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SoFi Stadium will host Super Bowl LXI on Feb. 14, 2027. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)

Future Super Bowl Hosts: SoFi Stadium, Mercedes-Benz Stadium On Tap

The confetti is still being picked off the field at Levi’s Stadium following the Seattle Seahawks’ dominant 29-13 win over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX, and while it’s not yet clear who will lift the Lombardi Trophy in the years to come, NFL fans can at least count on where that celebration […]

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Levi's Stadium will host the Super Bowl for the second time on Sunday. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

TSA’s Top 5 Super Bowl Travel Tips

On Sunday, nearly 130 million people around the world are expected to watch Super Bowl LX between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks on NBC and Peacock. For the roughly 70,000 who will be there in person at Levi’s Stadium, missing out on clever commercials and their neighbor’s homemade Super Sunday salsa is […]

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The Stade de France has hosted FIFA World Cup matches and the Olympics and has an approximate capacity of 80,000. ( Aurelien Morissard/AP)

NFL Announces First Regular-Season Game in Paris

The NFL is coming to the City of Light. The league announced Monday that it would hold its first regular season game in Paris this coming season at the Stade de France, an 80,000-seat venue that is the largest stadium in the country. Because the New Orleans Saints have international marketing rights in that country […]

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New Sports Venues to Watch in 2026

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect new information. This will be a bumper year for global sports events, with both the Olympic Winter Games in Milano-Cortina and the FIFA World Cup in North America this summer. That will put a spotlight not just on athletes but on new and renovated venues, from […]

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup Trionda ball (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

A-Z: The SportsTravel Alphabet of 2026 Sports Events

It’s finally here. Six years after winning the right to host the 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup, the tournament will finally kick off this summer across North America. While that event’s return to the U.S. for the first time in 32 years will be the signature domestic sporting event of 2026, there’s plenty more on […]

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Duquesne's Michela Del Rosso (6) and Sienna Johnson (7) compete in the team's inaugural acrobatics and tumbling meet against Gannon University, Friday, February. 7, 2025, at the Cooper Fieldhouse on the Duquesne University campus in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Four Sports Gain NCAA Championship Status

Four sports — acrobatics and tumbling; stunt; Division II bowling; and Division III women’s wrestling — were voted to become NCAA championships at this year’s NCAA convention near Washington, D.C., the first time that many championships have been added at a single convention. The first two sports will hold their inaugural championship in the spring […]

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The proposed New Commanders Stadium (Credit: Washington Commanders / HKS)

First Renderings Unveiled for Proposed Washington Commanders Stadium

The Washington Commanders and design firm HKS have unveiled the first conceptual renderings of the team’s new roofed stadium, which will be used for sports, entertainment and community engagement. HKS, which has a portfolio of venues that includes SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn., and AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, […]

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Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, is home to the San Francisco 49ers but will be the site of Super Bowl LX as well as matches during the FIFA World Cup. (Photo courtesy of Lev's Stadium)

Santa Clara and Pittsburgh Seek Impact from Super Bowl, NFL Draft

Silicon Valley in Northern California and Steeltown in Western Pennsylvania may not appear to have much in common on the surface. But in 2026, Santa Clara and Pittsburgh are going to enter a small fraternity of destinations that are doing something extraordinary: hosting the NFL’s two marquee events. For Santa Clara, Super Bowl LX on […]

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Everett, Washington, to Host NFL Flag Regional

Everett, Washington, will host the 2026 Seahawks NFL FLAG Regional Tournament, which will give youth and high school flag football teams from across the western United States the chance to win their division and advance to the NFL FLAG Championships Presented by Toyota. The tournament will be staged June 6 at Kasch Park. In addition […]

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Governor Laura Kelly (left) and Kansas City Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt (right) (Credit: Kansas City Chiefs)

Kansas City Chiefs to Relocate from Missouri to Neighboring Kansas by 2031

The Kansas City Chiefs have announced that an agreement has been reached with Kansas Governor Laura Kelly to build a new stadium and mixed-use entertainment district, as well as a new team headquarters, training facility and mixed-use development in Kansas. As a result, the team will relocate from its Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri […]

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