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2021 SLS Skateboard Tour Will Visit Three Cities

Street League Skateboarding has announced the return of its flagship competition tour, following the sport’s Olympic debut in Tokyo. Elite skateboarders will compete on the circuit, rebranded as the SLS Championship Tour, which will feature three events over four months. The tour will begin in Salt Lake City on August 28 followed by a stop […]

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MLS Commissioner Don Garber, left, and Liga MX Executive President Mikel Arriola reveal a scarf for the 2021 MLS All-Star Game that will be played in August at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. Photo courtesy Major League Soccer

MLS, Liga MX All-Stars To Meet in 2021 All-Star Game

Major League Soccer and Mexico’s Liga MX, leagues that have grown increasingly close in the past few years, will continue that relationship by having the 2021 MLS All-Star Game be a matchup of all-star teams between the two leagues for the first time after plans for a 2020 matchup were canceled by the pandemic. The […]

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The sun sets behind Allegiant Stadium, new home of the Las Vegas Raiders. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Allegiant Stadium to Host SummerSlam in August

WWE will hold its annual SummerSlam event on August 21 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the first time the event has been held at an NFL stadium. Located adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip, Allegiant Stadium is home to the Las Vegas Raiders. SummerSlam will be one of the first sporting events held at […]

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Basketball Hall of Fame Announces Inaugural Event in Charlotte

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has announced its inaugural Hall of Fame Shootout scheduled for December 17, 2021, at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, with eight teams participating in a quadrupleheader. The Basketball Hall of Fame Shootout is the newest in the Hall of Fame’s series of collegiate events, which continues […]

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USA Wheelchair Football League Expands to Nine Cities

The USA Wheelchair Football League will more than double its reach for the 2021 season, expanding from four to nine cities. The league, organized by the Move United adaptive sports organization, will add teams in Birmingham, Alabama; Buffalo, New York; Cleveland; Tampa, Florida; and New Orleans. The league was founded in 2019 with teams in […]

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Megan Rapinoe is congratulated by teammates after scoring during the first half of an international friendly women's soccer match between the United States and France on April 13, 2021. (AP Photo/David Vincent)

U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team to Play Mexico Twice in Connecticut Before Olympics

The U.S. Women’s National Team will play Mexico twice in the WNT Send-Off Series Presented by Visa, with the first match on July 1 and the second on July 5, both at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut. With the final 18-player Olympic roster being announced in late June, these […]

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Winter Dew Tour Returns in 2021

The Winter Dew Tour will return to Copper Mountain, Colorado, this year after the 2020 was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. MTN DEW and Accelerate360’s ASN: The Adventure Sports Network Group announced that the event will be staged December 16-19, 2021. The Winter Dew Tour is expected to include the world’s best male and […]

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Richmond Region Tourism to Host Three CIAA Championships Through 2024

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and Richmond Region Tourism have announced a three-year partnership that will bring a trio of spring championships to the Virginia destination beginning in 2022. The championship events start next spring with outdoor track and field and women’s tennis hosted by Virginia State University, and softball at RF&P Park in Henrico […]

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Colorado Springs to Host Inaugural Ball Hockey Tournament

Skate City Sports will launch the Inaugural Tom Osborne Invitational ball hockey event in Colorado Springs, Colorado, named in honor of the longtime Colorado Springs Sports Corp CEO who recently passed away. The event will be held May 28 – May 30 at the Xfinity Roller Sports Arena in Colorado Springs. Organized by the American […]

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