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Sunrise, FL, April 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Black Bear Sports Group, one of the nation’s premier youth and junior hockey development organizations, is celebrating the 2025-26 junior hockey regular season as the most successful in its history. Three of its teams—the Youngstown Phantoms of the United States Hockey League (USHL), the Maryland Black Bears of the North American Hockey League (NAHL), and the PAL Jr. Islanders of the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC)—delivered record-setting performances at the team and individual levels, and saw top program alumni make their mark on NCAA Division I Ice Hockey and the National Hockey…

LOS ANGELES, April 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Los Angeles is preparing to open its stadiums, infrastructure and culture to millions of visitors and welcome the international spotlight for an unprecedented wave of global sports events. As this turning point nears, the Play Equity Summit convened leaders from around the world, hosted by the LA84 Foundation and Play Equity Fund, legacy organizations of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games. While addressing over 500 attendees, leaders from sport, media, philanthropy, and public policy explored how Los Angeles can harness a historic run of international competitions to expand access to sport and provide…

VAUGHAN, Ontario, April 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ontario Soccer is proud to introduce a major new resource that reflects its commitment to welcoming and integrating newcomers to Canada through the world’s most popular sport: The New Canadian Guide to Ontario Soccer – A reference for newcomers to help you settle into your community life in Ontario through participation in soccer. As Ontario’s communities continue to grow and diversify, soccer has proven to be a powerful catalyst for belonging, cultural connection, and settlement support. This initiative aligns directly with Ontario Soccer’s 2022–2026 Strategic Plan, where “Participant Recruitment and Retention” is identified…

NASHVILLE and CINCINNATI, April 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Nashville Predators and Scripps Sports have created a landmark multi-year media rights agreement that brings free, over-the-air access to the Predators’ National Hockey League games to fans across Middle Tennessee and beyond beginning with the 2026–27 NHL season. This new agreement allows The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) to produce and distribute all local preseason, regular season and first-round playoff Predators games that are not allocated exclusively to national broadcasts. Scripps Sports will also broadcast live 30-minute pre-game and post-game shows for every locally broadcast Predators game. Scripps, which owns…

LONDON, April 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As anticipation builds ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup™, the largest edition of the tournament in history, spanning the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Bookies.com has conducted a comprehensive analysis of the financial outlay facing England supporters who wish to attend one of the nation’s matches in person. With England confirmed to play three group-stage fixtures across North America, the research calculates the total cost per fan travelling from London Heathrow, incorporating return flights, four nights’ hotel accommodation, a match ticket, the price of a beer and a snack inside the stadium.…

TORONTO, April 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rock League, curling’s first professional league, announced today that ESPN+ will stream its inaugural 2026 season for fans in the United States. The first-ever Rock League event begins today, Monday, April 6 at noon ET at the TMU Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto. The event will conclude with the finals at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 12. The launch event features one of the deepest fields of elite curling talent ever assembled, including 39 athletes who competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics, 25 of whom earned medals. In total, the roster includes 60…

New York, April 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Heading into March Madness 2026 final weekend, Optimove Insights has analyzed betting behavior across more than 3.1 million US sports bettors from Selection Sunday through March 29. The data shows the tournament’s betting surge is driven almost entirely by existing loyal players already active on online sportsbook platforms… not new ones. Across every stage of the tournament, 97% of depositing players were existing customers. Even during the biggest spike of the tournament, a 60% surge in betting activity during the first and second weekends, first-time depositors represented just 3% of the depositing…

MINNEAPOLIS and ST. PAUL, Minn., April 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Winnebago Industries (NYSE: WGO), a leading manufacturer of premium outdoor recreation products, and the Minnesota Twins today celebrate year three as the team’s Official Outdoor Adventure Partner, unveiling a new fan-focused activation, Seen in the Wild, that brings the spirit of Twins baseball beyond the ballpark and into the great outdoors across Twins Territory ahead of the Twins home opener. Building on last season’s Hit It to Win It contest, which aimed to celebrate moments of success inside Target Field, Seen in the Wild shifts the focus outside the stadium…

Westwood One’s Final Four Coverage Connects College Hoops Fans across Multiple Platforms – 500+ Radio Stations, SiriusXM, NCAA March Madness Live™; via Free Online Streaming at WestwoodOneSports.com and the Westwood One Sports App, The Varsity Network App & on Alexa-Enabled Devices; also Available with TuneIn Premium Network’s Coverage Includes the Men’s Final Four and National Championship Games in Spanish, Presented by Werner Ladder  Westwood One’s Women’s Final Four Coverage is Presented by Intuit TurboTax NEW YORK, April 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cumulus Media’s Westwood One, one of America’s largest audio networks and the exclusive national audio broadcast partner of…

New York, NY, April 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — True North VIP has opened advance transportation planning for the 2026 FIFA World Cup across all host cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico, giving travelers, executive assistants, hospitality teams, corporate planners, families, and private groups a single point of contact for tournament transportation across North America. True North VIP Fleet at Metlife Stadium The 2026 FIFA World Cup will bring 48 teams and 104 matches to 16 host cities across three countries from June 11 to July 19, making it one of the largest travel and ground transportation events…