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College Baseball Hall of Fame Heads to Overland Park, Kansas

The College Baseball Foundation and Visit Overland Park have announced that the College Baseball Hall of Fame will establish its inaugural physical location within the Museum at Prairiefire in Overland Park, Kansas. The planned venue would open in late 2025. The College Baseball Foundation earlier announced it will bring its annual recognition of college baseball’s […]

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NCAA’s Joni Comstock to Retire After 44-Year Career

NCAA Senior Vice President of Championships Joni Comstock has announced her retirement effective March 1, having served in her leadership position since joining the national office in 2006. Before her 17 years as a member of the NCAA executive team, Comstock spent 27 years on campus in a variety of roles, including athletics director, administrator […]

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2024 ACC Baseball Championship Returns to Charlotte

The 2024 ACC Baseball Championship will return to Truist Field in Charlotte from May 21­–26, the third time in four years the tournament will be played at the home of the Triple-A Charlotte Knights. “We are incredibly excited that the 2024 ACC Baseball Championship will return to the city of Charlotte, the new home of […]

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The UCLA vs Cal game on November 25 was the final regular season match-up in Pac-12 history. Photo by Justin Shaw/SportsTravel

The Rose Bowl Bids Farewell to the Pac-12 After a Century

Two historic West Coast institutions intersected one last time on November 25, one looking ahead to a bright future and the other digesting a sudden demise. The Pac-12 Conference’s roots date to 1915 when charter members California, Oregon, Oregon State and Washington started the Pacific Coast Conference. Washington State joined in 1917, Stanford in 1918, […]

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Salem, Virginia, to Host its 100th NCAA Championship Event

Salem, Virginia, will host its 100th and 101st NCAA Championships this weekend at Roanoke College. The Division III Women’s Soccer Championship will take place on December 1 and the Men’s Championship will follow on December 2. In December 1993, the city hosted the first of 25 straight Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowls, the Division III college […]

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Huntsville to Host 2024 NJCAA Beach Volleyball Championship

The National Junior College Athletic Association has named the Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Huntsville Sports Commission as its host for the 2024 NJCAA Beach Volleyball Championship. The 12-team championship will be played at John Hunt Park in Huntsville, Alabama, from May 2–4, 2024. “We are excited to host the NJCAA Beach […]

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2024 USA Ultimate College Championships Awarded to Milwaukee, Madison

The 2024 USA Ultimate College Championships will be held in Wisconsin with the Division I event in Madison and the Division III event in Milwaukee, the national governing body for the sport of ultimate in the United States announced. The Division III championships will be May 18-20 at Uihlein Soccer Park and will be co-hosted […]

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From left, Wade Garard, CEO of First Point Volleyball, Northern Kentucky President Dr. Cady Short-Thompson, Northern Kentucky Athletic Director Christina Roybal and USA Volleyball President and CEO Jamie Davis.

USA Volleyball Helps Support Two New NCAA Men’s Programs

USA Volleyball, in collaboration with the First Point Volleyball Foundation, will provide $150,000 to help support two new men’s NCAA Division 1 programs at Northern Kentucky University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. “We are proud to again partner with the First Point Volleyball Foundation to support the growth of collegiate men’s volleyball,” said […]

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Overland Park to College Baseball Foundation Annual Event

The College Baseball Foundation will bring its annual recognition of college baseball’s top athletes — the Night of Champions — to Overland Park, Kansas, the first time the event will be held in the destination. The February 15, 2024, event will feature the induction of the 2023 College Baseball Hall of Fame class, which will […]

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CFP Hires Air Force Lt. General as New Leader

Air Force Lieutenant General Richard M. Clark will succeed Bill Hancock as the new executive director of the College Football Playoff as the organization prepares to expand the number of teams that will play in the year-end tournament. “I’m pleased to announce that Lieutenant General Clark has accepted our offer to run the CFP and […]

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