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APTOPIX NWSL Championship Soccer
NJ/NY Gotham defender Ali Krieger (11) holds the trophy after NJ/NY Gotham defeated OL Reign 2-1 in the NWSL Championship game on November 11, 2023 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

FIFA Women’s Club World Cup to Launch in January 2026

FIFA will launch a Women’s Club World Cup starting in January 2026 that will involve 16 club teams from around the world although the international federation on Wednesday did not specify how they would qualify or where they could play the inaugural event. FIFA has made launching a global club tournament a key part of […]

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Engine Room VR
Engine Room VR operates out of the Engine Room boxing gym in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

USA Boxing Turns to Esports for Training, Engagement

USA Boxing is looking to esports for its next potential engagement with fans and as a training tool for amateur and elite athletes alike. The national governing body has announced that Golden Gloves VR, a virtual reality boxing game created by Tulsa-based tech company Engine Room VR, is now the NGB’s official esports boxing game. Under […]

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USA Curling 2025
The USA Curling event in Sioux Falls will mark the first time that the NGB has held Olympic and Paralympic Team Trials concurrently. Photo by Bob Weder

Sioux Falls to Host 2025 USA Curling Olympic and Paralympic Team Trials

USA Curling has announced that the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Men’s and Women’s Curling, and the U.S. Paralympic Team Trials for Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling, will be held from November 7–16, 2025, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center. The event marks the first time that USA Curling has held […]

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Powerboat P1

Experience Kissimmee Renews Partnership with Powerboat P1

Experience Kissimmee will be a sponsor of the 2024 P1 Offshore National Championship, the UIM Class 1 World Championship, the P1 AquaX USA National Championship and presenting sponsor of this year’s Cowes-Torquay-Cowes Powerboat Race in Great Britain, renewing a relationship with marine motorsport promoter Powerboat P1 that began in 2016. The sponsorship package offers a […]

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NASCAR Darlington Auto Racing
Brad Keselowski takes the checkered flag to win a NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)

NASCAR to Feature In-Season Tournament in 2025

NASCAR will have a five-race stretch of the 2025 Cup season serve as an in-season, bracket-style tournament with a $1 million dollar prize as part of its new seven-year media rights deal, beginning with a night event at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Three races that will air on Amazon Prime Video will set the seeding for […]

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Pioneer Baseball League

Major League Baseball Extends Partnership With Pioneer League

Major League Baseball announced its agreement with the Pioneer Baseball League has been extended through the 2028 season, with the league implementing the Automated Balls and Strikes system for the 2024 season. The Pioneer League is based in the western United States and operates as one of four MLB partner leagues without MLB team affiliations. […]

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Las Vegas CFP

Report: Las Vegas to Host the 2027 CFP Title Game

Las Vegas will host the 2027 College Football Playoff title game, the Action Network’s Brett McMurphy reported on Monday morning on what would be the latest major event to head to Allegiant Stadium in the past few years. A source told McMurphy that, “Las Vegas is a ‘lock’ to host the 2027 game. It is […]

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Hub City Spartanburgers

Hub City Spartanburgers Revealed in South Carolina

The Single-A baseball team that will be a Texas Rangers’ affiliate starting next season in Spartanburg, South Carolina, had its brand unveiling during a block party Saturday as the Hub City Spartanburgers were revealed to a large crowd. “The process had already started between some of the leadership at [team ownership group] Diamond Baseball Holdings […]

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Kansas City Womens Cup

Kansas City Current to Host 2024 Women’s Cup at CPKC Stadium

The Women’s Cup will expand in 2024 to a second event in the United States this summer when the Kansas City Current host three other international club sides at the new CPKC Stadium from August 14–17. The four-team tournament will feature the hometown Kansas City Current, 2023 African Champion Mamelodi Sundowns, 2023 Copa de la […]

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Jacksonville Sports Foundation

Jacksonville Sports Foundation Officially Launches

Visit Jacksonville has set up the Jacksonville Sports Foundation in the Florida destination to work on attracting more high-profile events to the city, starting with a move for the Atlantic Sun Conference’s headquarters to the city from Atlanta. The new Foundation will work to attract sporting events to Jacksonville, which hosted the Super Bowl in […]

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