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PGA Championship: Takeaways from Aronimink
It was a mostly quiet start to the week at the PGA Championship near Philadelphia, but three themes emerged from the ground at Aronimink Golf Club, reports SBJ’s Josh Carpenter:
FBI plans to deploy trained officers to mitigate hostile drones during World Cup
The FBI “plans to deploy roughly 60 specially trained state and local police officers across venues” for the FIFA World Cup to “detect and electronically disable hostile drones.” Training is “already underway” with less than four weeks until the tournament starts. A source said that officers from ag...
Rousey: Carano fight to set women’s purse record, challenge UFC’s MMA dominance
MMA fighter Ronda Rousey said that her fight with Gina Carano “will set a new purse record for female fighters” when they meet Saturday at Intuit Dome, with the bout set to be streamed on Netflix. Rousey “championed her bout with Carano as a landscape-shifting moment for the sport” and also “took ai...
Laurel Park set for big one-time moment in hosting Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes will be held at Laurel Park for the “first and only time” Saturday, while the race’s traditional Baltimore home Pimlico Race Course undergoes renovations and it is a big moment for Laurel Park. It is also a “bit of a last hurrah,” as Laurel Park will cease operations as a racetr...
North America’s soccer boom accelerates ahead of World Cup
North America, “long considered soccer’s last great unconquered market,” has embraced the game to a “stunning degree” over the past few decades -- and the upcoming FIFA World Cup “could accelerate that boom,” according to Andrew Marszal of SOCCER AMERICA. The surge in popularity is “matched by an ex...
Report: Maryland weighs bid to secure Preakness Stakes branding rights
The state of Maryland is “seriously exploring” a potential $85M move to secure the Preakness Stakes’ brand, an action that would “further bind the historic race to the state where it has been run for more than 150 years,” according to sources cited by Jeff Barker of the BALTIMORE SUN. A spokesman fo...
Inside Patina Group’s massive operation at the PGA Championship
SBJ’s Josh Carpenter takes you behind the scenes of Patina Group’s massive food and beverage operation at the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club. From feeding thousands of fans to executing premium hospitality experiences, get an inside look at the scale, logistics, and precision behind one of ...
AT&T Stadium, Lincoln Financial Field inch closer to World Cup readiness
AT&T Stadium’s preparations for the FIFA World Cup are “ramping up” as the stadium “readies for its (latest) close-up, one with a long-awaited international spotlight,” according to Eric Prisbell of the DALLAS MORNING NEWS. In the lead-up to the World Cup, the Cowboys completed a two-year, $300M...
World Cup Notes: K.C. mayor softens stance on city liquor laws
In K.C., Katelyn Umholtz reported K.C. Mayor Quinton Lucas appeared to “soften his stance on the city’s restaurants and bars extending liquor sale hours” during the World Cup after a City Council committee meeting Tuesday. Lucas introduced an ordinance that his office said would “partially exempt Ka...
F1 Canadian Grand Prix readies for earlier date despite concerns of overlap with NHL
Canadian Grand Prix organizers said that they are “ready for their new, earlier slot” on the F1 calendar, even if it “raises the possibility of overlap” with a Canadiens playoff run this year, according to Morgan Lowrie of the CP. F1 has rescheduled the Montreal race from mid-June to May 24 in order...
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