Events and Attractions
NHL staging free fan fests for 4 Nations Face-Off
The NHL and NHLPA will hold free fan festivals in both Boston and Montreal ahead of the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off. Boston will host the 4 Nations Face-Off Fan Village, a three-day, non-ticketed fan festival open to the public at City Hall Plaza, Feb. 15-17 from 11am-6pm ET each day. In Montreal, t...
Trump first sitting president to attend Super Bowl
President Trump will attend Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, becoming the “first sitting president to attend” the game (CBSNEWS.com, 2/4). The guest list is “still being prepared … though House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana native, is in talks to join him.” There is always a “significant security prese...
Former LSU athletes to headline 'Geaux Zone' Super Bowl pop-up
LSU is formally getting in on the Super Bowl action in New Orleans this week.
Women's College All-Star Game to take place in April
The Women's College All-Star Game is coming back and is set to take place during national championship weekend on April 5 in Tampa. The event will be broadcast on ESPN 2 at 3pm ET. Herbalife and Skechers are also slated to involved as sponsors.
New Orleans kicks off anticipated Super Bowl week
The Super Bowl LIX festivities began last night in New Orleans as it capped “more than six years of planning that brought infrastructure enhancements, citywide beautification projects” and a $560M Caesars Superdome renovation, according to Missy Wilkinson of the New Orleans TIMES-PICAYUNE. Construct...
Doug Thornton: The Superdome’s Super Bowl sage
Sunday’s Super Bowl at Caesars Superdome will be the 12th one worked by Doug Thornton, president of North American venues for Legends/ASM Global, and the fourth at the famed building he’s run for 28 years.
NFL vows Superdome will be 'safest place' for SB
In this week's SBJ Facilities newsletter, Bret McCormick profiles Legends/ASM Global President of North American Venues Doug Thornton -- who has run operations at the Superdome for 28 years -- and looks at the monumental task ahead when it comes to securing the arena and its surroundings for the Big...
NASCAR Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium a hit for fans, drivers
VERY GOOD CHOICE: In Winston-Salem, columnist John Dell wrote NASCAR Cup drivers coming back to Bowman Gray was a “home run in so many ways.” Over two days, 35,000 or more fans “crammed into Bowman Gray” to see racing in the middle of winter. Thanks to "a few standing-room-only platforms on the conc...
NFC tops AFC in competitive Pro Bowl flag game
The NFC "completed a three-peat" in the 2025 Pro Bowl Games, topping the AFC 76-63 after the completion of all events, including a 56-50 win in Sunday's flag football game. The flag format "has seemingly increased the competitiveness of the event, seeing as how players harbor fewer fears about susta...
Goodell set for annual presser ahead of Super Bowl
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s annual Super Bowl week news conference will take place Monday afternoon where he "will discuss the league’s wins in revenue, viewership records and expanded reach." He’ll also "offer updates on upcoming international games, potential rule changes the league will cons...
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“I’ve been in situations of disparity. I think the race team is going to focus on what they have to do this weekend, which I expect them to do. … [Kessler] did an unbelievable job today, and I think I put all my cards on the table”23XI co-owner Michael Jordan, on the impact the legal battle with NASCAR is having on the racing team.
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