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The revived XFL has announced multiyear broadcast agreements with ESPN, ABC and Fox Sports to air games starting with the league’s inaugural season in 2020. XFL games will air weekly on ABC and Fox, with ESPN, ESPN2, FS1 and FS2 sharing broadcast duties throughout the season as well. The league will air back-to-back games starting Saturday afternoons at […]
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The simple acts of swinging a tennis racket, throwing a football or kicking a soccer ball have complex consequences. From the carbon footprint of attendees driving to the U.S. Open and the materials used to make athletes’ uniforms to the straws in spectators’ drinks and the cans discarded by fans, sports events have a wide-reaching […]
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If you’ve ever watched a sporting event—any kind of sporting event—you’ve probably experienced moments when you knew you could have made a better decision than the coach. Soon you’ll have your big chance. The Fan Controlled Football League (FCFL), which is expected to launch in December, places fans front and center. “My dream has always […]
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The XFL has turned to sports-events industry veteran Erik Moses to become president of its team in Washington, D.C. Moses most recently served as senior vice president and managing director of sports, entertainment and special events for Events DC. The Washington team will be one of eight initial franchises in the XFL, a professional football league […]
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Flag football is quickly becoming a popular alternative to its more traditional counterpart. Players young and older, amateur and pro, are starting to play this fast-paced, former schoolyard game while tackle football is dealing with rule changes intended to make it safer. Organized flag football leagues are surfacing throughout the country, with hundreds of thousands […]
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Professional football will return to Hawaii in 2019 as the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams will host the Dallas Cowboys in a preseason game. The game will be staged August 17 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. While the stadium served as the home to the Pro Bowl for all but two years between 1979 and 2016, the Rams-Cowboys […]
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The XFL has turned to a sports industry veteran to become its first president and chief operating officer. Jeffrey Pollack will serve in the role, overseeing the upstart football league’s strategic planning and business operations, as well as the management of the league’s eight teams. “Just as Oliver Luck is perfectly suited to be commissioner and CEO, so too is […]
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Presented by USA Football, the 10th annual International Bowl Series will return to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, in January for the fifth consecutive year. The event—the longest-running series of high-school aged international football teams—will feature two game days across four age divisions of national and regional teams from the United States, Canada, Japan, Mexico and […]
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College bowl season can stretch the limits of event organizers. Few sports events of that size and scope have such little time to know which teams and fan bases will even be playing and attending. From ticket sales to marketing to travel, the logistical challenges can be significant. But another area with its own challenges […]
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Las Vegas has been selected to host the 2020 NFL Draft. The 85th edition of the NFL Draft will take place on and around the Las Vegas Strip April 23–25, 2020. The announcement was made in Dallas at the NFL’s December meeting. “The NFL Draft is one of the most-anticipated events of the year and we are […]
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The @Big12Conference has selected the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah, to host the 2025, 2026 and 2027 Big 12 Gymnastics Championships. The 2025 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship’s two sessions will be held March 22 at noon and 5 p.m. local time.
.@PlayNAIA has selected Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Alabama, and @GSOB_Sports as hosts for the 2025, 2026 and 2027 NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championships.
Move United was given the 2024 Rings of Gold Award by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee during its annual assembly last week in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Triple Crown Sports has announced the departure of Sean Hardy, who is stepping down from his role as chief operating officer to join League One Volleyball as chief growth officer.
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