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HCBU Softball

Decatur Morgan County Tourism to Host HBCU Athletic Conference Softball

Decatur Morgan County Tourism in Alabama will host the 2025 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference Softball Championship from April 25–28, featuring teams from Dillard University, Oakwood University, Rust College, Stillman College, Talladega College and Voorhees University. “We are delighted to bring the HBCUAC Softball Championship to Decatur,” said HBCUAC Commissioner Dr. Kiki Baker […]

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Frozen Confines

Wrigley Field to Host Four College Hockey Games

Wrigley Field in Chicago will host a pair of college hockey doubleheaders in January 2025, the Cubs and Big Ten Conference announced on Thursday. The event will be known as The Frozen Confines: Big Ten Hockey Series. On January 3, Penn State will face Notre Dame along with a game between Ohio State and Michigan. […]

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ACC 2024-25

ACC Announces 2024–2025 Championship Sites

The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced its championship dates, sites and tournament formats for the 2024–2025 academic year, which will feature 18 schools for the first time with the addition of Cal, SMU and Stanford. The ACC now sponsors 15 women’s and 13 men’s sports. The 28 overall sports and 15 women’s sports are the […]

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Cities of the Big Ten

Destination Ann Arbor and Choose Lansing Join Cities of the Big Ten Passport Initiative

As the Big Ten has expanded, so have the tourism opportunities between the 18 member schools, which are now spread from coast to coast. Destination Ann Arbor and Choose Lansing have announced their participation in the new Cities of the Big Ten passport initiative, a collaborative effort designed to encourage visitors to explore beyond athletic […]

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SportsTravel Podcast Dan Butterly

Dan Butterly: Leading the Big West Conference into the Future

Dan Butterly has been the commissioner of the Big West Conference since July 1, 2020. He took the job at a time when Covid was wreaking havoc on the sports landscape and led the conference through uncertain times. Butterly has negotiated a large streaming contract with ESPN Plus and has ambitious designs for the future […]

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Southwest SEC

Southwest Airlines Partners With Southeastern Conference

Southwest Airlines will be the official airline of the Southeastern Conference after agreeing to a multi-year partnership to highlight SEC football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, gymnastics and women’s soccer. Southwest is hosting the Flex Your Fandom Sweepstakes, offering entrants an opportunity to win an experience to the SEC Football Championship. Southwest created additional […]

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Brett Monaghan

NJCAA Tabs Brett Monaghan as VP of Championships and Sports Governance

The National Junior Collegiate Athletic Association has announced the hiring of Brett Monaghan as vice president of championships and sports governance to oversee the recruitment and selection of host sites, execution and management of all NJCAA national championships and work with regional and district championships as needed. Monaghan joins the NJCAA staff after serving as […]

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USTA ITA

USTA, ITA Partner on New Strategic Alliance

The United States Tennis Association and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association have entered into a new alliance that expands upon the existing collaboration between the two organizations, with the goal to strengthen and elevate collegiate tennis. “College tennis is a critical part of the player pathway as it not only serves as the aspirational dream of […]

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NJCAA Track and Field

Discover Monroe-West Monroe Welcomes NJCAA Track & Field Championships

The National Junior College Athletic Association will host its Division 1 National Track & Field Championships May 16–18 at Brown Stadium on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Monroe. The event, which is sponsored by the Louisiana Office of Tourism, has an estimated economic impact of $468,200, with more than 850 athletes, 125 […]

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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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