Events and Attractions

NEW YORK -- The first day of SailGP’s New York grand prix featured a condensed field and adjusted scoring system after high winds affected the league’s ability to transport its full allotment of F50 catamarans, via crane, from its Brooklyn-based tech site to the aquatic race track off the shore of G...

The IIHF “reversed its decision” to ban Russian national and club teams from 2026-27 competitions and will “now review the country’s eligibility on an event-by-event basis.” The move comes a day after the IIHF “reinstated Belarus” into three 2026-27 tournaments (REUTERS, 5/29). While the move does n...

The Pentagon is “moving to recruit hundreds of troops to appear as spectators” next month for the White House UFC fight, according to sources cited by the WASHINGTON POST. The sources noted that troops who attend will be required to “pay their own way and meet height and weight requirements.” The De...

Bragging rights and a place in history “might be the most compelling reasons” to host FIFA World Cup matches, but from a financial perspective, it is “hard to see what’s in it for NFL owners,” according to Ben Volin of the BOSTON GLOBE. The experience is “riddled with expensive headaches and hoop-ju...

The UFC Freedom 250 and the IndyCar Freedom 250 GP, both set to be held on National Park Service land in D.C., “stray so far from the park service’s traditional mission and ethos that advocates and career employees are crying foul,” according to a front-page piece by Jack Dolan of the L.A. TIMES. Th...

Laser Wolf, the award-winning restaurant that has locations in Philadelphia and Brooklyn, will be on site at next month’s U.S. Open on Long Island.

NEW YORK -- SailGP will stage an event in N.Y. for the fourth time in its history this weekend, with two days of racing set to take place off Governors Island May 30-31. The league is expecting about 6,000 spectators across ticketed areas on viewing boats and premium or invite-only hospitality on sh...

There will be “no outdoor watch party outside the Bell Centre” for Friday’s Canadiens-Hurricanes Eastern Conference Finals Game 5, with the Canadiens one game away from elimination. The Canadiens in a post on X noted watch parties are “held exclusively on home game days.” Hordes of fans “gather in f...

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday said that it will “bar drones over FIFA World Cup 2026 matches and related fan events across the U.S., to fortify security.” During match ‌days, all aircraft operations, including drones, are “prohibited within a radius of three nautical miles and...

Incoming Tennis Australia CEO Andrew Abdo will “join forces with outgoing boss Craig Tiley to push a reform agenda for global tennis.” With Tiley set to become the CEO of the USTA, the pair will oversee two of the sport’s four Grand Slam tournaments, and Tiley said that he and Abdo ⁠would “work as p...