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Utah Governor Spencer Cox announces the formation of the local organizing committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games along with USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland, Executive Chair and President Fraser Bullock, CEO Brad Wilson and Vice Chair Steve Starks. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

Salt Lake City-Utah 2034 Announces Organizing Committee

SALT LAKE CITY — Fraser Bullock was officially named executive chair and president for the Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City while former Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson was named as chief executive officer on Friday at the Utah State Capitol. Bullock served as chief […]

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Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship Headed to Mesa

The Mountain West Conference, in partnership with the Arizona Sports & Entertainment Commission, will host the 2025 Credit Union 1 Baseball Championship at Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona, May 21–24. The agreement marks the first time the Mountain West baseball tournament will be held on a neutral field and in the state of Arizona. Sloan […]

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USA Volleyball to Host Championship Event in Denver

USA Volleyball has announced that Denver will host the 2025 ParaVolley Pan America Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships on May 24–28, an event which will run alongside the 2025 USA Volleyball Open National Championship. The zonal championships will feature both men’s and women’s divisions, with teams from across Pan America vying for berths in the 2026 […]

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From left, Keegan Palmer, X Games CEO Jeremy Bloom, Hannah Roberts and Ryan Sheckler talk about the X Games coming to Salt Lake City in June at the Utah State Fairpark. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

2025 X Games Heading to Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY — The 30th anniversary summer of the X Games has expanded to a third event as the action sports festival will be in Salt Lake City at the Utah State Fairpark and Event Center. X Games Salt Lake City will be held from June 27–29, the second of three X Games events […]

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Men’s College World Series Celebrates its 75th Anniversary

The College World Series of Omaha, Inc. has announced a celebration of its 75th Anniversary, honoring decades of baseball moments with a lineup of events and activations around the city before the June 13 start of this year’s event. A dedicated anniversary website will serve as a central hub for all event details, historical retrospectives […]

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By Supertri

Supertri Launches New Race Series with Four U.S. Events

Short course triathlon organization Supertri is expanding its portfolio with the launch of By Supertri, a brand designed to broaden access to the sport. The expansion is marked by the acquisition of two events in Texas — the Ascension Seton CapTex Triathlon and the Kerrville Triathlon — which join events in Chicago, Long Beach and […]

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USA Shooting

USA Shooting Announces Multiple Changes to Board of Directors

USA Shooting, the national governing body for Olympic and Paralympic shooting sports, has announced changes to its board of directors with Tim Rupli elected as chair and Ward “Trig” French as vice chair. Rupli succeeds Jim Mitchell. USA Shooting’s membership also elected Jack Burch and Michael Chubb to serve as at-large directors and Jim Byrne […]

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Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, will host the 2025 USATF Para National Championships in conjunction with the USATF Outdoor Championships. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Hayward Field to Host 2025 USATF Para National Championships

The 2025 USA Track & Field Para National Championships will take place at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon from July 31 through August 2, the first time in U.S. Para track and field history that the meet will be combined with the USATF Outdoor Championships. The Para program joined USATF last fall. The […]

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USOPC

Dr. Vivek Murthy Returns to USOPC Board

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee has announced that Dr. Vivek Murthy has rejoined its board of directors, having been named in February of 2020 before stepping down in March of 2021 to reassume the role of Surgeon General of the United States he held previously from 2014–2017. “It is a privilege and a […]

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