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World Match Racing Tour

Macao to Host New World Match Racing Tour Championship

The World Match Racing Tour will hold a new championship stage on the global tour starting in 2025 in Macao, China. The 2025 MGM Macao International Regatta — Macao Match Cup will take place January 8–12, launching the 2025 season. The new event is jointly organized by the Sports Bureau of the Macao SAR Government, […]

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HCBU Softball

Decatur Morgan County Tourism to Host HBCU Athletic Conference Softball

Decatur Morgan County Tourism in Alabama will host the 2025 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference Softball Championship from April 25–28, featuring teams from Dillard University, Oakwood University, Rust College, Stillman College, Talladega College and Voorhees University. “We are delighted to bring the HBCUAC Softball Championship to Decatur,” said HBCUAC Commissioner Dr. Kiki Baker […]

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Liberty Fever Basketball
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark drives past New York Liberty forward Betnijah Laney-Hamilton in the first half of a WNBA game in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Indiana Fever to Host WNBA All-Star 2025

Indianapolis will host the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game and assorted festivities around Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the first time the city will have hosted the midseason showcase. The WNBA season resumes tonight after its Olympic break with the Indiana Fever playing Friday against the Phoenix Mercury. The Fever, with young stars Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston, are […]

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Whistling Straits
Team USA's Xander Schauffele chips to the second green during a Ryder Cup singles match at Whistling Straits on September 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Whistling Straits to Host Three Future USGA Championships

The United States Golf Association has chosen Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin, as the host site for three future USGA championships, beginning with the 2028 U.S. Amateur (August 14–20). The 2033 U.S. Junior Amateur (July 25–30) and 2037 U.S. Girls’ Junior (July 13–18) will also be conducted at the venue. Whistling Straits is owned and […]

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Warrior Games

Colorado Springs, San Antonio to Host Future Warrior Games

The Warrior Games, which features hundreds of wounded, ill and injured military service members and veterans who compete in adaptive sporting events, will return to Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 2025 and then move to San Antonio, Texas, in 2026 and 2028. The annual Warrior Games was first held in 2010. It includes wheelchair basketball, cycling, […]

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Move United
Grand Rapids, Michigan, will host The Hartford Nationals in 2025 and 2026, welcoming the nation's best disabled athletes. Photo courtesy of Move United (Timothy Brown photo)

Grand Rapids to Host The Hartford Nationals in 2025 and 2026

Move United has selected Grand Rapids, Michigan, as the host site for The Hartford Nationals in 2025 and 2026. The 2025 event, scheduled for July 11–17, marks the 68th year of competition for the largest and longest-running national sport championship event for athletes with a physical disability, visual impairment or intellectual disability. It will be […]

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Solheim Cup Valhalla

Louisville’s Valhalla Golf Club to Host 2028 Solheim Cup

The Solheim Cup, a biennial international match-play competition showcasing the best American players from the LPGA Tour against the top European players from the Ladies European Tour, will be hosted by Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville in 2028. The 2028 event will be the 21st Solheim Cup and the first major women’s competition held at […]

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Beard Championships

Snohomish County Sports Commission to Host 2024 National Beard & Moustache Championships

Beard Team USA has announced the 2024 National Beard & Moustache Championships will be held in Everett, Washington, on November 2 at the Everett Theatre. The National Championships will include an amateur competition on November 1 and the chance to set and/or break four Guinness World Records of longest beard and moustache chains. “We are […]

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Durham NAIA Football

Durham to Host 2024 NAIA Football National Championship

The 2024 NAIA national championship football game will be at Durham County Memorial Stadium in North Carolina on December 21 at noon. “We’re excited to welcome the NAIA National Football Championship back to Durham,” said Marcus Manning, executive director of the Durham Sports Commission. “We can sense the positive momentum growing with every event and […]

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