Events and Attractions
Trump to host IndyCar drivers, stakeholders to hype up Freedom 250 Grand Prix
President Trump will “host top IndyCar drivers at a White House event Monday afternoon” ahead of the inaugural Freedom 250 Grand Prix set for D.C. next month. Trump “plans to hype up” the event that runs from Aug. 22-23 in a ceremony that begins at 1:30pm ET and “will feature reigning IndyCar champi...
Stars come out for Wimbledon’s final day
The Wimbledon men’s final Sunday brought out the celebrities, led by Prince William, Kate Middleton and their two kids, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, who all watched from the Royal Box. Augusta National Golf Club Chair Fred Ridley was also spotted in the Royal Box just behind Prince William....
How the Phillies built a franchise ready for the MLB All-Star spotlight
Early last year, as preparations accelerated for the 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Philadelphia Phillies Managing Partner and CEO John Middleton challenged the organization to think beyond simply hosting the event.
Netflix looks to ‘eventize’ MLB Home Run Derby with new format
Major League Baseball’s T-Mobile Home Run Derby has a new home and a new format for 2026.
What to watch during MLB All-Star Week
Baseball takes its annual talent showcase to Philadelphia this week as labor uncertainty continues to loom over the sport, approximately 4 1/2 months shy of the Dec. 1 expiration of MLB’s collective-bargaining agreement.
Summer of ’96: A look back at Philadelphia’s previous All-Star Game
Some seven years before this year’s All-Star Game in Philadelphia, Major League Baseball announced its location — unusually early. The nation’s birthplace would host the Midsummer Classic as part of America’s semiquincentennial celebration.
Spotted: World Cup matchups draw celebrity interest in Miami, K.C.
World Cup games continued to draw massive celebrity interest. In K.C. for the Argentina-Switzerland matchup celebrities spotted included Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes and wife Brittany; “Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudeikis, who brought many of his castmates to his hometown for the K.C. Current’s “Ted Lasso N...
Celebrities spotted at Saturday’s Wimbledon women’s final
The Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, sat in the royal box next to former professional tennis player Martina Navratilova at Saturday’s Wimbledon women’s final and later presented the championship trophies after the match. Also in attendance: actress Jodie Foster and wife Alexandra Hedison; actor St...
Down to four: World Cup semifinals present ‘dream’ matchups
The World Cup final four is set after England outlasted Norway 2-1 in Miami and Argentina finally pulled away from Switzerland 3-1 in K.C. It is “pretty much the dream” World Cup semifinal line-up and “almost as good as it gets.” It is a “salivating” quartet of team remaining and “also precisely the...
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Before the Super Bowl in 2025, we met with our leadership and said we didn’t want to do something that had already been done. We identified Jameis that year as someone who was, by every metric we could count, the number one NFL player on social, just for his virality, his moments and his Jameisisms.-- Fox Sports Exec Dir of Digital & Social Nick Rago, on why the network chose N.Y. Giants QB Jameis Winston as a roaming, social-first correspondent for its World Cup coverage.
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