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2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup

Sydney to Host 2027 Rugby World Cup Final

Sydney’s 83,000-seat Olympic Stadium will host the 2027 Rugby World Cup final, World Rugby and the local organizing committee announced on Thursday. Sydney will also host five pool matches, two round-of-16 matches, two quarterfinals, both semifinals and the bronze match in addition to the tournament finale. World Rugby also announced six other host cities for […]

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Aircraft Down Figure Skaters
Photographs of aircraft crash victims from The Skating Club of Boston rink are displayed rink side on Thursday in Norwood, Massachusetts. From left is skater Jinna Han, skater Spencer Lane and coaches Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

U.S. Figure Skaters Were Aboard Plane That Crashed Near Washington D.C.

Six members from the Skating Club of Boston and 14 members of the figure skating community overall from U.S. Figure Skating and internationally were killed when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night and crashed into the Potomac River. Skating Club of Boston CEO Doug Zeghibe said Thursday that skaters Jinna […]

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Denver NWSL

National Women’s Soccer League Awards 16th Franchise to Denver

The National Women’s Soccer League has awarded Denver the league’s 16th franchise to begin play in the 2026 season. The Denver franchise is finalizing plans for a purpose-built stadium and a dedicated performance facility for female athletes. It becomes the first women’s professional sports team in a major national league to call the Mile High […]

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UFL

United Football League Puts Headquarters in Arlington

Arlington, Texas, will become the year-round football operations home for the United Football League, which kicks off its second season in late March. The UFL is the merger of the XFL and relaunched USFL, two previous spring professional football leagues. The headquarters will encompass multiple facilities in central Arlington, which will serve as the football […]

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USRowing

USRowing Executive Director Rich Cacioppo Moves to New Role

USRowing Executive Director Rich Cacioppo will transition to a strategic advisory role for the organization over the coming months to support USRowing’s plans for coastal and indoors disciplines, high performance and grassroots facilities and the sport’s future. Cacioppo joined USRowing in January 2022 to lead efforts across membership, competition, learning and development and safeguarding. His […]

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Move United 2025

Move United Releases 2025 Sanctioned Competitions Schedule

Adaptive sports and recreation organization Move United has released its sanctioned competitions schedule for 2025 with 34 sanctioned competitions taking place in 24 states, serving over 2,500 athletes of all ages and performance levels, including new athletes, Paralympians and warfighters. Five new events have been added to this year’s schedule, providing more opportunities for individuals […]

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2025 Beach Volleyball Championship

2025 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship Moving to Alabama

The 2025 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship on May 2–4 will be relocated to the Gulf Shores in Alabama from Huntington Beach, California, given the Southern California region’s relief efforts after massive fires throughout the area. The NCAA and the Orange County Sports Commission collaborated with host school Long Beach State on the decision to move […]

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PTO Qatar

Professional Triathletes Organization to Partner with Visit Qatar

The Professional Triathletes Organization’s T100 Triathlon World Tour final will take place in Qatar for the next five years starting this year in Doha from December 11–13 and be renamed the Qatar T100 Triathlon World Championship Final. The 2025 final will see the swim taking place in the Arabian Gulf and then the bike and […]

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USCAA Golf

USCAA Announces Alternating Sites for Golf Championships

The United States Collegiate Athletic Association has announced State College, Pennsylvania, and Williamsburg, Virginia, as the alternating host sites for the USCAA Golf National Championships through 2028. The 2025 and 2027 championships will be played at the Penn State Blue Course in State College, while the 2026 and 2028 championships will be played in Williamsburg […]

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