Events and Attractions

RFK Racing has gone the extra nautical mile for its sponsor BuildSubmarines.com, working out a trade with another NASCAR team to ensure it is aligned with a submarine squadron at next month’s San Diego military base race.

TPC Craig Ranch will face the “ultimate scrutiny” during this week’s PGA Tour CJ Cup Byron Nelson following a $25M upgrade, as the “stakes are immense” for the future of the tournament, according to Brad Townsend of the DALLAS MORNING NEWS. The PGA Tour and CEO Brian Rolapp are “planning a near futu...

To no surprise, the president of the parent company for UFC didn’t think much of Ronda Rousey’s 17-second dismissal of Gina Carano, even though he expects Netflix to report “incredible viewership numbers.”

The NFL is “expected to award the 2028 draft to Minneapolis” during the owners meetings this week. A formal announcement is “likely to come Tuesday following a vote by owners.” Local organizers led by the Minnesota Sports & Events commission submitted a bid in March for the event. This year’s dr...

Like everything about the 2026 FIFA World Cup, how you get to matches and how much it will cost varies dramatically by host city.

Charlotte’s bid to host the WTA Finals “now includes a request for incentives from a state-backed events fund,” according to sources cited by Erik Spanberg of CHARLOTTE BUSINESS JOURNAL. A North Carolina Department of Commerce representative said that Charlotte “has asked for an unspecified amount” ...

The states of N.Y. and N.J. “have been rivals longer than the United States has been a country,” but what has long been a “clash of pride has turned into a more direct economic tussle as the World Cup approaches,” according to T.J. Quinn of ESPN.com. When N.J. Gov. Mikie Sherrill took office in Janu...

In Dallas, Elissa Jorgensen noted Netherlands-based muralist Rosalie de Graaf, Dallas-based artist Daniel Yanez and Houston-based artists Bimbo Adenugba and Ade Odunfa will “spend 10 to 12 hours” at the former Jesse R. Dawson State Jail building “each day until their FIFA World Cup mural is complete...

The arrival of the FIFA World Cup is an opportunity for Guadalajara, Mexico’s second-largest city, “to shine on the international stage,” and the Jalisco state government “launched an upbeat campaign highlighting the municipality where games will be played: ‘Zapopan, the heart of soccer,’” according...

A bipartisan group of Maryland legislators is “already opposed” to the state’s interest in buying the rights to the Preakness Stakes’ brand for $85M, though Gov. Wes Moore “won’t say whether the state will purchase” the rights or “where that money would come from if it decides to do so,” according t...