Events and Attractions
UFC’s White describes shooting at Correspondents’ Dinner
UFC CEO Dana White was “just a few feet away” from President Trump when members of the Secret Service and local police “rushed into the ballroom at the Washington Hilton after a shooter opened fire ahead of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday.” White attended the event as a guest of T...
Incoming Padres owners in attendance for club’s Mexico City series
Incoming Padres owners José Feliciano and his wife, Kwanza Jones, will join club minority owner Alfredo Harp Helú “in his box for the finale of the Padres’ Mexico City Series” against the D-backs on Sunday. Harp Helú, an original member of the ownership group that bought the team in 2012, owns a 15%...
Pittsburgh shatters NFL Draft three-day attendance record
Pittsburgh set record attendance for the NFL Draft as the event drew 805,000 over three-days, with people “between Point State Park and outside Acrisure Stadium on the North Shore, besting the previous record of 775,000, set in Detroit” in 2024. The event “added up to what local officials called a o...
Goodell: 10 interested host cities came to Pittsburgh to scout the NFL Draft
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said there were representatives from 10 different cities in Pittsburgh Thursday night for the first round of the NFL Draft “scouting” to see if they would be interested in hosting the event. Goodell, during an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” Friday, added there is ...
Turkey returning to F1 schedule in 2027
Turkey’s Istanbul Park circuit “will return” to the F1 calendar “for at least five years” beginning in 2027, marking the “culmination of Turkey’s years-long campaign to return to the sport.” Eren Uclertopragi, president of Turkey’s Automobile Sports Federation, said that “preparations were underwa...
How the NFL’s Teammate program builds a pathway for the next generation of sports professionals
The NFL Draft in Pittsburgh started Thursday and serves as the league’s latest on-field talent pipeline. But off the field, the NFL is continuing to formalize a workforce pipeline of its own.
Churchill Downs hopes to build out Preakness to generate millions in ROI
Churchill Downs Inc. said that it “would like to help build the second jewel of the Triple Crown” as it is buying into the Preakness Stakes through an intellectual property purchase, according to Frank Angst of BLOODHORSE. Churchill Downs CEO Bill Carstanjen said that they will “work with the [Maryl...
World Cup notes: Vancouver World Cup exec focuses on smooth tournament delivery
In Vancouver, Lori Culbert wrote FIFA World Cup 26 Vancouver Host Committee Lead Jessie Adcock’s focus for the next seven weeks is “ensuring the games proceed on time, on budget, and without any major complications.” As a woman of color, she hopes that her experience leading FIFA Vancouver “sends a ...
U.S. government’s early data shows no clear World Cup travel spike
About 12,000 individuals seeking a U.S. tourist visa to attend the 2026 FIFA World Cup have opted into the administration’s FIFA Priority Appointment Scheduling System, according to a source familiar with the program. That figure, coupled with Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) applic...
Envoy’s suggestion to replace Iran with Italy in World Cup sparks questions over contingencies
U.S. special envoy Paolo Zampolli’s comments that Italy should replace Iran in the FIFA World Cup are the “latest in an unprecedented series of moves by the Trump administration and its allies to insert themselves into preparations” for this summer’s tournament, according to Kevin Baxter of the L.A....
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Italy's possible re-qualification for the 2026 World Cup ... is firstly not possible, and secondly, not appropriate. I don't know what comes first.-- Italian sports minister Andrea Abodi, on the suggestion from a Trump envoy that Italy should replace Iran at the World Cup this summer.
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