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2025 Club World Cup

2025 FIFA Club World Cup Final to be at MetLife Stadium

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup championship will be played on July 13 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, site of the 2026 World Cup final. Twelve stadiums will be used for the expanded 32-team tournament, FIFA said Saturday night, including five of the 11 U.S. venues for the 2026 World Cup: Mercedes-Benz […]

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USA Swimming

USA Swimming Announces 2025 Domestic Schedule

USA Swimming will hold the 2025 Open Water National and Junior National Championships April 4-6 in Sarasota, Florida, while Indianapolis will host the 2025 National Championships, June 3-7 and the U.S. Open will take place December 3-6 in Austin, Texas. The 2025 event schedule also features Open Water Nationals and Junior Nationals, Speedo Winter Juniors, […]

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John Speraw

USA Volleyball Announces John Speraw as President & CEO

John Speraw, who has been the head coach of the U.S. men’s national volleyball team since 2013, will be the president and chief executive officer of the national governing body starting October 1. Besides coaching the U.S. men’s team, Speraw has been the head men’s volleyball coach at UCLA since 2012. Prior to UCLA, Speraw […]

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Concacaf Announces Host Cities, Stadiums for 2025 Gold Cup

Next year’s CONCACAF Gold Cup will not have any sites on the U.S. East Coast, a sign FIFA will place games along the Eastern Seaboard in its expanded 32-team Club World Cup. CONCACAF said Wednesday that BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, PayPal Park in San Jose, California, and U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis are […]

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Chesapeake Challenge

Landmark, ODAC Announce Chesapeake Challenge Bowl Series

Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge will be partnering with the Landmark Conference and Old Dominion Athletic Conference for a four-year bowl series between the two Division III leagues called the Chesapeake Challenge following the success of the first Cape Charles Bowl and Cape Henry Bowl matchups. Salem, Virginia, and Salem Stadium will serve as the hosts […]

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Erin Hills

Erin Hills to Host Five USGA Amateur Championships From 2027 to 2039

The United States Golf Association will organize five amateur championships over the next 15 years at Erin Hills in Wisconsin, a daily-fee golf course that will be at the venue in addition to next year’s U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally. “Erin Hills has proven itself as an exceptional venue for USGA championships, and we […]

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Wimbledon 2024
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain (left) holds his trophy as he stands with runner-up Novak Djokovic after the Wimbledon men's singles final on July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

All England Lawn Tennis Club Moves Closer to Expansion Approval

The All England Lawn Tennis Club, home of Wimbledon, is in position to build 39 new courts on Wimbledon Park after the Greater London Authority recommended that the project should be approved. The expansion will allow the All England Club to host the qualifying competition for Wimbledon on site instead of the Roehampton community sports […]

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2025 SEC Volleyball

Savannah to Host SEC Volleyball Championship

After a 20-year break, the Southeastern Conference will relaunch the SEC Volleyball Championship beginning in 2025 and has signed a three-year agreement to host the event at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia. The 2025 tournament is slated to take place on November 21–25, 2025, at Enmarket Arena. In addition, upcoming tournaments at the venue are […]

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WNBA Cathy Engelbert
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks to the media before the WNBA basketball draft on April 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

Portland Awarded WNBA Franchise to Begin Play in 2026

The WNBA is headed back to Portland, with Oregon’s biggest city getting an expansion team that will begin play starting in 2026 led by the brother-sister duo of Alex Bhathal and Lisa Bhathal Merage, who paid $125 million for the franchise, which will play its home games at the Moda Center in downtown Portland. Portland […]

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World Boxing

Liverpool to Host Inaugural World Boxing Championships

Liverpool will host for the inaugural World Boxing Championships 2025 from September 4-14 at M&S Bank Arena, the first Elite-level global championship for men and women hosted by the international federation. The action will feature competition in 10 weight classes for both men and women and will be the first time that male and female […]

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