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AAU Hockey Jacksonville

Jacksonville to Host AAU College Hockey 2025 National Championship

AAU College Hockey’s 2025 National Championship will take place at the Community First Igloo in Jacksonville, Florida. “We are proud to be the first city in Florida and the South to host this event,” said Michael Corrigan, president and chief executive officer of Visit Jacksonville. “We are dedicated to bringing more and more sporting events […]

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Big 12 Gymnastics Championships Headed to Utah

The Maverik Center in West Valley, Utah, will host the Big 12 Conference Gymnastics Championships in 2025, 2026 and 2027, the league has announced. Since the conference’s first season in 1997, the gymnastics championship has only been held at an off-campus site three times: 2004, 2016 and 2017. The 2025 season will be the first […]

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NAIA Gulf Shores

Gulf Shores, Orange Beach to Host 2025–2027 NAIA Men’s Soccer Championship

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has selected Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Alabama, and Gulf Shores Orange Beach Sports & Events as hosts for the 2025, 2026 and 2027 NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championships. “Welcoming the NAIA Men’s Soccer Championship back to Alabama’s Beaches in 2025 is an exciting win on many levels,” […]

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Topeka to Host NAIA 2026 and 2027 Cheer and Dance National Championships

Stormont Vail Events Center in Topeka, Kansas, will host 2026 and 2027 NAIA Cheer and Dance National Championships featuring 15 cheer and 12 dance teams in each two-day event. Visit Topeka and Baker University will be the event hosts. The Stormont Vail Events Center is a multi-event facility featuring a 22,400 sq. ft. arena that […]

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NJCAA

NJCAA Future Division III Men’s Basketball Championships Head to Herkimer, Rochester

The NJCAA Division III men’s basketball championships will go to Herkimer, New York, in 2026 and 2028 and to Rochester, Minnesota, in 2027. “The Men’s Basketball Committee was pleased to have numerous outstanding candidates to host our DIII Men’s Basketball Championship,” said Greg Witkop, NJCAA DIII men’s basketball chair. “Herkimer and Rochester were selected as […]

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Texas, foreground, serves to Nebraska during the championship match in the NCAA Division I women's college volleyball tournament Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

NCAA Announces 240 Championship Host Sites for 2027, 2028

The NCAA has announced over 240 host sites for preliminary and final rounds of championship tournaments across all three divisions, the first time it has named hosts over a two-year selection cycle instead of a four-year cycle. Florida will host the most events — 22 NCAA championship events for the 2026–2027 and 2027–2028 seasons. Forty […]

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The NCAA Division III National Championship game has found a home in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in recent years. Photo courtesy of Visit Fort Wayne

Why Hosting NCAA Championships Are Game Changing For Destinations

As the NCAA enters the final month of its deliberation on which cities will be the hosts for its next championship bid cycle for hundreds of events across all three divisions, destinations around the country anxiously await news of the status of their bids. It’s quite a mix of cities that are bidding to host […]

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Angela Suggs

Florida Sports Foundation’s Angela Suggs to Be Athletic Director at Florida A&M

Angela Suggs, the president and chief executive officer of the Florida Sports Foundation, will be presented this week to trustees at Florida A&M University to be the school’s new vice president and athletics director as reported by Florida A&M fan site Rattler Nation. Suggs was at FAMU prior to joining the Florida Sports Foundation as […]

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Wichita NJCAA

Wichita to Host Future NJCAA Soccer Championships

The NJCAA has named Wichita, Kansas, as host for the NJCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Soccer Championships in 2025 and the NJCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championships in 2026 and 2027. The seven-day national tournaments will be at the Scheels Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita. The 2025 DII Men’s and Women’s Soccer Championships will […]

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Big Ten Hilton

Hilton Named Official Hotel Partner of Big Ten Conference

Hilton will be the official hotel partner of the Big Ten Conference, the league announced on Thursday, with Hilton becoming the presenting sponsor of Saturday prime time football games on the Big Ten Network. The Big Ten Conference will have access to discounted room rates at Hilton properties throughout the year for employees, student-athletes and […]

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