The Sports and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) recently reported pickleball surged by nearly 40% between 2019 and 2021 to 4.8 million players, becoming the country’s fastest growing sport.
Sports
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With coronavirus numbers skyrocketing, some top conferences have canceled fall sports, but other student-athletes will risk their health to keep playing.
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Although there’s still uncertainty surrounding game attendance, major sports leagues are looking to return fairly soon.
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Sports fans worldwide are currently at a loss with basketball, baseball, soccer and every other sport canceled for the foreseeable future.
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On February 9, the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony will take place in Pyeongchang, South Korea, kicking-off the 17 days of Olympic competition. South Korea previously hosted the 1988 Games.
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The NFL is funding a $2.3 million three-year study on concussions at Elon University. The research will focus on the effectiveness of active rehabilitation by analyzing sports, including football, rugby, soccer and basketball. Elon treats 30-40 concussions annually.
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The SAS Championship, a marquee tournament on the the PGA Tour’s Champions Tour, returns to Cary in October.
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The stadium of the Greensboro Grasshoppers, a Class A minor league baseball team in the South Atlantic League, will have a brand new name come opening day on April 6.
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The North Carolina Football Club (NCFC) announced earlier this week that it has reached an agreement with the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) to relocate the Western New York Flash to the Triangle area. Renamed the North Carolina Courage, the team is set to begin playing this April at Cary’s WakeMed Soccer Park.
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The Houston Astros and the city of Fayetteville signed a 30-year agreement that will bring minor league baseball to downtown Fayetteville. As part of a downtown revitalization plan, a new stadium is planned, slated to open in 2019.
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North Carolina native and world-ranked SUP racer April Zilg will be defending her title on November 4-6 in the Wrightsville Beach Paddle Club Surf to Sound Challenge.
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As a lifelong golf fan, I consider the PGA Champions Tour’s SAS Championship a can’t-miss event since I relocated to North Carolina.
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The PGA Champions Tour’s SAS Championship brings some of golf’s most iconic players to the Triangle annually, providing a rare chance for fans to get up close to some of their heroes.
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Not quite nine years old, I stayed up late with Dad to watch the game on TV.