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Sloane Stephens was the winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Photograph: Andres Kudacki/AP Images

Serving Up Renovations

The U.S. Open Tennis Championships marks its 50th anniversary this year, and it is celebrating in style with the completion of a multiyear renovation of its home, the USTA Billie Jean King N­ational Tennis Center. The anniversary of the tournament coincides with the anniversary of the sport’s “open era.” Although tennis can trace its roots […]

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Baltusrol Golf Club to Host Two PGA Championships

The PGA of America has announced that Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, will host the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in 2023 and the PGA Championship in 2029. Both events will be staged at the club’s Lower Course, which opened in 1922 and has hosted 10 major golf events, including seven professional major championships. Founded in […]

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U.S. Senior Open to Return to Colorado Springs in 2025

The U.S. Senior Open will return to The Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs in 2025. The USGA made the announcement at the 39th U.S. Senior Open, which recently concluded at The Broadmoor. The 2025 event will be the venue’s third time hosting a U.S. Senior Open and its ninth time hosting a USGA championship. “Beginning with […]

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Built for LAFC, the newly opened Banc of California Stadium will also be one of many venues used during the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. Photo courtesy of Major League Soccer

Home-Field Advantage

A burst of special effects, a flurry of streamers and Flo Rida’s “My House” blaring on the speakers marked the official opening of Banc of California Stadium, a $350 million venue built for Los Angeles Football Club, the most recent Major League Soccer expansion team to begin play. Making its debut in April as the most […]

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AVP and Hawaii Tourism Authority Partner to Host the 2018 AVP Hawaii Invitational

The Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) and the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) have partnered to announce the AVP Hawaii International, presented by HTA. The beach volleyball event will be held in Waikiki Beach, September 14–16, 2018, bringing together top male and female beach volleyball players across the United States and abroad. It will be the eighth stop on the tour following the […]

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