Events and Attractions

Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo will “not be running in” the Preakness Stakes, “another blow to the race that has clearly become the weak link in the Triple Crown,” according to Bill Finley of the THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS. Trainer Cherie DeVaux on Wednesday in a statement said, “We believe the bes...

Federation Square in Melbourne “will not show any” Australia men’s national soccer team matches on the big screen during next month’s FIFA World Cup, “citing previous issues with unruly supporters in a decision that has left fans screaming foul,” according to Athos Sirianos of the Melbourne HERALD S...

The Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center and headquarters open on Thursday and the new facilities “add some credence to a claim that Atlanta is now the nation’s soccer capital,” but FIFA World Cup 26 K.C. consultant Alan Dietrich said that K.C. “definitely got a global stamp of appro...

Argentine supporters, who have “always flocked to World Cups by the tens of thousands,” now “find themselves facing the highest ever ticket prices for this summer’s World Cup,” according to Panja, Bubola & Cholakian Herrera of the N.Y. TIMES. Argentines are competing for tickets “not only with e...

NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournament expansion is on the horizon, but the path forward remains murky.

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.

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 ...

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...

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...

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...