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UT Southwestern Medical Center becomes Dallas World Cup supporter
UT Southwestern Medical Center has become an official Dallas World Cup 2026 host city supporter, a “significant development as momentum continues to ramp up” for the tournament. The partnership will allow UT Southwestern to play a “role in community engagement initiatives” and will include “visibili...
German soccer club cancels U.S. trip citing recent immigration violence
Bundesliga club Werder Bremen is “canceling its planned trip” to the U.S. this summer, after “violence and political chaos engulfed Minneapolis” amid the Trump administration’s major immigration enforcement push in January, according to Gregory Svirnovskiy of POLITICO. The trip included stops in Min...
Seattle host committee reveals broad legacy vision ahead of World Cup duties
The city of Seattle’s planned legacy projects for its FIFA World Cup hosting duties “span the arts, infrastructure and small business initiatives” of the city, according to Rick Morgan of the PUGET SOUND BUSINESS JOURNAL. Seattle World Cup Host Committee CEO Peter Tomozawa and the organizing group a...
Sights from 2026 SBJ National Sports Forum Day 1
The first day of the 2026 SBJ National Sports Forum in St. Louis featured several workshops and presentations throughout Sunday.
On tap for Day 2 of the SBJ National Sports Forum
The SBJ National Sports Forum continues at the Union Station Hotel in St. Louis with a day of fireside chats, panel discussions, breakout sessions and networking opportunities capped by Women’s Sports Leaders Reception at Energizer Park.
SBJ National Sports Forum begins in St. Louis
The SBJ National Sports Forum is underway at the Union Station Hotel in St. Louis, with this year’s event marking the Forum’s 30th anniversary and first as part of SBJ. More than 800 sports professionals from teams, leagues, agencies and brands are expected. The immersive event features breakout ses...
Live Nation sees revenue bump in FY25
Live Nation registered a $25.2B revenue in fiscal year 2025, a 9% YoY increase, to go along with an operating income of $1.25B (a 52% YoY increase). The ticketing segment of its business produced $3.1B in revenue (a 3% YoY increase) with an operating income of $899M (a 1% drop from 2024).
Advertisers, MLS aiming to take advantage of World Cup to build soccer fans in U.S.
This summer’s FIFA World Cup will provide a “rare opportunity for major advertisers looking to engage sports audiences over a month-long festival,” but MLS has a “bigger ambition: to convert U.S. viewers entertaining a passing interest in the World Cup into long-term soccer fans,” according to Sam B...
Major League Volleyball taking championship to Frisco, Texas
Major League Volleyball will hold its championship at Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas, a move that “cements the city’s status as a premier national destination for professional sports,” according to Krista Summerville of Dallas-based WFAA-ABC. The three-match postseason -- two semifinals on May 7 a...
Beverly Hills apologizes for disrupting ASG event, but Brown bristles at it
The city of Beverly Hills “admitted Thursday it erred in its prior statements” regarding the events Celtics F Jaylen Brown sought to run during All-Star Weekend, but Brown “bristled at its continued reasoning for disrupting them, again claiming he and his 741 performance team were targeted.” The cit...
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Anyway you slice it, regardless of who you’re cheering for, this is a great day for hockey. This game will be talked about. This game got the significance and the magnification that not every hockey game gets.-- NHL Network Radio’s Scott Laughlin, on how the U.S.-Canada men's hockey gold medal game will be a boon for the sport.
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