Closing Shot: The Big Easy’s First Super Bowl Host

Keith Horcasitas never got inside Tulane Stadium for a Super Bowl, but he still made the most of it, parking cars for $5 a pop and marveling that fans would leave their keys with a 13- or 14-year-old kid just trying to earn a quick buck.

Sugarlands named Official Moonshine of 2025 Ryder Cup

Sugarlands Distilling Company today announced a deal to become the Official Moonshine of the 2025 Ryder Cup that includes the release of a limited-edition Ryder Cup-branded Cherry Limeade Moonshine now available at retailers nationwide. The jar features the Ryder Cup logo displayed over an image of ...

Closing Shot: Unwrapping A Holiday Tradition

To learn the ties between sports and Christmas Day, you have to go back. Way back.


WWE taking 2026 SummerSlam to Minneapolis, U.S. Bank Stadium

WWE, in partnership with Minnesota Sports & Events, today announced that Minneapolis will host SummerSlam over two nights on Saturday, Aug. 1, and Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, at U.S. Bank Stadium. The 2026 edition of SummerSlam will be the first WWE premium live event in Minneapolis since 2019 and wil...

TKO appoints Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson to board

TKO Group Holdings, comprised of WWE and UFC, has appointed Dwayne Johnson to its BOD, effective today, and granted him full ownership of the trademark name "The Rock." In addition to being among the WWE's most popular talent of all time, Johnson has amassed a business portfolio that includes Seven ...

Closing Shot: Pop Culture

This month has a special day set aside for that puffed-up pillar of snacks, popcorn, which has satisfied by the handful for generations. And before you run off thinking it was movie theaters that launched this concessions mainstay, there are some kernels of knowledge for you to munch on.

Closing Shot: Welcome To Bowl Season

College football fans don’t have to wait until the holidays to open this annual gift. It’s bowl season and for three glorious weeks, 43 games will be delivered, starting Dec. 16 with the Myrtle Beach Bowl and ending with the CFP National Championship on Jan. 8 in Houston.

IMG debuts new modernized logo

IMG has unveiled a new logo and visual identity designed to modernize the global sports and culture company. The rebrand, which marks the first major update to IMG’s logo since 2004, debuted this week at the inaugural IMG Summit gathering outside London. The logo was produced by IMG's in-house marke...

Closing Shot: ‘Stitched Lemon’

If you think it was tough to add rules such as a pitch clock and wider bases in Major League Baseball, just think about trying to introduce a yellow baseball.