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The NCAA has announced the predetermined hosts for its Division II Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments as well as the new host for the Division II wrestling championships. The Division II basketball tournaments traditionally have had their regional weekends at the site of the highest seed but due to the health and safety protocols surrounding […]
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Lake County, Florida, will host dozens of NCAA college softball games throughout the rest of February as teams begin their seasons with some warm-weather games at multiple venues throughout the region in conjunction with The Spring Games organization. Action started this past week at Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex in Leesburg with matchups between the University […]
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Following similar decisions in basketball, the NCAA has announced that it will stage all rounds of the 2021 Collegiate Women’s Ice Hockey Championship in Erie, Pennsylvania, which had been scheduled to host the Frozen Four. Host institution Mercyhurst University, the Erie Sports Commission and Erie Insurance Arena will work in conjunction to host the eight […]
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USA Wrestling will bring two major national events to Coralville, Iowa, in March, to be held at the Xtream Arena & GreenState Family Fieldhouse. The USA Wrestling High School National Recruiting Showcase, a new event, will be held at the venue near Iowa City from March 25–27. The annual USA Wrestling Girls Folkstyle Nationals will […]
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Nike and the NFL have announced a new grant initiative to grow girls’ involvement in flag football, committing $5 million to grow the game within high school athletics. This multi-year initiative will provide a one-time donation of up to $100,000 in products that will be given to state athletic associations that offer girls flag football […]
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The 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials — Swimming, scheduled for June in Omaha, Nebraska, will be held in two waves of competition to ensure that the event is held in a safe and healthy environment. Wave I will be held June 4–7 and Wave II on June 13–20, with Wave II as the sole qualifier […]
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Louisville, Kentucky will host the inaugural International Women’s Cup, a four-team professional soccer competition that will include home team Racing Louisville FC as well as the Chicago Red Stars from the National Women’s Soccer League. Organizers say the event will be held on August 18 and August 21 at the new Lynn Family Stadium with […]
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The Colorado Classic presented by VF Corporation, an elite women’s cycling race, has canceled its 2021 race and will focus on bringing the multistage race event back in 2022. The inaugural race was staged in 2019 across four Colorado destinations, but organizers canceled the 2020 event after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the […]
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The sixth annual SheBelieves Cup, organized by U.S. Soccer and bringing together four of the best women’s national teams in the world, will be held February 18–24 at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The Cup starts February 18 as Brazil takes on Japan and the USA faces Canada. The tournament resumes February 21 with the […]
Continue ReadingDestinations will be able to bid on NCAA championship events that have never before been open for bidding. For the first time this winter, the NCAA will have predetermined hosts for the preliminary rounds in the Division II men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. Bidding is open at ncaa.org/bids and destinations have until January 25 to […]
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Michele Kang, owner of the @WashSpirit, has pledged to give @ussoccer women’s programs $30 million over the next five years — the largest philanthropic investment in U.S. Soccer’s women’s and girls’ programs ever received.
Chattanooga Sports, which has built its sports-tourism offerings through a mix of sports, on a variety of levels, showcased its downtown walkability and outdoor activities to the industry last week at the Sports Events & Tourism Association 4S Summit.
The @thepwhlofficial has launched the PWHL Takeover Tour, a schedule of nine neutral-site regular-season games that will be played outside the league’s current host cities in 2025.
Brendan Quirk, president and chief executive officer of @usacycling, was elected chair of the National Governing Body Council on November 14. Aron McGuire, chief executive officer of @USABS, was elected vice chair.
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