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Delta Airlines Names Athlete Ambassadors for 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

Delta, the official airline of Team USA, has unveiled the newest members of Team Delta for the upcoming 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. As sponsored athletes for Delta, they are featured prominently in Delta’s campaigns ahead of the 2026 Games. Team Delta athlete ambassadors debuted during the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing […]

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Sport Oregon

Sport Oregon Announces 24-Member Board of Directors

Sport Oregon has announced its full slate of officers and executive board of directors for the upcoming year. The 24-person executive board is led by four elected officers, including president Chris Oxley (Adaptive Strategies), vice president Charles Leverton (Multnomah Athletic Club), treasurer Dave Evans (Moda Health) and secretary China Kirk (USTA Pacific Northwest). A long-serving […]

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SFC Florida’s Sports Coast

Sports Facilities Companies to Operate Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus

The Sports Facilities Companies has been selected as the operating partner for Florida’s Sports Coast’s Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus in Pasco County, Florida. Pasco County will retain ownership of the facility, while SFC will manage all aspects of operations, including staffing, marketing, booking, guest services and comprehensive maintenance. The partnership represents SFC’s third facility in […]

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FIFA World Cup 26 Official Brand Launch
The FIFA World Cup Trophy is shown during the FIFA World Cup 26 Official Brand Launch at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/FIFA)

How to Buy 2026 FIFA World Cup Tickets as Visa Presale Begins

The application period for the first ticket draw for the FIFA World Cup 26 has opened with fans told to visit FIFA.com/tickets to register interest and create a FIFA ID if they want to attend a game or games in the biggest event in tournament history. The initial draw period will be limited to Visa […]

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IWBC Rendering

International Women’s Baseball Center Gets Donation from Mets’ Owner

The International Women’s Baseball Center in Rockford, Illinois, has received a $2 million grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, led by Alex Cohen, and a $350,000 grant from the Amazin’ Mets Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the New York Mets. In recognition of the donation, the park surrounding historic Beyer Stadium — including […]

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Rob Higgins USF

Rob Higgins Leaves Tampa Bay Sports Commission, Joins USF as CEO of Athletics

Rob Higgins, who has served as executive director of the Tampa Bay Sports Commission since 2004, has been named the University of South Florida’s first-ever chief executive officer of athletics. Higgins, a former USF Athletics staff member, becomes the first USF alum to lead the department. He served as the president and CEO of the Tampa […]

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USA Lacrosse

USA Lacrosse CEO Marc Riccio Signs New Contract Through 2029

USA Lacrosse Chief Executive Officer Marc Riccio has signed a new contract that runs until 2029, which includes the sport’s return to the Olympic Summer Games in 2028. Riccio, a former Hofstra lacrosse player and longtime National Football League executive, has served as the chief executive officer of USA Lacrosse since 2021. USA Lacrosse had […]

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Paris 2024 Track
Paris was home to the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games, a roaring success that has kept the French capital atop this year's list of top sports cities in the world as ranked by Burson. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

Paris Tops Burson’s 2025 Ranking of Sports Cities

Paris, still recognized as the home for one of the best Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in recent history, remained the top sports city in the world for a third consecutive year in Burson’s annual ranking. The top five cities remained the same as last year’s rankings with Los Angeles in second followed by New […]

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