Events and Attractions
Flag football set to take center stage with Fiesta Bowl event live on ESPNU
The debut Fiesta Bowl Flag Football Classic presented by Oakley -- set to be held Saturday and Sunday at Arizona State Univ. -- “will be telecast live exclusively on ESPNU and the ESPN app.” The championship game and semifinal games “will be featured,” with Phoebe Schecter and Kyle Bailey on the cal...
WWE back in Vegas for WrestleMania after record-breaking 2025 event
WrestleMania returns to Las Vegas this weekend, “just a year after one of the most successful WrestleMania weekend’s in history,” and WWE President Nick Khan remains “bullish on the market.” The city “has become a major focal point” for Khan and WWE. All TKO properties “remain committed to the marke...
Louisiana wants to know status of LIV event scheduled for New Orleans
The state of Louisiana “wants answers by Monday” about whether LIV Golf’s tournament in New Orleans scheduled for the end of June “is still on” as questions about the league’s funding continue to be asked, according to Stephanie Riegel of the New Orleans TIMES-PICAYUNE. Louisiana Economic Developmen...
FIFA pushes back against N.J. Gov. request to help fund MetLife transit for World Cup
FIFA on Thursday “pushed back” against New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill‘s request that FIFA help NJ Transit “defray some of the cost” of getting fans to MetLife Stadium for the World Cup this summer, according to Paul Kennedy of SOCCER AMERICA. A FIFA spokesperson said, “We are quite surprised by the ...
Eagle Point backs World Cup ticket re-sale loan for Sports Illustrated Tickets
Eagle Point Credit Management has “recently increased” its $50M financing package to Sports Illustrated Tickets to “help fund its plan to purchase World Cup tickets and resell them with huge mark-ups,” according to Michelle Chan of the FINANCIAL TIMES. The profit potential “has convinced Eagle Point...
Sports executives see substantial value in international expansion on many fronts: ‘Nothing but massive growth ahead of us’
Two months ahead of hosting the United States’ first match in the FIFA Men’s World Cup and two years before the city welcomes the arrival of the Olympic Games, Los Angeles played home to the CAA World Congress of Sports. Those massive international events and the broader globalization of sports were...
LIV Golf sees blackout on stream amid financial trouble reports
The Mexico City LIV Golf event was being streamed on the Fox Sports app as well as LIV’s YouTube channel, but about “20 or so minutes in, the feed was lost” and a message came on the screen saying: “Please stand by. Technical issues.” A live camera shot “did come on the screen for a few minutes but ...
ICYMI: Looking back at the news from CAA World Congress of Sports
With SBJ’s CAA World Congress of Sports wrapping up in L.A. on Thursday, here is a list of topics and stories that have come out of the event over the past three days:
Sights from SBJ CAA World Congress of Sports Day 2
SBJ’s CAA World Congress of Sports wrapped up on Thursday with more panels and discussions with industry leaders.
2026 NBA Mexico City Game to feature Nuggets-Pacers
The Nuggets and Pacers will play in the 2026 NBA Mexico City Game at Arena CDMX on Nov. 7. The Nuggets will be playing their second game in Mexico, while the Pacers will be making their Mexico City debut. The matchup, which will mark the league’s 35th game in Mexico since 1992, will take place durin...
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Of all the things I’m worried about, World Cup tickets selling below face value isn’t one of them.-- Eagle Point Credit Management founder & Managing Partner Thomas Majewski, on why his firm felt it was a safe bet to back Sports Illustrated Tickets' plan to purchase World Cup tickets and resell them.
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