Events and Attractions

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’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...

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 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...

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 ...

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...

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....

FIFA’s resale site has four tickets on sale for the World Cup final for “just under” $2.3M each, according to the AP. The $2,299,998.85 seats for the July 19 match at MetLife Stadium are “located behind a goal in the lower deck in block 124, row 45, seats 33-36.” FIFA does not control the asking pri...

A “record number of people” attended the first day of the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh on Thursday, with more than 320,000 turning out for the festivities. The previous record was set by Detroit in 2024, when more than 275,000 fans attended Day 1. The Draft Theater on the North Shore outside Acrisur...

GivenGain has announced a partnership with Let’s Do This, an AI registration platform, to introduce an end-to-end experience that connects registration and fundraising for participants, charities and event organizers.