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Savannah Bananas
Savannah Bananas owner Jesse Cole emcees a performance with the fans from on top of a dugout before a baseball game on June 7, 2022, in Savannah, Georgia (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

Savannah Bananas Announce 2025 Schedule; Tampa Bay Game Moved to Raymond James Stadium

The Savannah Bananas, a traveling baseball exhibition, have adjusted their 2025 tour schedule with its Tampa Bay stop moving to Raymond James Stadium from Tropicana Field after the venue was damaged by Hurricane Milton. The Bananas have hosted five sold-out games with over 50,000 total fans during the last two World Tours (2023, 2024) at […]

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USA Wrestling

USA Wrestling’s Rich Bender Receives Stephen D. Ducoff Leadership Award

USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender has received the Stephen D. Ducoff Leadership Award as presented by ACES, the Association of Chief Executives of Sport, at its recent annual meeting in Huntsville, Alabama. Bender has been executive director of USA Wrestling since 2000. He is one of the longest serving chief executive officers of a […]

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USOPP Names John Slusher as CEO

Former Nike executive John Slusher will be the new chief executive officer for U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Properties, the commercial joint venture between the LA28 Organizing Committee for the 2028 Games and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee. “I’m thrilled to return to the world-class sports city of Los Angeles and build upon the […]

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College-Rugby

CRAA Fall Classic Heads to Spartanburg

The Collegiate Rugby Association of America’s 2024 Fall Classic schedule of matches will be held at the University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in December. The event will take place December 7-8 at the Louis P. Howell Athletic Complex with seven matches over the two days. “We’re proud to partner with CRAA […]

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USOPC USATF

U.S. Paralympics Track & Field Program to Become Part of USA Track & Field

USA Track & Field is bringing the U.S. Paralympics Track & Field program in-house beginning January 1 as part of a partnership that will unite all of its athletes under one roof, the national governing body and United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee announced Wednesday. American track and field athletes captured 34 medals, including 14 […]

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Milwaukee Triathlon

USA Triathlon Bringing Sprint and Olympic-Distance National Championships to Milwaukee

Milwaukee has been selected to host the 2025 and 2026 USA Triathlon Sprint and Olympic-Distance National Championships and the 2025 and 2026 USA Paratriathlon National Championships, returning to the city that has hosted the event six times. The 2025 event is scheduled for August 8­–10 and the 2026 event August 7–9, bringing together the country’s […]

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Junior Gravel National Series

USA Cycling Creates Junior Gravel National Series

USA Cycling has partnered with Life Time, SBT GRVL and Valley of Tears to launch the Junior Gravel National Series, a five-race series for junior riders aged 15-18. The USA Cycling Junior Gravel National Series will consist of five events across the country and four competition categories — 15-16 men, 15-16 women, 17-18 men and […]

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Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation

Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation Receives Visit Salt Lake Community Impact Award

The Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation was honored Tuesday with the Visit Salt Lake Community Impact Award during Visit Salt Lake’s third annual Sports Tourism Summit. “Through their commitment to youth development and celebrating the spirit of the Olympic Games, the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation has a profound impact on our community,” said Kaitlin Eskelson, president […]

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España-Italia
Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta controls the ball during the Euro 2012 final against Italy. Photo via World Cup 2030 Bid Committe and Carmelo Rubio

Andres Iniesta Promoting 2030 FIFA World Cup Bid

On a week in which one of the country’s brightest stars picked up one of the biggest individual awards in world soccer, Spain football legend Andres Iniesta has joined the 2030 FIFA World Cup combined bid as an ambassador upon his retirement this month. “Supporting this bid as an Ambassador was an easy choice for […]

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