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Women’s Elite Rugby

Women’s Elite Rugby Adds Teams in New York, San Francisco and Twin Cities

Women’s Elite Rugby has announced New York, the San Francisco Bay Area and the Twin Cities will be joining Boston, Chicago and Denver as the first six markets in the United States to host a professional women’s rugby team when the inaugural season gets underway in March 2025. Team names and stadium details for all […]

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Auburn Suni Lee Gymnastics
Suni Lee, of the United States, performs on the balance beam during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Lee will be part of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials for gymnastics in her home state of Minnesota this month. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

For Minneapolis, U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials, Suni Lee and Simone Biles is Perfect 10

There’s a saying in women’s gymnastics that making Team USA for the Olympics may be even harder than winning an Olympic gold medal in itself, the competition is so deep. That remains the case this year with multiple all-around Olympic gold medalists competing for spots at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for gymnastics, which this […]

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NHL Combine Tkachuk
United States forward Brady Tkachuk celebrates a goal during the second period in the bronze medal game of the 2018 world junior hockey championships against the Czech Republic in Buffalo, New York. The world junior event will return to the United States in 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

World Junior Hockey Championships Heads to Minneapolis/St. Paul in 2026

Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, will host the 2026 world junior hockey championships, the International Ice Hockey Federation and USA Hockey officially announced on Friday after multiple reports indicated as much on Wednesday. The 50th anniversary of the tournament will have 10 international teams featuring some of the world’s best young players under 20 playing […]

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USA Gymnastics Awards 2024 Olympic Trials to Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota, will host the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Gymnastics as well as multiple other USA Gymnastics events over the course of nine days in June 2024, the national governing body announced on Tuesday. Beginning June 22, 2024, the Minneapolis Convention Center will be the site of the USA Gymnastics Championships featuring rhythmic […]

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Big Ten Keeps Football Title Game in Indianapolis, Bringing Basketball Tournaments to Minneapolis

The Big Ten Conference will keep its football championshig pame at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis through 2024 while also announcing that its 2023 women’s basketball tournament, plus the 2024 men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, will be heading to the Target Center in Minneapolis, which recently hosted the Women’s Final Four. “We are thrilled to […]

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2022 Women’s Final Four Logo Revealed

The 2022 NCAA Women’s Final Four logo has been unveiled as Minneapolis prepares to host the event for the first time since 1995. Games will be staged April 1 and April 3 at the Target Center. The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and Minnesota Sports and Events will serve as co-hosts. “Our women’s basketball community […]

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Lucas Oil Stadium
Lucas Oil Stadium will host the 2021 NCAA Final Four. But the city of Indianapolis is negotiation to host the entire tournament. (Photo: Visit Indy)

Cities Adjust as NCAA Calls
For Bubble-Like Basketball Tournament

The news that the NCAA will attempt to host its Division I Men’s Basketball Championship in one city was a tough blow for the 13 destinations that were looking to host opening and regional rounds. But as top collegiate officials continue their negotiations with Indianapolis to potentially host all rounds in a “controlled” bubble-like environment, […]

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