Events and Attractions
NCAA’s tournament expansion stance feels off
NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournament expansion is on the horizon, but the path forward remains murky.
Sources: F1 exploring season launch event for 2027, with Milan among options for host sites
F1 has started exploring another preseason launch event next year with potential host cities including Milan, according to people familiar with the matter, after holding a first-of-its kind showcase last year in London.
Preakness hinges on Derby winner decision amid field concerns
Fans and Preakness organizers will “anxiously await a verdict, likely to come later in the week” if Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo and trainer Cherie DeVaux will show up to the race, according to Childs Walker of the BALTIMORE BANNER. The Preakness “badly needs the narrative zest DeVaux and her ...
High World Cup transit fares in N.J., Boston spark fan backlash
World Cup host cities N.J. and Boston are “being accused of exploiting fans for the sky-high transit fares they are charging for ferrying people to and from games,” according to Zehra Munir of the FINANCIAL TIMES. N.J.’s transport system has set a price of $150 for round-trip tickets for match ticke...
World Cup Notes: Hunt brothers near ‘biggest soccer moment’ in K.C., Dallas
Chiefs Chair & CEO Clark Hunt spoke on K.C. hosting World Cup matches and said, “The citizens of Kansas City are going to be shocked in a good way by the number of tourists and the celebration that will take place over the course of the tournament.” In K.C., Blair Kerkhoff noted Hunt also remain...
Blank shaping Atlanta into U.S. soccer capital as World Cup nears
AMB Sports and Entertainment Chairman Arthur Blank has “arguably shaped” Atlanta “into the United States’ capital of soccer” as the World Cup approaches, according to Henry Queen of the ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE. Blank noted in “many ways” Atlanta is the nation’s soccer capital, noting the city has...
New Jersey to host four World Cup base camps, highlighted by Brazil
New Jersey “will be the base camp for four teams” during the FIFA World Cup this summer, with Morocco and Haiti joining Brazil and Senegal in the region, according to Adam Crafton of THE ATHLETIC. Sources noted that Brazil, Haiti, Morocco and Senegal have now “all confirmed facilities in New Jersey”...
Study shows World Cup host cities’ hotel reservations below expectations
Nearly 80% of hotel operators in nine of the 11 U.S. World Cup host cities in an outlook report said that reservations are “running well behind early projections,” even though “more than 5 million tickets” have already been sold, according to James Franey of the N.Y. POST. FIFA canceled or released ...
Nielsen: New co-viewing wearables study shows 4.2% lift to big February TV events
Nielsen rolled out a pilot program in February aimed at improving measurement around co-viewing of big events and the resulting data shows a 4.19% lift to Big Data viewership. Co-viewing is essentially multiple viewers in front of a single screen, and an area of measurement that the NFL (and other l...
Sports figures take to the spotlight at this year’s Met Gala
This year’s Met Gala featured a “long list of fashion-minded athletes trading in their cleats and sneakers for something a little less comfortable.” Tennis player Venus Williams served as a co-chair for this year, while Aces C A’ja Wilson was on the host committee. Other sports figures who made appe...
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The biggest difference is alignment. Two years ago, different parts of the organization weren’t always pulling in the same direction. Now the front office, the floor and the business side are really connected, and that creates real momentum.-- Pistons owner Tom Gores, on the biggest difference inside the organization now compared with two years ago.
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