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Big 12 Championship
The Big 12 Conference and Kansas City have extended the men's and women's basketball tournaments in the city through 2031.

Big 12 Extends Basketball Tournament Stay in Kansas City, Brings Soccer Tournament to KC

The Big 12 men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will remain at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City through 2031 while also moving the conference soccer championship to the new CPKC Stadium in Kansas City for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The basketball announcement was made by Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark on Tuesday night before Texas […]

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Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory

Letter from Louisville: The Hornung Award, a First-Class Experience and Lessons in Sports Tourism

It was an eventful year to be a University of Colorado football fan. The arrival of Coach Deion Sanders and the job he did to resurrect a program that needed more than a jolt was the definition of game-changing, both on and off the field. While the team’s 4-8 record didn’t ultimately live up to […]

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Pitt Baseball Las Vegas
The Pitt Panthers were awarded the championship belt as the top team at the inaugural Las Vegas Classic baseball tournament. Pitt defeated Oklahoma 19-9 and Cal 19-7 in its two games. Photo by Peak Events/Kai Caddy

College Baseball Prepares for New Frontier

At first glance, the college baseball programs at Cal, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Pittsburgh may not have much in common. Each school is in a different geographic part of the country and at least this year, each is in a different conference. But the old affiliations will change soon enough as Oklahoma goes from the […]

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Tulsa Big 12 Wrestling

Big 12 Wrestling Championship to Remain in Tulsa Through 2028

The Big 12 Conference and the Tulsa Sports Commission have announced that the Big 12 Wrestling Championship will remain at Tulsa’s BOK Center through 2028. Tulsa has hosted the tournament since 2017. The 2024 Big 12 Wrestling Championship is scheduled for March 9–10 and will be the eighth consecutive championship at the site. “Hosting the […]

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NCAA Marriott Bonvoy
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Fan Superstitions Go Deep, Research Shows

A Marriott Bonvoy survey conducted by Wakefield Research showcasing game day superstitions of fans has been released in coordination with the hotelier’s Score Big with Marriott Bonvoy Game Day Rituals contest. Wakefield Research surveyed 1,000 sports fans around the country who have a game day ritual, using an email invitation and an online survey. The results […]

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Pac-12 Teresa Gould

Pac-12 Appoints Teresa Gould as Commissioner

Teresa Gould has been appointed as the new commissioner of the Pac-12 Conference, succeeding George Kliavkoff, effective March 1 and becoming the first-ever female commissioner of an Autonomy Five conference. Gould takes over a conference that’s down to two members after a mass exodus last year. UCLA and Southern California announced in 2022 a move […]

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Big West Cheryl Wong

Cheryl Wong Named Big West Associate Commissioner for Championships

Cheryl Wong, who has been with the Pac-12 Conference for more than a decade, has been hired as associate commissioner for championships for the 11-institution Big West Conference. Wong will spearhead the planning and execution of all Big West championship events and serve as the lead sport administrator for multiple sports as the league expands […]

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ACC Duke Virginia Basketball
Duke guard Jeremy Roach drives between Virginia forward Jayden Gardner (1) and guard Armaan Franklin (4) during the second half of the championship of the 2023 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament in Greensboro, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

ACC Sets Future Basketball Tournaments, Championships for North Carolina

The Atlantic Coast Conference will hold five straight men’s basketball tournaments in North Carolina starting in 2025, while the women’s tournament that has had a longtime home in Greensboro as the city of the league’s founding will split time between there and Charlotte. The ACC announced future sites for 42 championships in 14 sports — […]

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Pan American Games Wrestling
Forrest Molinari of the United States, front, and Venezuela's Soleymi Caraballo, compete in the women's wrestling freestyle 68kg gold medal match at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile on November 2, 2023. Women's wrestling is on track to become a NCAA championship sport in the winter of 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Women’s Wrestling Moves Toward NCAA Championship Status

The NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics has recommended Divisions I, II and III sponsor legislation to add a national collegiate women’s wrestling championship, with the projected first NCAA championship occurring in winter 2026. Before the committee can make a recommendation to add a championship for an emerging sport, 40 schools must sponsor it at a […]

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NFCA Gamechanger

NFCA Leadoff Classic Reveals Full Broadcast Coverage

The 2024 NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic, which starts Thursday at the Eddie C. Moore Complex in Clearwater, Florida, will have three games broadcast live on MLB Network and every pitch of the tournament will be streamed as well throughout the weekend. “Thanks to our official sponsors GameChanger and MLB, we are thrilled to bring […]

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