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USL Super League

USL Super League Announces Initial Markets

The USL Super League has announced the initial group of eight markets to start play in August 2024 as a first division league with additional markets to be named at a later date. The confirmed markets are Charlotte, North Carolina; Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas; Lexington, Kentucky; Phoenix, Arizona; Spokane, Washington; Tampa Bay, Florida; Tucson, Arizona, and […]

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International Rugby League

2025 International Rugby League World Cup Seeks New Host

The International Rugby League is without a host for the 2025 World Cup after the France 2025 organizing committee was forced to withdraw from hosting the tournament. The tournament was awarded to France after initial plans for it to be held in North America were scrapped. Organizers have been unable to meet financial criteria set […]

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Vegas A’s

Oakland A’s Pivot to New Site For Las Vegas Stadium

The Oakland Athletics are planning to build their new ballpark in Las Vegas on a portion of the current Tropicana Las Vegas property. The team signed a binding agreement with Bally’s Corporation, in conjunction with Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc., for nine acres of the 35-acre site located on Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue. […]

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Blast Cineworld

Cineworld, BLAST Team Up For CS: GO Paris Major

Cineworld has teamed up with BLAST to bring next month’s BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 to 39 cinemas in eight different countries when the event starts May 21. The final of the Paris Major will be shown in Cineworld Cinemas venues in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Israel, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria as the […]

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Elite Promotions Nations Cup

Chicago Nations Cup to Feature Crystal Palace, Millonarios

Elite Promotions Group will hold The Chicago Nations Cup, a preseason match between English Premier League club Crystal Palace and Categoria Primera A’s Millonarios FC out of Colombia, at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois, on July 26, as part of Palace’s U.S. tour that also includes a match against La Liga’s Sevilla at Comerica Park […]

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Sam Godwin, Theo Akwuba
Oklahoma's Sam Godwin (10) puts up a shot over Mississippi's Theo Akwuba (10) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game between Mississippi and Oklahoma in the ESPN Events Invitational Tournament Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Fran Ruchalski)

Fields for Six Men’s College Basketball Tournaments Unveiled

ESPN Events has announced the tournament fields for six of its owned and operated events during the 2023-24 men’s college basketball season with all but one of the events being held around the Thanksgiving holiday. The Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic and Myrtle Beach Invitational will be held from November 16-19 while the NIT Tip-Off, Vegas […]

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Western & Southern Open
Rendering courtesy of City of Charlotte/Mecklenburg County

Charlotte Tagged as Potential New Host for Western & Southern Open

Beemok Sports is asking the city of Charlotte to contribute roughly $130 million toward a four-stadium tennis campus at the River District. The Charleston, South Carolina, firm is looking for a new home for the Western & Southern Open. The rights to the tournament, which is currently organized in the Cincinnati area, were acquired by […]

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2026 Winter Olympic Milan Cortina

Milano Cortina 2026 Organizers Mark Milestone

The preparations for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games have stepped up a gear as the Milano Cortina 2026 Organizing Committee has given the International Olympic Committee an update with 1,000 days to go on Games planning, venue masterplan, governance and commercial developments, projecting an optimistic outlook for Games preparations. Stakeholder engagement was a common theme […]

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Myrtle Beach Classic

Visit Myrtle Beach Welcomes New PGA Tour Stop

A new PGA Tour tournament, the Myrtle Beach Classic sponsored by Visit Myrtle Beach, will debut in 2024 as part of a four-year agreement establishing the event was announced May 10 during a ceremony at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club. The Myrtle Beach Classic will be part of the PGA Tour’s 2024 FedExCup regular […]

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