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The Atlantic Coast Conference officially announced its new home in Charlotte, raising the conference flag and flags of all 15 member institutions at a ceremony at the new office headquarters, Legacy Union’s Bank of America Tower in Uptown Charlotte. “It is a historical day for the ACC as we are welcomed to the Queen City,” […]
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The most recent wave of collegiate conference realignment has been unsettling for sports fans in general, but even more so for the fans of the specific teams on the move. The recent raid of Pac-12 teams by the likes of the Big Ten and Big 12 hit home with special resonance for me when my […]
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The Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission in Louisiana has been awarded a three-year bid to host the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Volleyball Championship, beginning with the 2023 tournament. “We are so excited to host the 2023–2025 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Volleyball Championships at Bossier Parish Community College,” said Sara Nelms, director of sports at the Shreveport-Bossier Sports […]
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NBC Sports and St Andrews Links Trust have announced the inaugural St Andrews Links Collegiate, presented by TopGolf and World Wide Technology, to be held on the Jubilee Course and the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland, October 23–25, 2023. The three-day event will feature men’s and women’s golf teams from Georgetown, North Carolina, Notre […]
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Decatur, Alabama, has been announced as the host for the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Cross Country Championship from 2023 through 2025 after Decatur Morgan County Tourism hosted the 2022 event at Oakville Indian Mound Park. GCAC Commissioner Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes, along with Decatur City Council President Jacob Ladner, DMCT President and Chief Executive Officer […]
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One of the most dominant teams in collegiate sports history, Oklahoma University’s softball team is nearly three weeks removed from beating Florida State in the Women’s College World Series to be the first repeat champions since UCLA in 1990, finishing a season in which it won the final 53 games of the season to finish […]
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The Big 12 Conference has announced the launch of Big 12 Mexico, the conference’s first international extension that will see men’s and women’s basketball, women’s soccer and baseball games held in Mexico. Big 12 Mexico’s first event will be a men’s and women’s basketball matchup between Kansas and Houston in Mexico City at Arena CDMX […]
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Alabama’s location in the South is synonymous with religion – the religion of collegiate athletics. Celebrating state pride through college sports is a deep-seeded tradition that both unites and divides families but also lends itself to a “welcome wagon” for families, fans and student-athletes traveling to events in destinations across the Yellowhammer State. College football […]
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The National Junior College Athletic Association has announced a number of host locations for championship events that have been approved by the NJCAA Board of Regents. Twenty different NJCAA sports received new championship locations over the course of the next two academic years. The newly approved locations will host events that will be held from […]
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The NCAA has announced that bids will open July 19 for championships that will be awarded for the 2026–2027 through 2029–2030 academic years. The collegiate association will be looking for hosts and sites for 86 of its 90 championships when the bidding cycle opens, covering four academic years. The NCAA has again engaged the services […]
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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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