Events and Attractions

It was, as John Lohrke put it, “the winter from hell” in Fairbanks, Alaska.

The sports industry has spent the better part of the previous decade proving it can maximize revenue inside the venue: Premium seating, dynamic pricing, all-inclusive hospitality and a booming secondary market have all pushed per-cap spending and franchise valuations to record levels. From a busines...

Kevin Demoff attended the 1994 World Cup as a teenager, watching the U.S. against Romania in 100-degree weather at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. “There was a guy sitting behind my father and me who was wearing just a Speedo with the Romanian flag on it. He didn’t speak, he just grunted the whole time,”...

NASCAR announced preliminary numbers for the San Diego race weekend at Naval Base Coronado:

NASCAR is interested in the potential of returning to Naval Base Coronado for a race next year but will hold discussions about the topic after this weekend, according to people familiar with the matter. The Daytona Beach-based auto racing circuit is back in the Southern California market for the And...

The U.S. State Department “stepped in” and got the mother of Cabo Verde G Josimar Jose Evora Dias a “visa to enter the country” for the team’s World Cup game against Uruguay on Sunday in Miami. Dias became an “overnight social media sensation” after the team’s draw against Spain last Monday, and his...

Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei said the strict limitations place on the team by the U.S. government during the World Cup “shows we are an oppressed country.” Ghalenoei said that the team arrived in L.A. “less than 18 hours before its game against Belgium” on Sunday, a “shorter time even than before the f...

While there have “been concerns” at some World Cup venues around empty seats, that has “not been the case through two matches” at K.C. Stadium. The stadium was full Tuesday night for Argentina’s 3-0 win over Algeria, and the “same was true Saturday” for Ecuador-Curacao. After a “rough start” to K.C....

The cost to see Belgium-Iran at L.A. Stadium on Sunday has risen nearly 200% since the start of the World Cup, according to TicketData.com. Even just in the last 7 days, the get-in price for the match is up 92%, sitting at $1042. Other matches on Sunday have seen price bumps since the tournament sta...

There have been a few reports about the chemistry in Fox’s studio booth and the role of Alexi Lalas, and when Fox’s “World Cup Today” studio show came on in advance of U.S.-Australia on Friday, host Rebecca Lowe was joined on set by analysts Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimović, but Lalas was not th...