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West Monroe to Host 2024 U.S. Table Tennis Olympic Trials

The 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials for table tennis and the U.S. Junior National Table Tennis Team Trials will be held March 19–31, 2024, at West Monroe Sports and Events in Louisiana. Discover Monroe, the city of West Monroe and West Monroe Sports and Events Center will host over 100 players aiming for spots on Team […]

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John Gall

John Gall Elected President of USA Baseball

John Gall, a 2008 Olympic Summer Games medalist and three-time USA Baseball alumnus, has been elected as president of the national governing body, USA Baseball announced on Thursday. Gall succeeds Mike Gaski, who spent 22 years as president after assuming the position in 2001 and was reelected seven times. “I am humbled and privileged to take […]

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Softball Dallas

Dallas to Host U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup Group Stage and Finals

USA Softball and Dallas will host one of three U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup Group Stage events next year as well as the 2025 finals, the World Baseball Softball Confederation announced this week. The group stage is scheduled for August 29 through September 2, the first in WBSC history to have a group stage and […]

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USA Basketball

USA Basketball to Play Two Showcase Games in London in July

The USA Basketball men’s national team will play pre-Olympic games in London against South Sudan and Germany at the O2 Arena, its first appearance in England since winning the gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Summer Games. Hosted in partnership between USA Basketball and TEG, the Americans will play South Sudan on July 20 and […]

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USA Volleyball LOVB

USA Volleyball Partners with League One Volleyball

USA Volleyball has announced a partnership with League One Volleyball to support the expansion professional league scheduled to launch in November 2024, shortly after the conclusion of the Olympic Summer Games in Paris. LOVB also revealed Austin, Texas, as the sixth team that will take part in the league’s inaugural 2024–2025 season. Austin joins Madison, […]

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USA Boing National Championships
The USA Boxing National Championships and Olympic Trials were held December 4–9 at the Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

Lafayette Enters the Ring with USA Boxing

With the heavy French influence across Louisiana, you would think a destination in the state would be a natural host for Team USA’s road to the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris. But the story of how USA Boxing came to choose Lafayette, Louisiana, and the Cajundome for its recent Olympic Trials and national championships […]

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Boris van der Vorst
Boris van der Vorst addressed the World Boxing delegation after being elected its inaugural president. World Boxing photo

World Boxing Elects Boris van der Vorst as First President

Boris van der Vorst has been elected as the inaugural president of World Boxing at its Congress in Frankfurt and will serve a two-year term after winning 63% of the vote in a runoff against USA Boxing representative Elise Seignolle. The presidential election was one of a series of votes at the Congress, which was […]

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WCLA Lacrosse

Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates National Championship Headed to Wichita

The 2024 USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates Division I and II National Championships will be played at the Scheels Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, the championship’s first-ever appearance in Kansas. “We’re so pleased to be moving this special event to a new venue like the Scheels Stryker Sports Complex and being able to bring […]

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USA Triathlon Nirvana

USA Triathlon Chooses Nirvana as Travel Management Partner

Nirvana has been named the new travel management services partner for USA Triathlon for athlete and national office travel, supporting USA Triathlon’s National Championship events in collaboration with the national governing body’s hotel booking platform, HotelPlanner. As part of the company’s expansion into North America, the USAT partnership allows Nirvana to continue its support of […]

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USA Pickleball National Championships
The 2023 USA Pickleball National Championships attracted an estimated 10,000 attendees on its final day of competition. (Photo courtesy of USA Pickleball)

USA Pickleball to Explore Championships Location

At the close of its national championships, USA Pickleball has announced it will reassess plans for the future location of the event. The national governing body hosted the 2023 Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships powered by Invited and the PPA Tour at the Brookhaven Country Club near Dallas and said it expects to decide on […]

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