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WNBA set for Vancouver regular-season game
The Dream and Storm play Friday night at Rogers Arena in Vancouver at 7pm, marking the “first time the WNBA has played a regular-season outside the United States.” Approximately 3,000 tickets had been sold for the game at the 19,700-seat arena as of Wednesday, with organizers expecting remaining tic...
Report: NASCAR eyes moving All-Star race to Dover
There is an “increasing possibility” of moving the NASCAR All-Star Race to Dover Motor Speedway in Delaware as the league works to finalize its 2026 Cup Series schedule, according to sources. Dover hosting the All-Star Race would then “clear a spot” for North Wilkesboro Speedway to land a Cup points...
IndyCar faces roadblocks in Mexico City talks, rising costs
Some people within IndyCar have “begun to question whether Penske Entertainment’s nearly year-long quest to land a race” in Mexico City will “ultimately come to fruition,” but series ownership said that it is “’very confident’ a deal will ultimately come together for next year,” according to Nathan ...
Milwaukee Mile ready for IndyCar despite flooding
A Wisconsin State Fair Park spokesperson said that the Milwaukee Mile was “not damaged and the facility will be ready to go when the IndyCar arrives” after recent flooding, according to Dave Kallmann of the MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL. The second-last day of the 2025 Wisconsin State Fair was “cut sho...
USTA, Marvel team on comic book for U.S. Open
The USTA is collaborating with Marvel to create an Althea Gibson-themed comic book for U.S. Open Fan Week. Throughout Fan Week, which offers free entry onto the U.S. Open grounds from Aug. 18-23, the USTA will give away 40,000 print copies of the book (6,000 per day) to fans. In a nod to the 2025 U....
NASCAR, Anduril ink deal for San Diego street race
California-based defense technology company Anduril Industries will be the title sponsor of the NASCAR San Diego street race next year, bringing together an increasingly prominent brand in the military industrial sector for the sport’s first competition on an active military base. The pact will be a...
Atlanta’s housing-first strategy faces federal pressure ahead of ’26 World Cup
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup draws closer, the conditions in Atlanta “seem ripe for the Trump administration to clash with the city on its homeless policy” following President Trump’s “federal takeover” of the Washington, D.C., police force earlier this week, according to Matt Reynolds of the ATLANTA ...
Heat, Magic set for NBA’s first Puerto Rico exhibition matchup since ’06
The Heat yesterday formally announced their Oct. 4 exhibition game against the Magic at Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico, marking the first NBA exhibition game in the territory since 2006, according to Ira Winderman of South Florida SUN-SENTINEL. Heat EVP & Chief Commercial Office...
La Liga game in Miami could be first of several European matches played abroad
While La Liga “seem most likely to be the first league to host a competitive match in the U.S., they are not the only ones plotting out such a plan,” according to Pardeep Cattry of CBSSPORTS.com. Serie A are “considering staging” AC Milan’s fixture against Como 1907 in Australia in February, since t...
LVCVA approves sponsorship for F1 race through ’27
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority on Tuesday approved a $20M “race sponsorship agreement” that extends the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix “through at least 2027.” The LVCVA Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve spending $10M per year to “sponsor the 2026 and 2027 races.” The initial...
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