Author: Matt Traub

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Florida’s Sports Coast Lives Up to Its Name

Pasco County, also known as Florida’s Sports Coast, lives up to its name. This Gulf Coast destination boasts impressive outdoor and indoor facilities for sports of all kinds, whether youth basketball, professional tennis, wheelchair rugby or countless other competitions at all levels. In this video, see what makes this such a special place for sports, […]

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Sevilla FC Arrives in Budapest – UEFA Europa League Final 2022/23
Artists perform ahead of the Europa League final between Sevilla and Roma at the Puskas Arena in Budapest in 2023. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

UEFA Picks Budapest to Host 2026 Champions League Final

Budapest will host the 2026 UEFA Champions League final with the 2027 final tentatively given to Milan with uncertainty over the stadium’s future. UEFA’s executive committee announced that and several other major continental club championship future hosts on Wednesday. This year’s final on June 1 is at Wembley Stadium in London between Real Madrid and […]

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Westminster Dog Show
A handler and her dog wait backstage during the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

From Dogs to Djokovic, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Has Seen It All

The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, has been home to some of the most memorable matches and players in the history of professional tennis. You would be hard-pressed to find one player in the modern era that never either won a U.S. Open men’s or women’s tennis championship […]

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Single-Day Tickets Available to Team USA House at Paris 2024 Paralympics

Single-day tickets have gone on sale to Team USA House for the 2024 Paralympic Summer Games in Paris to mark the 100-day countdown until the Opening Ceremony, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has announced. Located at the Palais Brongniart in Paris’ second arrondissement, it will be the first time that the Team USA […]

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Aces Parade Basketball
Las Vegas Aces players celebrate during a rally for the team's WNBA championship in October 2023 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

WNBA Investigating LVCVA Endorsement of Las Vegas Aces Players

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority announced on Friday a $100,000 per year sponsorship to each active player on the Las Vegas Aces for the next two seasons, celebrating the two-time defending WNBA champions with a deal that within 24 hours was being looked into by the league as a potentially illegal extra benefit. […]

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Belarus European Games
Flag bearers are seen during the closing ceremony of the second European Games in Minsk, Belarus, in 2019. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Istanbul to Host 2027 European Games

Istanbul and the European Olympic Committee signed an official agreement for the Turkish capital to host the 2027 European Games, giving the city a chance to show it can stage an international multi-sports event as it eyes the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games. The European Olympic Committees picked Instanbul as host in March, although […]

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NASCAR Championship Weekend Returns to Phoenix in 2025

The 2025 NASCAR Championship Weekend will return to Phoenix Raceway on November 2, continuing the track’s hosting of the Cup Series final event that first was awarded to the region in 2020. “Our fans are the heart and soul of Phoenix Raceway and they create an unforgettable atmosphere for NASCAR Championship Weekend,” said Phoenix Raceway […]

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Visit Lake Charles, McNeese State to host NJCAA Women’s Basketball Championship

Visit Lake Charles and McNeese State University in Louisiana will host the NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championships in 2026, 2027 and 2028 at the Legacy Center in Lake Charles. 2026 will mark the first year Visit Lake Charles and McNeese State have hosted an NJCAA championship. The Legacy Center, a $35.9 million, 142,000-square-foot venue, […]

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Brazil Women’s World Cup Trophy
Brazilian soccer coach Pia Sundhage, second from left, Brazilian Women's Soccer Confederation Coordinator Ana Lorena Marche, second from right, soccer player Formiga, far right, and former Brazilian player Aline Pellegrino present the FIFA Women's World Cup Trophy ahead of the the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand during an event at the Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio de Janeiro. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Brazil to Host 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup

Brazil will host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, bringing the event to South America for the first time after beating out a three-country European rival bid. Brazil won a vote of FIFA’s 211 member nations during its Congress in Bangkok on Friday. Brazil moved ahead of a joint Germany-Belgium-Netherlands bid recently after being given […]

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