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Carlos Alcaraz is the returning men's singles champion at the U.S. Open. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

U.S. Open Preview: Accessibility, Innovation and Renovation

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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The Coke 10K has been a staple in Corinth for years. (Courtesy of Coke 10K)

Countdown in Corinth: How a Small Mississippi Town is Preparing for a New Race

Corinth, Mississippi, has long been a destination for runners, and now it is gearing up for a spotlight moment this fall. The town of just over 14,000 residents nestled against the Tennessee border will host its first half marathon, the Chick-fil-A Corinth Half Marathon, on November 7. This event adds to the city’s calendar of […]

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Memorial Stadium has sold out every game since 1962, and is now embarking on a $600 million renovation. (Photo by Ted Keith)

‘On the Way to Everywhere’: Lincoln, Nebraska, Builds A New Era

On a drizzly summer afternoon, what might be the third-largest city in Nebraska is quiet. All that is moving inside Memorial Stadium are the memories, which give visitors ample time to use their imaginations and picture what a 103-year-old shrine to football greatness looks like when it’s engulfed by a sea of red. On seven […]

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TEAMS Europe team members visited Manchester for the first site visit last week

First Look: TEAMS Europe ’27 Heads to the Home of Champions

Following a successful fifth edition in Birmingham, UK, earlier this year, TEAMS Europe is heading to Manchester from March 23—25, 2027, and prospective attendees can now register their interest to attend and exhibit. With preparations well underway for the event, staffers from Northstar Meetings Group and its flagship SportsTravel media brand, which produces TEAMS Europe, […]

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SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, will play a major role in the Games and help L.A. do something that hasn't been done in 80 years. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)

LA28: Updates on Five Major Areas of Focus, Two Years Before the Flame is Lit

Last month, just days after hosting its eighth and final FIFA World Cup match, Los Angeles marked the official two-year countdown to hosting an even bigger global spectacle: the 2028 Olympic Summer Games. This week, another important part of the massive preparation for those Games takes place, as the second LA28 Ticket Drop runs from […]

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The Colts have been regulars for almost a decade at Grand Park in Westfield, Indiana. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

NFL Training Camp: Where All 32 Teams Will Prepare for the 2026 Season

The NFL is back. By Tuesday, about a week after players began arriving, all 32 of the league’s teams will have fully opened training camp for both rookies and veterans. (Two teams — the Arizona Cardinals and Carolina Panthers — officially started training camp last week because they will play in the Hall of Fame […]

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Jason Siegel marks his 10th anniversary as President and CEO of the Greater Orlando Sports Commission this month. (Courtesy GO Sports!)

Q&A: Jason Siegel, CEO of the Greater Orlando Sports Commission

The opening ceremony for the 2028 Olympic Summer Games are two years away, but the Olympic experience will not be confined just to Los Angeles. Oklahoma City will be hosting multiple events during the Games themselves, cities (including Louisville for USA Gymnastics) across the U.S. will host Olympic Trials in the run-up to the Games […]

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Norway's fans turned out en masse at New York New Jersey Stadium, site of this year's World Cup final. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

2026 FIFA World Cup: Lodging Hits and Misses

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the largest in the history of the competition, with 16 host cities in three countries — Canada, Mexico and the United States — hosting 104 matches involving 48 teams. Despite FIFA President Gianni Infantino‘s promise to deliver “the greatest World Cup ever” with more than 6 million fans converging […]

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Political tensions between the U.S. and Iran caused the latter to move its base camp to Mexico just weeks before the tournament began. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Inside the ‘Missed Opportunity’ for Tucson Hosting Iran’s World Cup Base Camp

Iran’s stay at the 2026 FIFA World Cup ended quietly last week with a 3-3 draw against Egypt in Seattle. Despite the knockout stage expanding to 32 teams for the first time this year, Team Melli was still unable to advance past the group stage for the first time, finishing with 0 wins, 0 losses […]

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England defeated Croatia in the World Cup before more than 70,000 fans at Dallas Stadium. (Photo by Ted Keith)

Scenes from the World Cup: Four Days in Dallas

DALLAS — Of all the many blessings sports can provide, this one is not to be overlooked: it creates a passport full of memories, where places and experiences blend together. Houston, then, is where I witnessed superstar athletes reduced to gawking fans in the presence of Muhammad Ali. Atlanta is where I watched the blur of […]

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