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Vinik’s push brings NHL Stadium Series to Tampa
Lightning owner Jeff Vinik’s “relentless pursuit of the NHL Stadium Series paid off for Tampa Bay” as the Lightning will face the Bruins in the 2026 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series at Raymond James Stadium on Feb 1, according to Ashley Kritzer of the TAMPA BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL. Game fes...
League commissioners to attend Trump’s unveiling of America 250 plans
The commissioners of the NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB are in “conversations over being present at the Oval Office next week” when President Trump unveils the “latest plans regarding the celebration” of the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Sources said that Roger Goodell (NFL), Adam Silver (NBA), Gary Bettman ...
NBA shifts Finals schedule amid World Cup conflicts
The 2026 NBA Finals will “follow a slightly different pattern from the way it had been scheduled in recent years,” and some of the adjustments could “potentially be attributed to the 2026 FIFA World Cup,” according to Devon Henderson of THE ATHLETIC. The finals will start on a Wednesday as opposed t...
K.C. in the running to be base camp of four national teams for World Cup
The K.C. area could be the “site of four base camps” for national teams during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, just “one more than originally expected,” according to Grathoff & Kerkhoff of the K.C. STAR. Three of the world’s top-seven teams “could be at those camps in Kansas City proper.” FIFA’s offici...
Germany wary of political gestures at 2026 World Cup
German men’s national soccer team Sporting Dir Rudi Völler said that during the World Cup “while no gag order” on political speech “would be imposed on anyone, ‘it cannot be that it’s being talked about, practically on a matchday like with this disaster in Qatar,’” according to Jonathan Harding of D...
NHL Stadium Series prep taking shape at Raymond James Stadium
Raymond James Stadium will be the site of the first outdoor hockey game in a football stadium in the state of Florida on Feb. 1, and the “culmination of years of out-of-the-box thinking in order to make it a reality,” according to Eduardo Encina of the TAMPA BAY TIMES. The playing surface at the sta...
FIFA’s Ellis wary of ‘hypocrisy’ over Qatar Women’s Club World Cup
FIFA chief football officer Jill Ellis said that she is “wary of hypocrisy over the Women’s Club World Cup potentially being held in Qatar,” according to Lloyd-Hughes & Hopkins of THE ATHLETIC. Ellis “noted the proliferation of anti-gay bills in the United States when questioned on the inaugural...
Tennis Australia to host marketing summit at Australian Open
Tennis Australia on Wednesday will host more than 150 marketing executives for an invite-only summit called “AO Matters,” just outside of the Australian Open grounds. The organization has hosted similar events, but this is the first year of this concept, which is intended to assemble leaders from Au...
NBA London game draws excitement, sellout questioned
Passion and entertainment for the NBA’s Magic-Grizzlies game in London on Sunday “were high,” but the “concern is that attendance was low,” according to Alex Pattle of the London INDEPENDENT. The NBA is “trying to boost its fandom and presence” outside the U.S. The O2 Arena “looked about” 70% full o...
Morocco’s AFCON success fuels 2030 World Cup optimism
Morocco’s “successful staging of the Africa Cup of Nations means there should be no scepticism about its ability to co-host the World Cup with Portugal and Spain in 2030,” according to Mark Gleeson of REUTERS. Morocco’s “impressive stadiums, easy transportation links and a well-established tourism i...
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We’re a base camp destination, and that really speaks to the investment in facilities, Sporting Kansas City, the Kansas City Current, the University of Kansas have made in their facilities, the way that they’ve maintained them, and the experience that the teams had when they were here.-- KC2026 President Pam Kramer, on how a number of national teams are eyeing the K.C. area as a base camp option for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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