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Michigan and Kentucky men’s basketball will play at London’s 02 Arena on December 4, 2022, as part of a rescheduled Basketball Hall of Fame London Showcase. The doubleheader was scheduled for December 6, 2020, but postponed for concerns surrounding the pandemic. The event starts at 10:30 a.m. ET with Marist College playing the University of […]
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The Southeastern Conference has entered into a multiyear agreement with Pensacola Sports to host the SEC Women’s Soccer Tournament at Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex in Pensacola, Florida. Under the terms of the deal, the tournament will be played in Pensacola through 2024, with an option to extend the agreement through 2026. “We are thankful to […]
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Days after the NCAA announced it would not immediately seek to stage the Men’s and Women’s Final Fours in the same host city, the NCAA has launched a formal bid process for the women’s event for 2027–2031. Bid specifications can be found here, with March 11, 2022, being the first of several deadlines for cities […]
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When the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association announced that it was moving its annual men’s and women’s conference basketball tournament to Baltimore after 13 years in Charlotte, North Carolina, it sent shockwaves through the collegiate landscape. The event, which attracts about 100,000 people with an estimated economic impact of $50 million has become about much more than […]
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USA Triathlon has secured its 40th university offering women’s triathlon at the varsity level, the minimum number that the NCAA will consider for potential championship consideration. Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata, California, will become the 40th program, beginning competition in fall 2022. Triathlon has been considered an emerging sport by the NCAA since 2014. That designation began […]
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The CollClubSports 2022 Men’s and Women’s Basketball National Championships will be staged in Erie, Pennsylvania, with the men’s championship at Gannon University and the inaugural women’s championship at Mercyhurst University. “The NCBBA and the Erie Sports Commission developed a great relationship after Erie and Gannon University were awarded the 2020 NCBBA-Women’s National Championship. Unfortunately, due […]
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Indiana Esports Development LLC has announced a partnership with the Horizon League to bring The Esports Combine to their annual basketball tournament at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum and Event Center in March. The Esports Combine is a collegiate recruiting event for esports athletes and will be March 7-8 in conjuction with the Horizon League’s championship […]
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The second annual Black College World Series will be hosted by the Montgomery Biscuits in coordination with the city of Montgomery, Alabama, as well as the the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce and the Central Alabama Sports Commission. The tournament will be at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, home of the Tampa Bay Rays’ Double-A affiliate, […]
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The Pac-12 Conference will begin holding a postseason softball tournament for its nine teams starting in 2023 with the tournament rotating annually among the league to provide increased exposure and community engagement for the sport across the Pac-12 footprint. “The Pac-12 could not be more excited to add a softball championship to its lineup of […]
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Next Level Sports will start a new Olympic-style lacrosse league featuring Mid-Atlantic colleges and universities, including several Historically Black Colleges and Universities in April. The Next Collegiate League will showcase the new Olympic-style lacrosse format, which is a faster-paced, higher-scoring version of the sport. The discipline is called Olympic Style Lacrosse in hopes of being […]
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The IOC’s Coordination Commission was in Los Angeles this week for a three-day visit to review selected venues and track the progress of the @LA28 Games. The tours included the Rose Bowl, Intuit Dome and several venues in Long Beach.
The @HCHSA has appointed Ryan Walsh as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Janis Burke. Walsh is currently the chief executive officer and executive director of the Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation, a position he has held since 2018.
The USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates national championship is returning for the second straight year to @VisitWichita from May 7–10, 2025, at the Scheels Stryker Sports Complex.
NEW PODCAST: Leonard Hoops of @VisitIndy and Patrick Talty of @IndSportsCorp discuss the Big Ten Conference, look back at some of 2024’s biggest events and look ahead to 2025 while also talking about how they work together on events.
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