Events and Attractions

FIFA’s ticket sales practices have been a lightning rod for criticism in the lead-up to the 2026 World Cup, with fans, consumer advocates and politicians blasting the organization’s use of dynamic pricing to maximize revenue in the North American market.

Churchill Downs and NBC Sports are bringing their own version of “Friday Night Lights” to Louisville this week, as the Kentucky Oaks will air Friday in prime time for the first time since it began in 1875. It’s all part of a brand development push to increase national attention for “Kentucky Derby W...

UFC CEO Dana White was “just a few feet away” from President Trump when members of the Secret Service and local police “rushed into the ballroom at the Washington Hilton after a shooter opened fire ahead of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday.” White attended the event as a guest of T...

Incoming Padres owners José Feliciano and his wife, Kwanza Jones, will join club minority owner Alfredo Harp Helú “in his box for the finale of the Padres’ Mexico City Series” against the D-backs on Sunday. Harp Helú, an original member of the ownership group that bought the team in 2012, owns a 15%...

Pittsburgh set record attendance for the NFL Draft as the event drew 805,000 over three-days, with people “between Point State Park and outside Acrisure Stadium on the North Shore, besting the previous record of 775,000, set in Detroit” in 2024. The event “added up to what local officials called a o...

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said there were representatives from 10 different cities in Pittsburgh Thursday night for the first round of the NFL Draft “scouting” to see if they would be interested in hosting the event. Goodell, during an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” Friday, added there is ...

Turkey’s Istanbul Park circuit “will return” to the F1 calendar “for at least five years” beginning in 2027, marking the “culmination of Turkey’s ​years-long campaign to return to the sport.” Eren Uclertopragi, president of Turkey’s Automobile ​Sports Federation, said that “preparations were underwa...

The NFL Draft in Pittsburgh started Thursday and serves as the league’s latest on-field talent pipeline. But off the field, the NFL is continuing to formalize a workforce pipeline of its own.

Churchill Downs Inc. said that it “would like to help build the second jewel of the Triple Crown” as it is buying into the Preakness Stakes through an intellectual property purchase, according to Frank Angst of BLOODHORSE. Churchill Downs CEO Bill Carstanjen said that they will “work with the [Maryl...

In Vancouver, Lori Culbert wrote FIFA World Cup 26 Vancouver Host Committee Lead Jessie Adcock’s focus for the next seven weeks is “ensuring the games proceed on time, on budget, and without any major complications.” As a woman of color, she hopes that her experience leading FIFA Vancouver “sends a ...