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3X Paralympian Tyler "TC" Carter presents the 2024 Rings of Gold Award to Move United's Jessie Cloy (left) and Susan Rossi

Move United Recognized with USOPC Rings of Gold Award

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. The Rings of Gold award, inaugurated in 1996, annually recognizes an individual and a program dedicated to helping children develop their Olympic or Paralympic dreams and reach […]

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Triple Crown Sports

Sean Hardy Leaves Triple Crown Sports for League One Volleyball

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. As Hardy transitions to his new role, Triple Crown Sports — located in Fort Collins, Colorado — has announced the promotion of Jason Nowak to […]

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Tulsa and Birmingham to Host National Senior Games

The 2027 National Senior Games will be held in Tulsa with the 2029 Games heading to Birmingham, Alabama, the National Senior Games Association announced on Tuesday. This will be the first time the National Senior Games is held in Tulsa and marks a return to Birmingham after The Games were hosted there in 2017. The […]

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Michele Kang Pledges $30 Million to U.S. Soccer Women’s Programs

Businesswoman Michele Kang has pledged to give U.S. Soccer women’s programs $30 million over the next five years, the largest philanthropic investment in U.S. Soccer’s women’s and girls’ programs ever received. Kang is the founder and chief executive officer of Kynisca, a multi-team global organization dedicated to women’s soccer. She owns the Washington Spirit of […]

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PWHL Takeover Tour

Professional Women’s Hockey League Launches Takeover Tour

The Professional Women’s Hockey League has launched the PWHL Takeover Tour, a schedule of nine neutral-site regular-season games that will be played outside the league’s current host cities in 2025. The games will take place in a variety of locations across the United States and Canada, from the Pacific Northwest with Seattle and Vancouver to […]

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USA Cycling’s Brendan Quirk Elected Chair of the National Governing Body Council

Brendan Quirk, the president and chief executive officer of USA Cycling, has been elected chair of the National Governing Body Council with USA Bobsled & Skeleton Chief Executive Officer Aron McGuire elected as vice chair. Quirk and McGuire will act as liaisons between the 50 NGBs and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committees. Voting took […]

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USA Ultimate and USRowing Receive DE&I Awards

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee awarded USA Ultimate and USRowing with the 2024 DE&I Choice Awards for excellence in diversity, equity and inclusion practices during a reception at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Assembly in Colorado Springs. Created in 2015, the award identifies two NGBs annually for the creation of DE&I best practices. […]

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FIVB

FIVB Elects Fabio Azevedo as President

The International Volleyball Federation elected Fabio Azevedo as its new president at the 39th FIVB World Congress in Porto with American Hugh McCutcheon named as secretary general. McCutcheon has served as a senior advisor to the FIVB for several years. McCutcheon led the USA men’s national volleyball team to gold at the 2008 Olympic Summer […]

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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco leads the field in the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix on May 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Formula 1 Moves Monaco Grand Prix to Summer; Canadian Grand Prix Moves Earlier in Calendar

Formula 1 starting with the 2026 schedule will move the Canadian Grand Prix to an earlier part of the schedule, the third or fourth weekend of May each year, as the latest series of schedule adjustments to have a more cohesive travel schedule for teams. The move will allow the European leg of the F1 […]

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Los Angeles on Clock for 2028 Olympics and Paralympics After IOC Visit

The International Olympic Committee’s Coordination Commission wrapped up a three-day visit to Los Angeles this week to review selected venues and track the progress of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. The commission visited the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, the new Intuit Dome in Inglewood, and the convention center, waterfront and […]

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