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The U.S. team celebrates an 8-0 win over Puerto Rico in the final of the 2017 World Baseball Classic in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Tucson, Arizona, to host 2021 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers

The qualifying rounds for the 2021 World Baseball Classic will be held in March 2020 at the Kino Sports Complex in Tucson, Arizona, with four teams out of the 12 attending getting advancement into the 2021 WBC main bracket. Each pool will feature six teams with the top two finishers in each advancing. Pool 1, […]

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Hill Carrow Earns Special Recognition

Sports-event industry veteran Hill Carrow has been inducted into the George Whitfield Baseball Clinic Hall of Fame. The 47th Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony was held at Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, North Carolina. George Whitfield, a member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame and an influential leader in high school, legion and […]

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Ripken Baseball to Bring Events to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

The ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex and Ripken Baseball have announced a partnership to bring several premier youth baseball tournaments to the venue beginning in 2020. The deal will begin with Ripken Baseball tournaments for ages 6–18 at the venue at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. The Ripken Experience at Walt Disney World […]

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Las Vegas Named 2020 Triple-A Championship Game Host

The battle for supremacy in the highest level of Minor League Baseball will be coming to the new Las Vegas Ballpark in 2020. The Ephesus Sports Lighting Triple-A National Championship Game will be played at the Las Vegas Ballpark on September 22, 2020, featuring the champions from the Pacific Coast League and International League. The […]

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Wichita Awarded 2021 World Series of Beep Baseball

The National Beep Baseball Association has selected Wichita, Kansas, to host the 2021 World Series of Beep Baseball, the first time the city will have hosted the event for blind or visually impaired athletes since 1978. Visit Wichita partnered on the bid with Envision, a Wichita-based organization that helps those who are blind or visually […]

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Tokyo 2020 has been collecting electronic devices to convert into Olympic and Paralympic medals. Photograph: Tokyo 2020

Playing for the Planet

The simple acts of swinging a tennis racket, throwing a football or kicking a soccer ball have complex consequences. From the carbon footprint of attendees driving to the U.S. Open and the materials used to make athletes’ uniforms to the straws in spectators’ drinks and the cans discarded by fans, sports events have a wide-reaching […]

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Sarasota and Bradenton to Host 2021 U-18 Baseball World Cup

The World Baseball Softball Confederation has selected Sarasota and Bradenton, Florida, to host the 2021 U-18 Baseball World Cup. The tournament will mark the first time in 26 years that the top youth international baseball event will be held in the United States. The announcement of the event was made at a press conference that featured […]

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Memphis to Host 2019 Triple-A National Championship

Memphis, Tennessee, has been selected to host the 2019 Triple-A National Championship. The Memphis Redbirds, a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League and the Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, have been selected to host the game at AutoZone Park on September 17.  Memphis, which last hosted the game in 2016, is the […]

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