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NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Going to Two Regional Sites

The NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament will underdog a revamp in its format starting in 2023, with regional sites cut to two from four host cities as the bid process begins at the end of August. The change was approved at the recent meeting of the Division I Women’s Basketball Committee in Indianapolis. Instead of four […]

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2021 USA Curling Nationals Headed to Iowa

USA Curling will bring its Men’s and Women’s National Championships to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 2021, the first time the event will be staged in Iowa. The championships will be held February 6–13, 2021, and are expected to attract 200 athletes, coaches and officials to the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena. The national governing body will […]

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American Airlines to Sponsor Plaza at Los Angeles NFL Stadium

Part of the massive sports and entertainment complex that will host the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers will be sponsored by American Airlines as part of a 10-year, $90 million agreement. American Airlines will get the naming rights to a 2.5-acre, open-air plaza area in front of the new NFL stadium in Inglewood […]

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Raiders Fly with Allegiant as Stadium Partner

The NFL’s Raiders and Allegiant Air have announced a naming-rights agreement for the team’s new stadium in Las Vegas, which will be known as Allegiant Stadium when it opens next year as the home of the Raiders and UNLV football. “We’re thrilled that our future home will be known as Allegiant Stadium,” said Raiders President […]

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Great Floridian Triathlon Designated at 2020 National Championship

USA Triathlon has announced that the 30th annual Great Floridian Triathlon will be designated as the 2020 USA Triathlon National Ultra-Distance Championship. The race is scheduled for October 24, 2020, in Clermont, Florida. Ultra-distance or full-distance triathlons include a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and a 26.2-mile run. The Great Floridian Triathlon, launched in 1991, is the nation’s […]

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Utah Olympic Park Plans Multi-Million Dollar Renovation

The Utah Olympic Park will expand the number of ski runs in Park City and renovate training facilities as part of an $11 million capital project with an eye toward Salt Lake City’s bid for a second Olympic Winter Games. As many as 10 new ski runs will be built over the next five years […]

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Olivia Phelps Named Marketing Manager for Sports Anaheim

Sports Anaheim has hired Olivia Phelps as its new marketing manager. Phelps comes to Sports Anaheim from the Big West Conference where she served as the assistant director of communications and as a producer and reporter for Big West Productions, the collegiate conference’s media division. “We are so thankful for Olivia to join us and be […]

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FIFA Approves Expanded Women’s World Cup Field

Coming off the worldwide success of the 2019 Women’s World Cup, won by the United States with television audiences across the globe registering record highs, FIFA will seek to capitalize on the increased attention on women’s soccer by increasing the field for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup to 32 teams, eight more than before. […]

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