Author: Justin Shaw

USA Basketball

USA Basketball to Host Canada in Exhibition on July 10

The USA Basketball men’s Olympic team will play host to Canada at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 10, the latest in a series of exhibition games announced to prepare the team before the 2024 Olympic Summer Games that start in July in Paris. The game will tip off at 7:30 p.m. Pacific time. […]

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College Baseball HOF

College Baseball Hall of Fame Heads to Overland Park, Kansas

The College Baseball Foundation and Visit Overland Park have announced that the College Baseball Hall of Fame will establish its inaugural physical location within the Museum at Prairiefire in Overland Park, Kansas. The planned venue would open in late 2025. The College Baseball Foundation earlier announced it will bring its annual recognition of college baseball’s […]

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ESL Overwatch

Blizzard, ESL Group to Partner on Overwatch Champions Series

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., makers of Overwatch 2, and the ESL FaceIt Group have announced a multi-year agreement to create the Overwatch Champions Series open to players across North America, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Asia. ESL will operate the Overwatch Champions Series in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and North America. The […]

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Merion Golf Club
The U.S. Open will now be contested at Merion Golf Club in 2030, 2040 and 2050. (USGA photo/Fred Vuich)

Merion Golf Club Adds 2040 U.S. Open Championship to Schedule

Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, will add the 2040 U.S. Open championship to its future list of USGA events, setting the club up to host the U.S. Open once every 10 years for the next three decades. This week’s USGA announcement comes after Merion was previously awarded both the 2030 and 2050 U.S. Open […]

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F1 Madrid
From left: IFEMA President Jose Vicente Mozos, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, Madrid Regional President Isabel Diaz Ayuso, Madrid Mayor Jose Luis Martinez Almeida and Madrid Chamber of Commerce's President Angel Asensio. AP Photo/Manu Fernandez

Madrid to Host Formula One Starting in 2026

Formula One will return to Madrid after 45 years when the city stages the Spanish Grand Prix starting in 2026 on a hybrid track that will include a banked turn and potential indoor sections. F1 made the news official on Tuesday after signing a 10-year contract. The new 3.3-mile circuit is expected to feature 20 […]

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PlayLA Adaptive Youth Sports Program Launches 2024 Programming

The PlayLA Adaptive Youth Sports Program, an initiative launched by the city of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, kicked off its winter adaptive sports season on January 20 with the return of sitting volleyball clinics, supported by the Triumph Foundation. PlayLA first introduced sitting volleyball in early 2022, and the sport, now in […]

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F1 Drive London

F1 Drive – London to Open on February 6

F1 Drive – London, the first official Formula 1 karting experience, will open its doors February 6 below Tottenham Hotspur Stadium’s South Stand, is part of a 15-year strategic partnership between Formula 1 and Tottenham Hotspur. F1 Drive – London will include steering wheels with a LED display providing data and updates such as lap […]

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Allegiant Stadium
The Las Vegas Raiders hosted the Washington Football Team on Sunday, December 5, 2021. Now, Allegiant Stadium will be transformed to host Super Bowl LVIII on February 11, 2024. (AP Photo/David Becker)
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Going Inside The Planning For Las Vegas’ First Super Bowl

There have been 57 Super Bowls in NFL history — and Super Bowl LVIII has a different buzz about it than any of the previous ones because of the host city, Las Vegas. When the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority hired Sam Joffray to be the president and chief executive officer of the Las […]

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St. Louis Sports Commission

Michael Loynd Named Chair of St. Louis Sports Commission

Michael Loynd has been named chair of the St. Louis Sports Commission, having joined the Sports Commission’s board in 2018 and served as the organization’s vice chair from 2022–2023. As chair of the Sports Commission’s Olympic Legacy Project, Loynd played a large role in St. Louis securing permission from the International Olympic Committee and United […]

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Anthem Rugby Carolina
Anthem Rugby Carolina will immediately begin play for the 2024 Major League Rugby season.

Charlotte Expansion Team Launched by USA Rugby, Major League Rugby and World Rugby

USA Rugby, Major League Rugby and World Rugby have announced a strategic partnership to launch a new MLR expansion club in Charlotte named Anthem Rugby Carolina that will start play this season with American Legion Memorial Stadium serving as its match day home. The partnership between the governing bodies for global and American rugby, as […]

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