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Flag Football
Flag football has exploded in popularity, specifically with more girls than ever playing the sport. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Unrivaled Sports Acquires Under the Lights Powered by Under Armour

Unrivaled Sports has acquired Under the Lights Powered by Under Armour, the second-largest youth flag football operator in the United States with 170 local flag football leagues and 35,000 boys and girls from first through eighth grades participating. Unrivaled Sports was created in late March by Josh Harris, David Blitzer and The Chernin Group to […]

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APTOPIX NCAA Iowa South Carolina Basketball
South Carolina guard Tessa Johnson fights for a loose ball with Iowa guard Sydney Affolter (3) and guard Kate Martin (20) during the second half of the NCAA Women's Tournament championship game on April 7 in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

NCAA Bid Interest at All-Time High

As day turned to night when the latest championship bids were due in the NCAA portal, Ryan Tressel started getting some messages as he dropped his daughter off at dance lessons: The portal was in trouble. After checking with a colleague and the NCAA IT department, it became clear that there was an issue as […]

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USOC Summit Olympics
American weightlifter Hampton Morris at 61kg won gold in the clean and jerk at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships, the first U.S. athlete to win in decades. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Olympic Weightlifting Focuses Sights Beyond Past Controversy

Weightlifting is one of the few links from the first Olympic Summer Games of modern history to today. Appearing at the 1896 Games in Athens, it has been a mainstay of the program since 1920. But the sport has endured turmoil for most of its recent Olympic history. Between the 2008 and 2012 Games, nearly […]

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NBA Paris 2025

Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs to Play in NBA Paris Games 2025

The NBA Paris Games 2025 will feature Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs against the Indiana Pacers on January 23 and January 25, 2025, marking the first time the NBA will play two regular-season games in the French capital in the same season. The Spurs have a strong history with international basketball since joining […]

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NWSl Preview Soccer
The United States team celebrates after winning the Women's World Cup final soccer match against The Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France, Sunday, July 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

U.S., Mexico Withdraw 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup Bid

U.S. Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation have surprisingly withdrawn their joint bid to host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup and will instead focus on bidding to host the tournament in 2031, the two national federations announced Monday afternoon. “Hosting a World Cup tournament is a huge undertaking – and having additional time to […]

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Lansing NJCAA Bowling

Lansing to Host NJCAA 2026 and 2027 Men’s and Women’s Bowling Championships

Lansing, Michigan, will host the 2026 and 2027 NJCAA Men’s and Women’s Bowling Championships, the collegiate organization has announced. Over 185 participants will be at the Royal Scot Golf & Bowl in Lansing from March 5-7, 2026, and March 4-6, 2027. “We are extremely excited to build on the success of the previous NJCAA Men’s and Women’s Bowling […]

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USA Swimming

USA Swimming Chooses Four Cities to Host International Water Safety Day Events

Boston, Chicago, Indianapolis and Los Angeles will host events on May 15 with USA Swimming as part of International Water Safety Day, including in-water lessons and out-of-water education. USA Swimming will offer free resources to organizations nationwide as part of the Goggles On campaign. The free Goggles On campaign resources will be available starting May […]

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Special Olympics Chile

Chile to Host 2027 Special Olympics World Games

Santiago, Chile, will host the 2027 Special Olympics World Games, marking the first time in the organization’s 55-year history that a World Games will take place in the Southern Hemisphere. Santiago will welcome more than 6,000 athletes from over 170 nations to compete in 22 Olympic-type sports. The Games will also attract 6,000 family members, […]

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US Table Tennis 888

USA Table Tennis Designates 888 Table Tennis Center as a National Training Center

888 Table Tennis Center in Burlingame, California, has been named a National Training Center for USA Table Tennis and will the primary hub for athlete development programs, national team training camps and national team competitions. 888 Table Tennis, founded by Huifen Chan, has attracted players from across the U.S. and the world. The venue’s International […]

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Dallas Wings

Dallas Wings to Play at Dallas Memorial Arena Starting in 2026

The Dallas Wings will move to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center’s Dallas Memorial Arena beginning in 2026 after a 15-year, $19 million agreement was reached pending WNBA approval for the team to move into the city’s downtown. The Wings will play the 2024 and 2025 seasons in College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, where […]

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