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USA Basketball

Martin Dempsey Reelected as USA Basketball Chairperson

Martin Dempsey has been reelected as USA Basketball chairperson for the 2025–2028 term, a role he has served since 2016. Dempsey, a retired Army general who was also the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will lead the 15-member USA Basketball Board of Directors, who will be seated through 2028. The announcement was […]

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Charlotte CC
Charlotte Country Club is set to host the U.S. Women's Mid-Am in 2028 and the U.S. Senior Open five years later. Photo courtesy Charlotte C.C.

Charlotte Country Club Awarded Two Future USGA Championship Events

Charlotte Country Club has been chosen by the USGA as host for the 2028 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship and 2033 U.S. Senior Open Championship. The club has previously hosted four USGA championships, including the 1972 U.S. Amateur, 2000 U.S. Senior Amateur, 2010 U.S. Women’s Amateur and 2018 U.S. Mid-Amateur. Charlotte Country Club has also hosted […]

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200×85

200×85 Acquires USJDP Junior Prep Hockey Camp and CCM Hockey Showcase

200×85, a company that specializes in youth hockey events, has acquired the USJDP Junior Prep Hockey Camp and CCM Hockey Showcase from longtime owner and operator Mike Gempeler. The USJDP Junior Prep Hockey Camp provides training programs targeting Bantam to Junior A players from around the world. The camp provides two weeks of development and […]

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WTT Las Vegas

World Table Tennis Bringing Smash Event to Las Vegas

World Table Tennis has announced that Las Vegas will host a United States Smash event from July 3–13, 2025, at the Orleans Arena, the first WTT Series event to be held in the United States. “We’re excited to bring a WTT Grand Smash to the U.S., the world’s most influential sports market, and showcase our […]

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USA Rugby Premier Rugby Sevens

USA Rugby and Premier Rugby Sevens Partner for Event

The USA women’s and men’s national rugby teams will compete in the 2024 PR7s All-Star Tournament at Providence Park in Portland on November 16. The competition will feature many Olympians from the 2024 Olympic Summer Games, including multiple bronze medalists from the USA women’s team. The tournament marks the first rugby competition on home soil […]

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Carolina Gaming

Carolina Gaming Partners with Carolina Royal Ravens

Carolina Gaming, an esports and gaming agency, has announced a partnership with the Carolina Royal Ravens, a franchise in the Call of Duty League. Throughout the 2024-2025 Call of Duty League season, Carolina Gaming will support the Carolina Royal Ravens with partnerships, marketing, community and brand development. As part of the collaboration, Carolina Gaming will […]

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APTOPIX Britain Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony
Fireworks illuminate the sky during the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony at the Alexander stadium in Birmingham, England, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Sports Announced for Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

Glasgow’s scaled-back 2026 Commonwealth Games will not include rugby sevens, which was invented in Scotland in the 1880s, as part of a 10-sport program in four venues. Other sports that have been dropped include field hockey, triathlon, badminton, Twenty20 cricket, squash, and diving. The Commonwealth Games program will have athletics and swimming along with track […]

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USA Gymnastics Rhode Island

Providence to Host 2025 USA Gymnastics Championships

Providence, Rhode Island, will host the 2025 USA Gymnastics Championships from June 16–21 at the Amica Mutual Pavillion and the Rhode Island Convention Center. The meet is the national championship for rhythmic, trampoline and tumbling and acrobatic gymnastis. Roughly 2,000 gymnasts compete across the elite and development divisions each year. Elite athletes, including Olympians and […]

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Korn Ferry Bahamas

Korn Ferry Tour and The Bahamas Extend Partnership

The Korn Ferry Tour and The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism have announced a three-year contract extension through 2027 that will see two tournaments to open the season being organized in the Caribbean. “This extension of our partnership with the Korn Ferry Tour reinforces the growing impact of sports tourism in The Bahamas,” said Latia Duncombe, […]

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USA Rugby Venatour

USA Rugby, Venatour Renew Partnership

USA Rugby and Venatour, an international sports tour operator based in the United Kingdom, have renewed their partnership ahead of the Rugby World Cups in 2031 and 2033 in the United States. Venatour will an additional office in Denver to provide service to USA Rugby members, allowing communication on the same time zones and in-person […]

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