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Sports at 250: Pittsburgh punches above its weight in ranking of America’s best sports cities
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, new CivicScience/SBJ Sports Consumer Insights data sheds light on the country’s top sports cities. New York finished first with 20% of the vote, followed by a surprising runner-up: Pittsburgh at 16%.
Fireworks companies see revenue projections boom as teams celebrate America’s 250th birthday
With celebrations for a historic July Fourth well underway, the sports world is investing in bigger, louder and longer pyrotechnic spectacles, bringing with them both new revenue opportunities and operational strain on the fireworks industry.
Sabalenka defends prize-money protest despite Wimbledon increase
WTA No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday at Wimbledon “defended a prize-money protest by leading players” despite the tournament “increasing its pot by a record 20% this year.” Players are “demanding a bigger slice of the Grand Slam pie and improved player welfare.” Wimbledon’s $84M pot this year equat...
L.A. reaches tentative deal for 2028 Games reimbursement
L.A. officials have reached a “tentative agreement with organizers of the 2028 Olympic Games laying out the process for reimbursing the city for potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in public services.” The agreement, which still needs approval from L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and the City Council,...
Justin Bieber announces Maple Leafs No. 1 pick at NHL Draft
The Maple Leafs selected F Gavin McKenna with the first overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft on Friday, and singer Justin Bieber, a longtime Leafs fan, was on hand to make the announcement.
South Africa-Canada ticket prices see big drop for Round of 32 opener
With the World Cup Round of 23 matchups all set, South Africa and Canada open up the knockout stage on Sunday at L.A. Stadium and ticket prices are down for the game. The get-in price sits at $557 with over 400 tickets available. That price is down 34% from the start of the tournament and 29% from t...
FIFA Fan Fests drawing capacity crowds as group stage wraps up
With the World Cup group stage coming to a close on Saturday, the Toronto FIFA Fan Festival “stopped letting people in” after its 20,000-people capacity was reached. Saturday was the “first time the venue was at capacity.” A person in line to enter the Fan Festival said that “ticketholders who were ...
Colombia fans flood Miami Stadium for Portugal match
Colombia’s match against Portugal on Saturday was “practically a home game,” with Miami Stadium “awash in yellow as more than three quarters of the sellout crowd” of 64,478 was rooting for Colombia. Fans showed up as early as 8am ET on Saturday, more than 11 hours before kickoff. More than 40,000 Co...
World Cup group stage attendance passes 4.6 million
The World Cup group stage wrapped up on Saturday, and listed attendance from matches surpassed 4.6 million as FIFA continues to blow past its record for the most attended World Cup. According to data tracked by SBJ, the World Cup group stages drew 4,644,996 fans and racked up 44 sellouts in 72 match...
World Cup moves to knockouts with hyped matches, surprise teams
The World Cup has reached the knockout stage, with the expanded tournament now featuring 32 teams in this round, the total size of the most recent tournaments. It is “sudden death, but with so many fixtures that make you feel alive.” Looking at the draw is “exhilarating.” Brazil-Japan is a “match of...
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It doesn’t take account of all the investments we make in many things, the costs of delivering the Championships to the standard that we deliver it to -- which, of course, builds a value in our brand, which, particularly for the top-10 players, they’ll see the benefits of when you look at the kind of contracts that they will have personally. Our business model, really carefully balanced over 150 years, has delivered that value -- yes, to us, yes, to British tennis -- but also back to the players.-- All England Lawn Tennis Club CEO Sally Bolton, on how a source of frustration for AELTC leadership is the player group’s proposed revenue share structure as the mode of deciding the total prize money pool.
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