Events and Attractions
World Cup security hinges on coordination amid polarization
With two months until the largest and most logistically complex sporting event ever held on American soil, the Department of Homeland Security remains mired in a record-long funding shutdown as the U.S. confronts a military conflict with an adversary that has historically supported global terrorism....
Wide range of ticket prices still available for men’s, women’s Final Four games
The cost to get into the NCAA Men’s Final Four in Indianapolis on Saturday is “much less than what it would have been if Duke had closed out the game against UConn in the Elite Eight,” according to YAHOO SPORTS. Get-in ticket prices “peaked” during the day on Sunday “when it looked like Duke was goi...
Boston Soccer 26 CEO says World Cup fund-raising ‘has been a challenge’
Boston Soccer 26 CEO Mike Loynd said “fund-raising has been a challenge” for the local World Cup organizing committee, according to Silverman & Serres of the BOSTON GLOBE. Loynd said events in Massachusetts around the 250th anniversary of the U.S. have “put a lot of demands on fund-raising in th...
FIFA’s final World Cup ticket phase frustrates fans with delays, pricing
Many fans were “left frustrated by long waits, technical glitches and hiked prices” when FIFA opened the “last-minutes sales phase” of 2026 World Cup ticket sales on Wednesday -- with a Category 1 ticket to the final “now topping $10,000,” according to Henry Bushnell of THE ATHLETIC. Many “ultimatel...
PWHL Takeover Tour in Calgary draws packed house to Saddledome
The PWHL Takeover Tour in Calgary on Wednesday night between the Ottawa Charge and Toronto Sceptres drew 16,150 fans to the Saddledome -- a crowd that “was loud and cheered just as wildly for local products ... as the fans in the stands usually do for their Calgary Flames favourites.” The crowd “was...
MLB Network to broadcast live from Hall of Fame Military Classic
MLB Network’s “Intentional Talk” will broadcast live from Cooperstown’s Doubleday Field on May 22 in a special episode dedicated to the Hall of Fame Military Classic and the Baseball HOF’s America 250 celebration. Former MLBer Ryan Dempster will be joined by Siera Santos as the show’s hosts, with Ba...
Tiger Woods will not captain U.S. Ryder Cup team in 2027
Tiger Woods will “not be the captain of the United States Ryder Cup team in 2027 at Adare Manor,” according to Cameron Jourdan of GOLFWEEK. The PGA of America on Wednesday announced that Woods “told the organization he was passing on the chance to captain the team in Ireland next year.” Jourdan note...
Report: Ravens to face Cowboys in Brazil
The Ravens are “headed to Brazil” to face off with the Cowboys, the home team in the NFL’s Rio de Janeiro game in Week 3, according to sources cited by the BALTIMORE BANNER. The game in Maracaña Stadium will “be the first of at least three in Rio over the next five years.” It will be the NFL’s third...
FIFA faces technical issues as World Cup ticket sales resume
FIFA “appeared to have technical difficulties” when it resumed 2026 World Cup ticket sales Wednesday after the 48-team field was finalized. FIFA did not say which games and price categories were available. Some people who “clicked on what FIFA called its ‘last-minute sales phase’ when sales opened” ...
Rugby in America: The next big thing?
With the 2031 Rugby World Cup heading to the U.S., Anthem Rugby President Patrick Stack explains why rugby is booming worldwide -- and why America’s moment may finally be here.
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