Events and Attractions
Australian Open’s concert series seeing growth with notable acts
The Australian Open’s AO Live concert series “continues to attract big names” as part of a “fast-growing music side” of the Open, according to Will Hogan of the Melbourne HERALD SUN. This year’s AO Live will see “five separate shows” -- including local artist The Kid LAROI and singer Renee Rapp -- a...
ACC moves football championship game to noon to boost viewership
The ACC will move its football championship game from 8pm ET to the “noon Saturday window on championship weekend” -- a move that will put the conference “front and center for its TV window after years of competing with the Big Ten for evening viewership,” according to David Hale of ESPN.com. The sc...
Charlotte Motor Speedway’s shift away from Roval the latest fan-favored move by NASCAR
The reaction from fans on the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval road-course being replaced by the track’s 1.5-mile oval for this season’s NASCAR schedule is going to be “highly favorable,” according to Jeff Gluck of THE ATHLETIC. The move is NASCAR’s latest “common-sense” change, continuing a “trend th...
MLB plans citywide activations for 2026 All-Star Game in Philadelphia
The MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia this year will have interconnectivity that will be “evident,” as the week will “activate multiple parts of the city” from July 11 through July 14, including events at Independence Mall in Old City and Citizens Bank Park in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex, ...
Australian Open not allowing wearable technology for players
Australian Open officials have made headlines recently for requesting players take off their Whoop devices during matches. Over the weekend, top seeds Aryna Sabalenka, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner were made to remove their wrist-worn wearables, which track biometrics related to sleep, stress, re...
Hyrox announces title sponsorship with NYU Langone Health
Fitness competition sport Hyrox is expanding its agreement with NYU Langone Health as a title sponsor.
White House event featuring sports commissioners postponed due to weather issues
A White House event in which commissioners from five major sports leagues were to appear alongside President Donald Trump as he “unveiled the latest plans for the celebration” of the U.S.’s 250th anniversary “has been postponed due to adverse weather conditions,” according to sources cited by THE AT...
Spain to host men’s World Cup final in 2030
Spanish soccer federation President Rafael Louzán on Monday said that Spain “will host the final of the 2030 World Cup,” which is set to be co-hosted by Spain, Portugal and Morocco. FIFA has “not yet said where it plans to stage” the final, and Louzán did “not specify in which city or venue it would...
Paramount+ averaged nearly 5 million viewers for UFC debut
The debut of UFC 324 on Paramount+ averaged nearly five million streaming views, making Saturday’s fight card the platform’s largest exclusive live event to date.
White: UFC to pay for entire White House card; no taxpayer funds being sought
UFC will pay for the White House card this summer in full and is not asking for taxpayer funds to help offset ballooning costs, according to UFC President & CEO Dana White.
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It’s going to be a historic one-of-one fight, and just like I talked about with the Sphere, we’re going to make the Sphere look like f---ing ash tray money.-- UFC President & CEO Dana White, on how the cost of putting on the White House card in June will dwarf the estimated $20M that UFC spent on its Sphere event in 2024.
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