SPORTS EVENT CALENDAR

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CALENDAR OF SPORTING EVENTS

For major sporting events, here’s your resource to find out details on the event. When is it played? Where is it played? Where do I go for more information?

Baseball

Men’s College World Series, (NCAA Div. I Baseball Championship)

When: June
Where: Omaha, Nebraska
Phone: (402) 554-4404
Website: http://www.cwsomaha.com/

Tickets go on sale: first week in April

Women’s College World Series, (NCAA Div. I Softball Championship)

When: June
Where: ASA Stadium in Oklahoma City
Phone: 405-236-5000
Website: http://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-softbl/champpage/w-softbl-div1-index.html

Little League World Series

When: August
Where: Williamsport, PA
Website: http://www.littleleague.org/Little_League_Online.htm

Major League Baseball All-Star Game

When: July
Where: Rotating location (2010 game is on 7/13 at Angels Stadium)
Website: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2010/

Major League Baseball World Series

When: October
Where: Home parks of participating teams

Basketball

NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four

When: Late March
Where: Rotates (2010: Indianapolis)
Web site: http://www.ncaa.com/champ/index.html

NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four

When: Late March
Where: Rotates (2010: San Antonio)
Website: http://www.ncaa.com/champ/wbasket-div1-champ.html

NBA Finals

When: June
Where: Home arenas of participating teams
Website: http://www.nba.com/

Bicycling

RAGBRAI

When: Last full week in July
Where: Iowa
Website: http://ragbrai.com/

More info: RAGBRAI®, “The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa®, is an annual seven-day bicycle ride across the state. Heading into its 38th year, RAGBRAI is the oldest, largest and longest bicycle touring event in the world. The bicycle ride starts in Western Iowa and ends in Eastern Iowa. Averages 472 miles. About 8,500 riders.

Tour de France

When: July & August
Where: France (Duh!) 2,200 miles throughout France and bordering countries
Website: http://www.letour.fr/indexus.html

College Football

Fiesta Bowl

When: January
Where: Tempe, AZ
Website: http://www.fiestabowl.org/

Orange Bowl

When: January
Where: Miami, FL.
Website: http://www.orangebowl.org/

Rose Bowl

When: January
Where: Pasadena, CA.
Website: http://www.tournamentofroses.com/rosebowlgame/

Sugar Bowl

When: January
Where: New Orleans, LA.
Website: http://allstatesugarbowl.org/site.php

NFL Football

Super Bowl

When: February
Where: Rotates
Website: http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/44

Hockey

NCAA Men’s Frozen Four (Hockey Championship Div. I)

When: April
Where: Rotates
Website: http://www.ncaa.com/champ/index.html

NCAA Women’s Frozen Four (Hockey Championship Div. I)

When: March
Where: Rotates
Website: http://www.ncaa.com/champ/index.html

Stanley Cup Finals

When: May & June
Where: Home arenas of participating teams
Website: http://www.nhl.com/

Golf

The Masters Golf Tournament

When: April
Where: Augusta, Georgia – Augusta National Golf Course
Website: http://www.masters.com/en_US/index.html

Tickets: Apply by mid-July for following year. Details on website.

U.S. Open Golf Championship (Men’s)

When: June
Where: Rotates
Website: http://www.usopen.com/en_US/index.html

PGA Golf Championship

When: August
Where: Rotating venues
Website: http://www.pga.com/home/

British Open Championship (The Open Championship)

When: Weekend of the third Friday in July
Where: One of nine historic link courses on rotation
Website: http://www.opengolf.com/

Horse Racing

Belmont Stakes

When: June
Where: Belmont Park in Elmont, New York
Website: http://www.belmontstakes.com/

Kentucky Derby

When: First Saturday in May
Where: Louisville, Kentucky
Website: http://www.kentuckyderby.com/

Preakness Stakes

When: Third Saturday in May
Where: Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland
Website: http://www.preakness.com/

Royal Ascot

When: Mid-June
Where: Berkshire, England
Website: http://www.ascot.co.uk/index.html

More info: This famous horse race, held about 25 miles west of London, immortalized in “My Fair Lady,” dates back to 1711.

Ice Skating

World Figure Skating Championship

When: Usually March
Where: Rotates venues
Website: http://www3.isu.org/vsite/vtrial/page/home/0,11065,4844-128590-129898-19296-68634-custom-item,00.html

Running

Boston Marathon

When: Third Monday of April (Patriot’s Day)
Where: Boston, Massachusetts
Website: http://www.bostonmarathon.org/

Ironman Triathlon World Championships (Ironman Hawaii)

When: October
Where: Kailoa-Kona, The Big Island of Hawaii
Website: http://ironman.com/

New York City Marathon

When: November
Where: New York City, NY
Website: http://www.nycmarathon.org/

Twin Cities Marathon

When: First weekend in October
Where: Minneapolis and St. Paul
Website: http://www.mtcmarathon.org/index.cfm?

Soccer

NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship, (Div. I)

When: December
Where: Rotating venues
Web site: http://www.ncaa.com/champ/index.html

NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship, (Div. I)

When: December
Where: Rotating venues
Website: http://www.ncaa.com/champ/index.html

World Cup Finals

When: Every 4 years. Next event is in June, 2010 in South Africa.
Where: Rotating venues
Website: http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/

Tennis

Australian Open

When: January
Where: Melbourne, Australia — Melbourne Park
Website: http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/index.html

French Open

When: Late May – Early June
Where: Paris, France — Roland Garros Stadium
Website: http://www.rolandgarros.com/index.html

U.S. Open Tennis Championship

When: Late August- Early September
Where: New York City, New York — USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Website: http://www.usopen.org/

Wimbledon Tennis Championship

When: Last week in June through Early July
Where: London, England — All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon.
Website: http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/index.html

For tickets: Forms must be submitted to the All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club by the previous December 31.

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