Events and Attractions
Unrivaled to take semifinals to Barclays Center
Unrivaled will host its semifinal games at the Barclays Center as “part of a push to expand its fanbase during its second season.” During its first season, Unrivaled played all games, playoffs included, at a small Miami arena that now seats 1,000 people. Last month, it set a women’s pro basketball a...
Team USA vs. World format tests NBA’s effort to boost All-Star Game
The 2026 NBA All-Star Game’s new format rostering American players against international players will serve as “another referendum” on Commissioner Adam Silver’s “ongoing attempts to salvage the event into something more competitive to watch,” according to ESPN.com. The weekend, taking place at Intu...
Super Bowl LX merchandise sales set record
Legends Global announced record-breaking merchandise sales for Super Bowl LX across Levi’s Stadium, Super Bowl Experience, hotels, storefronts and pop-up locations throughout the Bay Area. Those include:
Industry heavyweights set to attend annual NBA Tech Summit
The NBA’s annual Tech Summit will take place at the YouTube Theater in L.A. on Friday from 9:30am-2pm PT, and there will be a host of exhibits and panels throughout the day. Following breakfast and opening remarks, the first major panel will be about AI and technology’s transformation of basketball,...
Players pan Pro Bowl’s move to Super Bowl Week
As the NFL continues to experiment with the Pro Bowl Games, one of the league’s key goals is to deliver “a really positive and memorable experience” for participating players and their families. They need to return to the drawing board on that front after this year’s Pro Bowl-at-Super Bowl Week effo...
Ram set for NASCAR return with eye on bringing unconventional ideas
Ram’s return to NASCAR is “certainly about competing for wins, testing the waters for a Cup Series return and plugging the product,” but for Ram CEO Tim Kuniskis, the comeback is “just as much about the ‘craziness we’re trying to bring to the table,’” according to Dan Gelston of the AP. Ram’s entry ...
Ontario confirms share of World Cup funding, but Toronto’s final costs unclear
The province of Ontario has “finally coughed up its share of funding” for the six FIFA World Cup matches that will be hosted in Toronto in just four months -- but the “final price tag for the city remains unclear,” according to Alyshah Hasham of the TORONTO STAR. Toronto City Manager Paul Johnson at...
NBA Crossover at L.A.’s All-Star Game is a second city
One clear upside of staging this weekend’s NBA All-Star Game in L.A. is the more than 300,000 square feet at the downtown Convention Center, which means this season’s NBA Crossover fanfest will be a village unto itself. With as many as 28 partners unveiling 40 activations beginning on a Thursday for...
England soccer team chooses K.C. for World Cup base camp
The England men’s soccer team “will be making its 2026 World Cup base camp in Kansas City,” marking a “second global soccer power” officially making the area its home for the tournament. England will “make its camp at Swope Soccer Park,” and the team is “expected to stay at The Inn at Meadowbrook in...
Seahawks celebrate Super Bowl title with parade
The Seahawks and fans were “celebrating their Super Bowl win” Wednesday with the Seahawks World Champions Parade. The team held a trophy celebration at Lumen Field at 10am PT that lasted “about 45 minutes.” The Seahawks entered “to a standing ovation from the fans in attendance.” Seahawks GM John Sc...
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They are the 900-pound gorilla. I think it’s obviously widely seen that way by everybody who has any interest in our sport. They are seen as that.-- D-backs owner Ken Kendrick, on how the Dodgers are widely perceived.
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