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USA Pickleball National Championships
The 2023 USA Pickleball National Championships attracted an estimated 10,000 attendees on its final day of competition. (Photo courtesy of USA Pickleball)

USA Pickleball to Explore Championships Location

At the close of its national championships, USA Pickleball has announced it will reassess plans for the future location of the event. The national governing body hosted the 2023 Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships powered by Invited and the PPA Tour at the Brookhaven Country Club near Dallas and said it expects to decide on […]

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World Aquatics Open Water

World Aquatics Unveils Open Water Swimming World Cup 2024 Schedule

The World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup 2024 calendar will visit five locations on three continents starting in March. “Every stop of the World Aquatics Open Water World Cup 2024 provides something extraordinary, from the crystal-clear waters of Soma Bay to the Hong Kong skyline,” said World Aquatics President Captain Husain Al-Musallam. “Next year […]

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Richard Clark CFP

CFP Hires Air Force Lt. General as New Leader

Air Force Lieutenant General Richard M. Clark will succeed Bill Hancock as the new executive director of the College Football Playoff as the organization prepares to expand the number of teams that will play in the year-end tournament. “I’m pleased to announce that Lieutenant General Clark has accepted our offer to run the CFP and […]

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Paralympic Torch Relay

Paris 2024 Unveils Paralympic Torch Relay Route

The route for the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games torch relay was unveiled on Friday, with the flame being passed between 24 English and 24 French athletes in the middle of the Channel Tunnel after being lit in Stoke Mandeville, England, the historic birthplace of Paralympic sport. Arriving on the French coast at Calais, the Paralympic […]

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USA Cycling ECA

USA Cycling Partners with EuroCrossAcademy

USA Cycling and EuroCrossAcademy have announced a partnership for the 2023–2024 season to enhance cyclocross junior development. “This collaboration with EuroCrossAcademy will be crucial in the development and guidance of young cyclocross athletes for this upcoming season racing in Europe,” said Jim Miller, USA Cycling’s chief of sport performance. “We’re excited to once again work […]

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Max Siegel
Max Siegel, CEO of USA Track & Field, has grand ambitions for his NGB at the first U.S.-based Summer Olympics since 1996. (Photo courtesy USA Track and Field)

USA Track & Field CEO Max Siegel Signs New Contract Through 2028

Max Siegel will remain as chief executive officer at USA Track & Field through 2028 after agreeing to a five-year contract renewal that begins January 1, 2024. Siegel has been in charge since 2012, generating over $600 million in revenue and expanding the USATF annual budget to a record $40 million. Under Siegel’s leadership, USATF […]

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MASL

Major Arena Soccer League to Host Game at United Soccer Coaches Convention

The Major Arena Soccer League’s Empire Strykers and San Diego Sockers will play in the MASL Indoor Cup on January 11, 2024, at the Anaheim Convention Center as part of the United Soccer Coaches Convention. The MASL Pro Indoor Cup game will be the first professional soccer game played inside the convention, which will be […]

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Ibiza 2023
Australia’s Max Neumann (center) won the first-ever PTO European Open in Ibiza on May 6, 2023. PTO photo

Ibiza to Host 2024 PTO European Open Triathlon

The Professional Triathletes Organization’s European Open will return to the Mediterranean island of Ibiza on September 28–29, 2024, and be rebranded as the European Championship as part of the PTO’s partnership with World Triathlon. “We’ve been very clear with our strategy for the PTO Tour,” said PTO Chief Executive Officer Sam Renouf. “It’s about getting […]

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Rivalry Series 2022
The 2022–2023 Rivalry Series between USA Hockey and Hockey Canada included a game at Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada, on December 15, 2022. USA Hockey photo

Tempe Ready to Host 2024 U.S. vs. Canada Hockey Rivalry Series

Hockey with a backdrop of palm trees and 80-degree temperatures in November would be jarring even now for purists. But Tempe, Arizona, is changing that narrative and the latest big hockey event takes place in the desert. The Rivalry Series between the women’s teams from USA Hockey and Hockey Canada was introduced in 2018 to […]

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Jump Rope

National Jump Rope Championship Coming to Salt Lake City

The American Jump Rope national championship in 2024 will head to Zions Bank Training Center in Herriman, Utah, from June 25-29, 2024. Hosted by the American Jump Rope Federation, the event will be jump rope’s first national tournament in Utah. Many of the athletes that will attempt to qualify for the event were part of […]

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