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Rocket League World Championship
The 2024 Rocket League World Championship took place in Fort Worth, Texas, September 13–15. Photo courtesy of BLAST

England to Host 2025 Rocket League Championship Series Season Opener

Blast will have the 2025 Rocket League Championship Series Season kick off in Solihull, England, with the RLCS Major 1 Birmingham taking place from March 27–30 at the bp pulse LIVE facility. Sixteen teams from around the world will compete for the first trophy of the season in front of a live audience. The West […]

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Curling rink 2024
USA Curling transformed The Rink at American Dream into a unique venue for its 2024 National Championships. USA Curling Photo

USA Curling Awards 2026 Men’s and Women’s National Championships to Charlotte

USA Curling’s 2026 men’s and women’s national championships have been awarded to Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte from February 23 through March 2, with the winning teams at the event advancing to represent the U.S. at the 2026 World Championships. “We’re thrilled to bring elite-level curling to Charlotte,” said Amanda Morgan, manager of sports development at […]

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Atlanta Track Club

Atlanta Track Club to Host 2025 USATF Half Marathon Championships

Atlanta Track Club has announced it will host the 2025 USA Track & Field Half Marathon Championships as part of Publix Atlanta Marathon Weekend on March 1–2, 2025. The championships, to be run as part of the Publix Atlanta Half Marathon on March 2, will see the top three men and women finishers qualify for […]

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Charlotte CC
Charlotte Country Club is set to host the U.S. Women's Mid-Am in 2028 and the U.S. Senior Open five years later. Photo courtesy Charlotte C.C.

Charlotte Country Club Awarded Two Future USGA Championship Events

Charlotte Country Club has been chosen by the USGA as host for the 2028 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship and 2033 U.S. Senior Open Championship. The club has previously hosted four USGA championships, including the 1972 U.S. Amateur, 2000 U.S. Senior Amateur, 2010 U.S. Women’s Amateur and 2018 U.S. Mid-Amateur. Charlotte Country Club has also hosted […]

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WTT Las Vegas

World Table Tennis Bringing Smash Event to Las Vegas

World Table Tennis has announced that Las Vegas will host a United States Smash event from July 3–13, 2025, at the Orleans Arena, the first WTT Series event to be held in the United States. “We’re excited to bring a WTT Grand Smash to the U.S., the world’s most influential sports market, and showcase our […]

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USA Gymnastics Rhode Island

Providence to Host 2025 USA Gymnastics Championships

Providence, Rhode Island, will host the 2025 USA Gymnastics Championships from June 16–21 at the Amica Mutual Pavillion and the Rhode Island Convention Center. The meet is the national championship for rhythmic, trampoline and tumbling and acrobatic gymnastis. Roughly 2,000 gymnasts compete across the elite and development divisions each year. Elite athletes, including Olympians and […]

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Korn Ferry Bahamas

Korn Ferry Tour and The Bahamas Extend Partnership

The Korn Ferry Tour and The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism have announced a three-year contract extension through 2027 that will see two tournaments to open the season being organized in the Caribbean. “This extension of our partnership with the Korn Ferry Tour reinforces the growing impact of sports tourism in The Bahamas,” said Latia Duncombe, […]

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Columbus softball

Columbus to Host Gay Softball World Series in 2026

Columbus will host the Gay Softball World Series, the largest annual LGBTQ+ single-sport athletic competition in the world, from August 30 to September 5, 2026 at the Berliner Sports Complex. More than 230 teams and 5,000 athletes are expected to attend the International Pride Softball event. This is the fourth time Columbus will host the […]

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APTOPIX SEC Tennessee South Carolina Basketball
South Carolina center Kamilla Cardoso, middle, celebrates after scoring the game-winning basket with guard Te-Hina Paopao, left, against Tennessee during the second half of SEC women's basketball tournament semifinals on March 9, 2024, in Greenville, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

SEC Announces Extension With Greenville As Women’s Basketball Tournament Host

The Southeastern Conference will continue to hold its women’s basketball tournament at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, through 2028. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey announced the three-year extension on Wednesday. Greenville previously hosted the SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament in 2005, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2024 and it will host again in […]

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GFNY Pittsburgh

GFNY Adds Pittsburgh Event to 2025 Schedule

The GFNY Global Endurance Sports Series has added a new race to its 2025 calendar in the United States in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. The Michelob Ultra GFNY Pittsburgh – Monroeville, scheduled for September 21, 2025, is the 18th location revealed for the 2025 GFNY calendar and the second United States destination, joining Miami (April 13, 2025). […]

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