Events and Attractions

When the NFL first arrived in London for a game in 2007, the United Kingdom wasn’t exactly an American football hotbed. But at least the Brits spoke the language, and extensive U.S. business and cultural ties helped smooth the path.

With its North American headquarters nestled in Morrisville, N.C. (population 32,628), the world’s No. 1 PC seller is the epitome of what Beijing-based Lenovo calls a “global-local balance.”

A look at events across multiple sports that the Triangle region has hosted and will host in the coming years

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The colors on military uniforms represent many virtues and symbols on the battlefield, and New Balance is transferring them to the gridiron with the U.S. Coast Guard Academy at this year’s Secretaries’ Cup.

The sports business world inside the borders of North Carolina’s Research Triangle is well aware that outsiders’ view of the region’s sports ecosystem consists primarily — perhaps entirely — of two things: the country’s most rabid college basketball fan base, and the site of the greatest movie in th...

The WTA is looking to “keep its signature event,” the season-ending WTA Tour Finals, “in Saudi Arabia beyond its current deal.” The WTA deal “expires after next year’s tournament.” WTA CEO Portia Archer said that “talks to extend it are ongoing.” Archer said, “We signed on for a three-year term, we’...

President Trump “will be in attendance” for Sunday’s Lions-Commanders game at Northwest Stadium, sitting in Commanders owner Josh Harris’ box. Trump will be there to “celebrate the veteran’s celebration that’s taking place at halftime” (“The Pat McAfee Show,” ESPN, 11/7). Harris in May visited Trump...

The Next Gen ATP Finals will “leave its current venue in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia two years early.” A source, cited by THE ATHLETIC, said that the Saudi Tennis Federation has “decided to exercise an opt-out clause after three years of the five-year deal.” The ATP, in a release, said that it had “launche...