Events and Attractions
Pickleball Slam adds Ares Management as title sponsor
Ahead of its fourth edition this April, the Pickleball Slam showcase co-owned by Horizon Sports & Experiences and GSE Worldwide (via its acquisition of InsideOut Sports & Entertainment) has added Ares Management as its title sponsor on a multiyear deal. The event will be branded the “Ares Pi...
Qatar in talks to host first Women’s Club World Cup
Qatar is “in talks” with FIFA about “staging the inaugural Women’s Club World Cup.” FIFA announced last month that the new club competition would take place from Jan. 5-30, 2028, but the governing body “has not said where it will be held or whether it will run a formal bidding process.” Qatar’s expr...
CFP National Championship ticket prices remain high
Demand for the College Football Playoff National Championship Game between No. 1 Indiana and No. 10 Miami hasn’t cooled in the days since the matchup was decided. Between SeatGeek, StubHub, Ticketmaster and Vivid Seats, the cheapest tickets are in the mid-$3,000s, with the lowest price $3,282 on Viv...
SBJ National Sports Forum reveals 2026 BDSE Cohort members
Sports Business Journal’s National Sports Forum has announced the members of the 2026 Business of Diversity in Sports & Entertainment Cohort. The program provides rising women and ethnic-minority professionals in the sports industry with dedicated workshops and networking opportunities. It also ...
Pittsburgh ramps up planning around NFL Draft as event draws closer
With just under 100 days until Pittsburgh hosts the NFL Draft, planning is “ramping up in City Hall and across the region,” according to Madaleine Rubin of the PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE. VisitPittsburgh President & CEO Jerad Bachar has said that this “will be the largest event Pittsburgh has ever ...
Philadelphia keeping admission to its World Cup fan festival free
General admission to Philadelphia’s World Cup fan festival, scheduled on the grounds of Lemon Hill Mansion in the Brewerytown section of the city, “will remain free,” according to Kerith Gabriel of the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER. There will be “optional VIP experiences,” including “expedited entry into f...
Halifax fans pack the house for PWHL Takeover Tour game between Fleet, Charge
Over 10,400 fans turned out to the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax yesterday to watch the Boston Fleet take on the Ottawa Charge “for the second of two PWHL Takeover Tour games” over the weekend. Charge coach Carla MacLeod said that she “can picture a PWHL team” based in Halifax, as it was the “loudest...
Experts share concerns over World Cup pricing trends
During the waning week of 2025, FIFA President Gianni Infantino closed out the year by defending the current prices for the upcoming men’s World Cup. And those prices, which he called an effect created by incredible demand (and FIFA’s dynamic pricing structure), remain on the steeper side, especiall...
Alcaraz, Sinner face off in South Korea exhibition match
World No.1 tennis player Carlos Alcaraz defeated No.2 Jannik Sinner in straight sets in a South Korea exhibition match Saturday before around 12,000 fans at Inspire Arena in Incheon, just west of Seoul. This was the “first appearance in South Korea for both players.” The match was a “mix of high-qua...
Fiesta Bowl, Peach Bowl see attendance bumps
Attendance for the Fiesta Bowl and Peach Bowl, which served as the CFP semifinal sites last week, was up for both games. The announced crowd for the Fiesta Bowl between Miami and Ole Miss was 67,928, up from 63,854 for the Penn State-Boise State quarterfinal last season. The Peach Bowl, with Indiana...
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There has to be some level that commitment matters, contracts matter, defections have consequences, that loyalty is not just optional for elite players.-- Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee, on the possibility of Brooks Koepka returning to the PGA Tour and the consequences he and other LIV players should face if they do return.
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