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The sports and entertainment venue in Albany, New York, that for more than a decade has been called the Times Union Center will now be called MVP Arena after the naming rights were awarded to MVP Health Care. MVP signed a five-year contract for the naming rights with two additional five-year options to renew the […]
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For the first time, the National Senior Games Association will allow athletes over 50 years old to enter to compete in the National Senior Games without having to qualify from other competitions. The move was made following the cancellation or postponement of a significant portion of qualifying events because of the pandemic in advance of […]
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The National Basketball Association will bring its first games to the Arabian Gulf, announcing a deal with the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi to host two preseason games in 2022. The games will be the first of a multiyear deal with the United Arab Emirates. Participating teams and the host venue will […]
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Athletes Unlimited will hold its second women’s volleyball season starting March 16 at the Fair Park Coliseum in Dallas with fans in attendance for the first time after the inaugural season was held without fans because of the pandemic. The season will run for five weeks through April 16. In addition, the first 24 players […]
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Less than six months after it hosted a delayed Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games without any fans, Japan may somewhat unexpectedly be getting back into the business of hosting one of the world’s biggest sporting events. A committee in Sapporo is expected to release a revised bid for the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, […]
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Mike Sharpe has resigned as the president and chief executive officer of the Greater Wichita Sports Commission, citing family reasons and the desire to move back to the Kansas City after less than a year at the Kansas-based sports commission. Sharpe was hired in December 2020 to replace the retiring Bob Hanson, who had headed […]
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The Spanish city of Valencia will be the host of the 2026 Gay Games after the Federation of Gay Games held its annual general assembly in Brighton, England, completing a two-year bid process that saw record applicants even in the midst of the pandemic. This 12th Gay Games to head to Spain for the first […]
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The International Cricket Council may give the Twenty20 World Cup in 2024 to a joint bid between USA Cricket and Cricket West Indies, a major victory for the national governing bid for the sport that has been publicly campaigning recently for inclusion in the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. The Sydney […]
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The owner of the South Bend Cubs in Indiana is working on plans for a major expansion and upgrades to the city’s 33-year-old Four Winds Field with plans for an upper deck expanding the capacity along with a new scoreboard and lighting system. South Bend Cubs owner Andrew Berlin said last week he didn’t know […]
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The NCAA intends to expand the bracket sizes for its National Collegiate Beach Volleyball and Women’s Ice Hockey championships. The move came after a decision by the Division I Competition Oversight Committee that will be forwarded for a formal vote. The move for the Beach Volleyball Committee to double in size — to 16 teams from […]
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