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D.C. to host World Cup Fan Zone on National Mall
Washington, D.C., will host a “huge FIFA World Cup Fan Zone on the National Mall this summer,” tying one of the world’s biggest sporting events to America’s 250th birthday celebration. Even without hosting matches, D.C. is “positioning itself as a World Cup destination -- leaning into its internatio...
Senior Players Championship moves to Calif. under new title sponsor
The Senior Players Championship is moving to California, which “likely spells the end of 72 years of PGA Tour presence at Firestone Country Club.” Healthcare company Hoag is “taking over as title sponsor” of the Senior Players and moving it from Firestone to Newport Beach Country Club, which has hos...
Why luxury brands treat sports as a mirror, not a megaphone
You might not expect to find Louis Vuitton trophy trunks or Richard Mille timepieces in the same frame as a pack of NASCAR stock cars running flat-out at Talladega Superspeedway, their engines straining in the Alabama heat, the air thick with fuel and noise.
PGA Tour shuffles Florida events for 2027 season
A handful of notable changes are coming to the PGA Tour’s Florida Swing in 2027 as the organization continues to evolve. The tour sent a memo to players earlier Tuesday announcing the changes, which include new dates for the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Cadillac Championship and Valspar Championship....
French Open braces for extreme heat as players struggle to stay cool
The temperatures at the French Open have topped 86° since midday on Sunday, and could reach 95° in the coming days, “forcing players to seek every bit of shade or to cover themselves with ice to try to keep cool,” according to Jérôme Porier of LE MONDE. The French Ministry of Sports on Monday “calle...
World Cup training sites gear up to host national teams
The USMNT is using Orange County SC’s stadium as its main training base for the World Cup, and for the USL Championship club, “even a temporary association with the World Cup and the national team is worth celebrating,” according to Kevin Baxter of the L.A. TIMES. Orange County SC President of Busin...
Miami organizers upbeat on turnout for World Cup matches and fan zones
World Cup organizers in Miami say that they will “have no problem drawing people to Hard Rock Stadium and fan zones for people unable to get match tickets,” as bookings for hotels and short-term rentals “back up their optimism even as many other host cities lag,” according to Cancel & Smith of B...
World Cup Notes: Fans favor buses over pricey train rides to MetLife
In N.Y., Newman & Chen wrote soccer fans are “apparently balking at paying nearly $100 for a 17-mile round-trip train ride from Manhattan to MetLife Stadium” for the World Cup. About “11,900 train tickets had been sold as of Friday at noon, at $98 a pop for the journey.” Fans appear to “prefer t...
Top tennis players stop media demonstration, will fulfil duty at French Open
World leading tennis players are expected to “fulfil all their usual media commitments” at the French Open, which began at Roland Garros on Sunday, after many of the top 10 players limited their appearance to 15 minutes during Friday’s pre-tournament media day. The limit was meant to “symbolise the ...
Felix Rosenqvist wins narrow Indy 500, scores record purse
The 2026 Indianapolis 500 purse “shot up by” 50% over the previous year and had winner Felix Rosenqvist getting a record $4.34M and 22 drivers earning more than $1M. The purse totaled $30,906,400, up from 2025’s previous record of $20,283,000. Previously, “rarely had more than the winner exceeded” $...
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The fear is that the players will say ‘Oh, I can’t make it. I’m just going to accept my award in the living room of my apartment.’ We don’t want that.Former Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch, on concerns that future winners might no longer make the trip to N.Y. for the ceremony during CFP prep.
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