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NFL Flag Championships
Nearly 200 teams from a dozen countries converged at Heritage Park in Henderson, Nevada, on February 2 to compete in the 2023 NFL Flag Championships. Photos by RCX Sports/NFL Flag

2024 NFL Pro Bowl Games Will Host Flag Football Championships

The National Football League has announced details about the Flag Football Championships taking place at the 2024 Pro Bowl Games in Orlando, showcasing teams that won at the 2023 NFL Flag Regionals and with multiple levels of flag football participating in the events from February 1-4. The NFL Flag Championships marks the first time a […]

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Fish Hard Events

Jimmy Johnson’s Fish Hard Events Announces Three Major 2024 Competitions

Fish Hard Events, led by Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach Jimmy Johnson, has announced three events for its 2024 calendar. “The best wasn’t the Super Bowl, the best was not University of Miami, the best is right now,” Johnson said. “These teams are part of the best. We continue to grow each year and […]

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World Lacrosse Championships

World Lacrosse Chooses Korea and Japan for Championship Events

World Lacrosse will have three upcoming world championships in the Far East with the 2025 Men’s U20 Championship officially awarded to South Korea and the 2026 Women’s Championship and 2027 Men’s Championship awarded to Japan. “We are thrilled to award these championships to Korea and Japan, two of our model members that are both ready […]

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Esports Leadership Group

GEF and IESF Create Esports Leadership Group

The Esports Leadership Group has been established to facilitate collaboration by the Global Esports Federation and International Esports Federation to establish a series of working teams focusing on implementing the principles outlined in the MoU into a set of tangible initiatives. The two organizations recently announced a collaboration to drive advancement and deliver new opportunities […]

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PTO Las Vegas

Professional Triathletes Organization Event Heading to Las Vegas Area

The Professional Triathletes Organization has added the inaugural Lake Las Vegas Open to its 2024 schedule with the event scheduled to take place on the grounds of Reflection Bay Golf Club and The Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort and Spa on October 19–20, 2024. This is the third triathlon event the PTO has announced for […]

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FIBA3x3

FIBA 3×3 World Tour Unveils 2024 Schedule

The FIBA 3×3 World Tour has revealed its 2024 schedule with 15 events around the globe including Edmonton, its lone North American stop, as the final pre-Olympic event. The FIBA 3×3 World Tour will visit four continents starting with the opener from April 27-28 in Utsunomiya, Japan, the third consecutive year the destination has hosted […]

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USA Basketball

USA Basketball to Host Canada in Exhibition on July 10

The USA Basketball men’s Olympic team will play host to Canada at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 10, the latest in a series of exhibition games announced to prepare the team before the 2024 Olympic Summer Games that start in July in Paris. The game will tip off at 7:30 p.m. Pacific time. […]

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ESL Overwatch

Blizzard, ESL Group to Partner on Overwatch Champions Series

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., makers of Overwatch 2, and the ESL FaceIt Group have announced a multi-year agreement to create the Overwatch Champions Series open to players across North America, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Asia. ESL will operate the Overwatch Champions Series in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and North America. The […]

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Merion Golf Club
The U.S. Open will now be contested at Merion Golf Club in 2030, 2040 and 2050. (USGA photo/Fred Vuich)

Merion Golf Club Adds 2040 U.S. Open Championship to Schedule

Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, will add the 2040 U.S. Open championship to its future list of USGA events, setting the club up to host the U.S. Open once every 10 years for the next three decades. This week’s USGA announcement comes after Merion was previously awarded both the 2030 and 2050 U.S. Open […]

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F1 Madrid
From left: IFEMA President Jose Vicente Mozos, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, Madrid Regional President Isabel Diaz Ayuso, Madrid Mayor Jose Luis Martinez Almeida and Madrid Chamber of Commerce's President Angel Asensio. AP Photo/Manu Fernandez

Madrid to Host Formula One Starting in 2026

Formula One will return to Madrid after 45 years when the city stages the Spanish Grand Prix starting in 2026 on a hybrid track that will include a banked turn and potential indoor sections. F1 made the news official on Tuesday after signing a 10-year contract. The new 3.3-mile circuit is expected to feature 20 […]

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