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Michele Kang Pledges $30 Million to U.S. Soccer Women’s Programs

Businesswoman Michele Kang has pledged to give U.S. Soccer women’s programs $30 million over the next five years, the largest philanthropic investment in U.S. Soccer’s women’s and girls’ programs ever received. Kang is the founder and chief executive officer of Kynisca, a multi-team global organization dedicated to women’s soccer. She owns the Washington Spirit of […]

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PWHL Takeover Tour

Professional Women’s Hockey League Launches Takeover Tour

The Professional Women’s Hockey League has launched the PWHL Takeover Tour, a schedule of nine neutral-site regular-season games that will be played outside the league’s current host cities in 2025. The games will take place in a variety of locations across the United States and Canada, from the Pacific Northwest with Seattle and Vancouver to […]

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USA Cycling and Bobsled

USA Cycling’s Brendan Quirk Elected Chair of the National Governing Body Council

Brendan Quirk, the president and chief executive officer of USA Cycling, has been elected chair of the National Governing Body Council with USA Bobsled & Skeleton Chief Executive Officer Aron McGuire elected as vice chair. Quirk and McGuire will act as liaisons between the 50 NGBs and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committees. Voting took […]

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USOPC Assembly

USA Ultimate and USRowing Receive DE&I Awards

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee awarded USA Ultimate and USRowing with the 2024 DE&I Choice Awards for excellence in diversity, equity and inclusion practices during a reception at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Assembly in Colorado Springs. Created in 2015, the award identifies two NGBs annually for the creation of DE&I best practices. […]

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Los Angeles on Clock for 2028 Olympics and Paralympics After IOC Visit

The International Olympic Committee’s Coordination Commission wrapped up a three-day visit to Los Angeles this week to review selected venues and track the progress of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. The commission visited the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, the new Intuit Dome in Inglewood, and the convention center, waterfront and […]

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USA Lacrosse Wichita

Wichita to Host USA Lacrosse National Championship Event in 2025

The USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association national championship is returning for the second straight year to Wichita, Kansas from May 7–10, 2025, at the Scheels Stryker Sports Complex. Nearly 150 non-varsity collegiate teams comprise the WCLA and compete under the USA Lacrosse umbrella. The annual Division I and Division II National Championships feature 16 […]

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SailGP Emirates
Emirates branding will appear on all SailGP vessels during two events in the 2025 season. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

SailGP Announces Emirates as Global Airline Partner

Emirates Airlines will be a sponsor for SailGP for the next five seasons which will see the company become the exclusive Global Airline Partner of the annual championship plus adding the title sponsorship for one of the season’s marquee events. Emirates will continue as title partner of the Dubai Sail Grand Prix in Mina Rashid […]

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MVP International
MVP International has been taking youth baseball players around the world for more than a decade, and now will team up with Perfect Game. Photo courtesy of MVP International

Perfect Game Goes Global with MVP International Athletics Partnership

Perfect Game has built a reputation as a premier youth baseball operator in the United States, hosting some of the biggest events in that space. Now, the organization is partnering with MVP International Athletics to take things to a global level. The organizations have announced a tour to Australia will begin December 26 with eight […]

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Penske Long Beach

Roger Penske Adds Long Beach IndyCar Race to Portfolio

Roger Penske on Thursday added the most prestigious street race in North America to his portfolio with the purchase of the Grand Prix of Long Beach from Gerald R. Forsythe. Penske Entertainment bought the race from Forsythe, who owned half the event with the late Kevin Kalkhoven. Forsythe bought Kalkhoven’s shares earlier this year amid […]

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NFL Combine Indianapolis

Indianapolis to Host NFL Scouting Combine Through 2026

The NFL Combine will remain in Indianapolis through 2026, staying in the Midwest destination that has hosted the event since 1987. Since coming to Indy more than three decades ago, the event has grown immensely. The 2024 NFL Combine generated $9.26 million in estimated economic impact while attracting more than 27,200 fans who attended the […]

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