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Delaware Tourism

Delaware Tourism Office Reopens Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund

The Delaware Tourism Office has announced it will reopen the Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund for applications on August 1, 2024, with a deadline of September 13. Established through the FY24 Bond and Capital Improvements Act, the fund provides financial support to new or existing sports facilities that hold events throughout the year to attract […]

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Meet Boston Supertri

Meet Boston Partners with Boston Triathlon and Supertri Boston

Meet Boston will be a host partner of the 2024 Boston Triathlon and Supertri Boston, which will take place August 17–­18. The event will include many Olympic triathletes, as the competition will take place one week after the medals have been handed out in Paris. It will also be the Supertri League‘s season opener, as […]

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USBC Greenville

USBC Open Championships Headed to Greenville in 2028

The United States Bowling Congress Open Championships will head to South Carolina for the first time in 2028, as Greenville and the Greenville Convention Center will host the 124th edition of the event. “We’re excited to officially announce Greenville, South Carolina, as the host of the 2028 USBC Open Championships,” USBC Executive Director Chad Murphy […]

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Big Ten Championship 2023
Michigan defensive back Mike Sainristil holds the trophy after the Big Ten Championship game on December 2, 2023, in Indianapolis. Michigan defeated Iowa 26-0. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Big Ten Football Championship Game to Remain in Indianapolis

The Big Ten Conference has announced that Indianapolis will continue to host the conference’s football championship game through 2028 at Lucas Oil Stadium during a press conference to kick off Big Ten Football Media Days, hosted in Indianapolis this week. This 2023 Big Ten Football Championship Game featured a sold-out crowd of 67,842 which set […]

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BMX Facility Utah
The new BMX Freestyle Training Facility in South Jordan, Utah, provided Team USA athletes a place to train for the 2024 Olympics. USA Cycling photo

USA Cycling Unveils New BMX Freestyle Training Facility

USA Cycling has unveiled a new BMX Freestyle training facility in South Jordan, Utah, which was built ahead of the 2024 Olympic Summer Games and used as a training facility for Team USA athletes as they prepared for Paris. In BMX Freestyle’s inaugural Olympic appearance in 2021 in Tokyo, Hannah Roberts securing the country’s first […]

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Palm Beach World Wake

The Palm Beaches to Host Major Watersports Event at Shark Wake Park

The Palm Beach County Sports Commission will host the 2024 World Wake Association Wake Park National Championships at the Shark Wake Park inside Okeeheelee Park. The event, in partnership with World Wake Productions, will take place from August 8–11. It marks the first time the event will be hosted in The Palm Beaches. The championships […]

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Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation

Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation Adds to Board of Directors

The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation has selected Wendy Brunet Burns and Patrick Kiernan to join its Board of Directors after each were nominated and approved by the board at the June meeting. Burns has spent more than three decades in retail management and merchandising. She is the current co-managing partner of Westwin Business and […]

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2024 NIT
Seton Hall players celebrate after defeating Indiana State for the championship of the NIT on April 4, 2024, at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

NIT to Remain in Indianapolis for 2025 and 2026

The 2025 NIT semifinals and championship games will remain in Indianapolis and be played at Hinkle Fieldhouse for the second consecutive year. The 2025 semifinals will take place on April 1, with the championship game set for April 3. Butler University and the Indiana Sports Corp again will serve as hosts for the event. The […]

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RCX Sports Foundation

RCX Sports Creates Non-profit Organization for Youth Athletics

RCX Sports has announced the launch of the RCX Sports Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing, promoting and implementing diversity and inclusion initiatives in youth sports with a focus on expanding opportunities for all children to experience athletics in a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment. Key initiatives will include providing scholarships and grants to […]

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Box Lacrosse Oneida

World Lacrosse Partners with Turning Stone Resort Casino

Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York, has joined the upcoming 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships as an official event partner and will host four games at the Mary C. Winder Community Center, the Oneida Indian Nation’s new 90,000-square-foot community center. The September 20–29 world championship event will including 133 games played with 38 […]

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