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Seven cities have been named finalists to host the respective men’s and women’s Division I Final Fours from 2032-36, the NCAA announced last week. The winning cities will be announced after the NCAA’s summer meetings next July in Naples, Florida, during which the finalists will make presentations to the NCAA staff and committee members. The […]
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The TCS New York City Marathon is an iconic event known the world over, but the 2026 edition was even more significant than usual. Sunday’s race marked the 50th anniversary of the five-borough, 26.2-mile course, which begins in Staten Island (crossing the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge), before moving through Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx and back into […]
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I’ve never watched the Super Bowl. There, I said it. OK, I’ve seen the kickoff, and I’ve watched a few plays, but usually by the time some global musical star takes the stage at halftime, I’ve long since gone to sleep. So imagine my wide-eyed anticipation at watching my first full football game — and […]
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The Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority, or BTEA, has signed a multi-year memorandum of understanding with Matchroom Pool to bring the World Pool Championship to the Kingdom of Bahrain for the first time. The multiyear partnership with Matchroom Pool, an organizer and promoter of professional pool competitions around the world, brings the World Nineball Tour […]
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The Professional Softball League is building on its first season of fastpitch competition by bringing together six independently-owned member teams for a 40-game season in 2027. This year’s inaugural campaign featured five teams: the Atlanta Smoke, Florida Breeze, Florida Vibe, Kansas City Diamonds and New York Rise. The Breeze and Rise will not return in […]
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Three decades after the Olympic Summer Games were last held in the United States, that host city of Atlanta will lead the way to the next U.S.-based Games. It has been announced that the LA28 Olympic Torch Relay will visit all 50 U.S. states and officially kick off in Atlanta when the torch reaches U.S. […]
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CyberHero, which describes itself as “the world’s first global humanoid robot sports league,” has officially launched in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. At the same time, Chinese esports company Hero Esports, which hosts the events, has announced plans to bring the league to eight cities around the world. The inaugural event in Riyadh was the first in […]
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The Final Draw for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil will be held on December 11 at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, also known as MAM Rio. The event will bring together representatives of all of the qualified teams, as well as those still in contention via the Play-Off […]
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It has been a summer to remember for New Yorkers. The New York Knicks won their first NBA Championship in more than 50 years, MetLife Stadium in neighboring New Jersey hosted a FIFA World Cup Final, and now the fourth and final tennis Grand Slam of the year is back in Queens with unprecedented scale. […]
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FIBA has agreed an exclusive immersive live rights deal for 3×3 basketball with ticketed social presence platform L1VE that will cover the FIBA 3×3 World Tour, Women’s Series, and World Cup. Immersive live rights are a new class of media rights, and allow FIBA’s 3×3 basketball events to open an additional platform that complements existing broadcast […]
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