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Lynda Tealer Anthony Holman

NCAA Announces Appointments of Lynda Tealer and Anthony Holman to New Roles

The NCAA has announced Lynda Tealer as its new senior vice president of championships and promoted Anthony Holman to vice president of championships. Both executives begin their roles May 6. Tealer is currently a deputy athletics director at Florida and has spent the past 29 years in college athletics administration. Holman will be promoted from […]

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Flag Football
Flag football has exploded in popularity, specifically with more girls than ever playing the sport. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Unrivaled Sports Acquires Under the Lights Powered by Under Armour

Unrivaled Sports has acquired Under the Lights Powered by Under Armour, the second-largest youth flag football operator in the United States with 170 local flag football leagues and 35,000 boys and girls from first through eighth grades participating. Unrivaled Sports was created in late March by Josh Harris, David Blitzer and The Chernin Group to […]

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NBA Paris 2025

Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs to Play in NBA Paris Games 2025

The NBA Paris Games 2025 will feature Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs against the Indiana Pacers on January 23 and January 25, 2025, marking the first time the NBA will play two regular-season games in the French capital in the same season. The Spurs have a strong history with international basketball since joining […]

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SFC Cape Coral

Sports Facilities Companies to Operate New Cape Coral Venue

Cape Coral, a racquet center slated to open in July 2024, will be operated by the Sports Facilities Companies in partnership with the city of Cape Coral, located in the Fort Myers region of Florida. SFC will control the management efforts, overseeing marketing and booking, staff development and training, guest services, food and beverage offerings […]

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Kentucky Derby
The 150th Kentucky Derby celebrates the event's past, will marking the beginning of a new era at Churchill Downs. Photo courtesy of Louisville Tourism
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Between Kentucky Derby and PGA Championship, Louisville Preps for a Record-Setting May

Louisville throws one of the biggest parties in the sports world each May when the Kentucky Derby captures millions of eyeballs for the “Greatest Two Minutes in Sports.” However, this May will be even crazier for Louisville. Just 12 days after the Derby — which celebrates its 150th running on May 4 — the city […]

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USA Swimming

USA Swimming Chooses Four Cities to Host International Water Safety Day Events

Boston, Chicago, Indianapolis and Los Angeles will host events on May 15 with USA Swimming as part of International Water Safety Day, including in-water lessons and out-of-water education. USA Swimming will offer free resources to organizations nationwide as part of the Goggles On campaign. The free Goggles On campaign resources will be available starting May […]

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Sports ETA 2024

Portland’s She Flies Initiative Showcased at Sports ETA Symposium

In December 2022, the She Flies Gala was created as an annual fundraiser to help fund the She Flies initiatives and now, Sport Oregon has seen its growth mirror that of women’s sports across the country. The session “Creating Inclusive Communities Through Sports” at this week’s Sports ETA Annual Symposium in Portland focused on the […]

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Wrexham Tour 2024

Wrexham AFC Announces Two U.S. Stops for 2024 Tour

Wrexham AFC, the club featured in the FX documentary “Welcome to Wrexham,” have announced the 2024 Wrex Coast Tour, which will see the men’s team return to the United States and, for the first time, Wrexham AFC Women travel stateside as well. The men’s first team, fresh from sealing their second consecutive promotion — into […]

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MVC Women’s Basketball

Missouri Valley Conference Announces Future Women’s Basketball Tournament Hosts

The Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Championship will be held at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana, 2025 before rotating to Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, 2026 and Vibrant Arena at The MARK in Moline, Illinois, in 2027. In 2024, the Missouri Valley Conference was one of only six conferences in which the women’s basketball […]

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2025 Ireland football

Kansas State, Iowa State to Open 2025 College Football Season in Ireland

Kansas State and Iowa State will clash in the fourth edition of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic on August 23, 2025, at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, the first ever Big 12 matchup in Ireland. This will be just the second time that Kansas State will play a football game outside the United States as […]

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