 13–20 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the Arvest Convention Center. “We are incredibly excited to add another national event to the 2025 calendar for our USA Boxing members,” said Mike McAtee, USA Boxing chief executive officer […]

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USA Wheelchair Softball International World Series

Bloomington to Host 2025 USA Wheelchair Softball International World Series

The 2025 USA Wheelchair Softball International World Series will be held at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, from August 14–16. The event, hosted by the Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, will bring more than 300 athletes and their families to Minnesota for the international competition. The USA Wheelchair Softball International World Series will take place across […]

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Obstacle World Championships
The sport of obstacle continues its rise with its own world championship as it prepares to be a part of its first Olympic Games in 2028 as a discipline of modern pentathlon. UIPM photo

Beijing to Host Inaugural Obstacle World Championships

The International Modern Pentathlon Union’s inaugural Obstacle World Championships will take place in Beijing, which will host the first four years of the event, running through 2028. The first World Championships, set to launch in October 2025, will be UIPM’s first step into standalone obstacle competitions. The competition will be hosted within the sports complex […]

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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 […]

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Game Day USA

Game Day USA Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Game Day USA, which specializes in amateur baseball and softball event production and management, celebrated Opening Day for its 20th anniversary season on April 4 its preseason championships on the new synthetic turf fields at Crown Point Sports Complex in Indiana. “Opening Day always creates a sense of anticipation and excitement, but this year is […]

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FIFA Club World Cup

All 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Host Cities to Receive $1 Million

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has announced that the organization will make a legacy contribution of $1 million to each of the 11 cities that will host matches at the upcoming 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. Atlanta, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New York/New Jersey, Orlando, Philadelphia, Seattle and Washington D.C. are the 11 Club […]

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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, […]

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WSX Perth 2024
World Supercross will head back to Australia after a successful double header in Perth in 2024. Photo courtesy of World Supercross

World Supercross Announces Four Locations for 2025 Events

World Supercross has made a flurry of announcements as its 2025 schedule begins to take shape, featuring Buenos Aires, London, Cape Town, South Africa and Gold Coast, Australia. Buenos Aires is set to become the first Latin American stop for World Supercross at the Buenos Aires City Grand Prix. World Supercross London’s debut will take […]

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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 […]

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SI Women’s Games

Sports Illustrated to Launch SI Women’s Games

Sports Illustrated has announced a biennial all-star competition featuring elite female athletes across six sports. The inaugural SI Women’s Games is scheduled for October 28 through November 2 in Oceanside, California. It will give participating athletes the opportunity to earn prize money while competing for the title of champion. Teams of domestic and international athletes […]

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