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The Netflix Slam, A Live Netflix Sports Event
Rafael Nadal competes in The Netflix Slam, a live Netflix Sports event at the MGM Resorts' Michelob Ultra Arena on March 3, 2024. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images via MGM Resorts)
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MGM Resorts Building Out Sports Events Division

When Jannik Sinner, the top-ranked men’s tennis player in the world, agreed to start serving a three-month ban connected to a pair of failed doping tests, the news reverberated to Las Vegas — where Sinner was scheduled to play in the MGM Rewards Slam at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. That meant MGM Resorts International […]

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2026 Winter Olympic Milan Cortina

On Location Promises ‘Elevated’ Experiences for 2026 Olympics

The fact that the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are smaller than their summer counterpart, that the venues are day-long trips between clusters and there are a key series of events with no firm location yet has not stopped the clamor for hospitality packages when the Opening Ceremony starts in Milan on February 6, […]

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Mexico US Soccer
MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, will host the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final. Photo via Associated Press
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Report: U.S. Travel System Not Ready for FIFA World Cup, Olympics

The United States needs immediate action within the travel industry ahead of the 2025 Ryder Cup, 2026 FIFA World Cup, 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and other events, the U.S. Travel Association said with the release of an advocacy report. The Commission on Seamless and Secure Travel, which issued the report, is comprised of former […]

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Super Bowl Football
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, third right poses with, left to right, Zaileen Janmohamed, president and CEO of the Bay Area Host Committee, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, Jed York, San Francisco 49ers CEO, Al Guido, 49ers President and BAHC Board President and Noah Wintroub, Global Chairman of JPMorgan and BAHC Board Chairman, during a news conference the morning after Super Bowl 59 between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Bay Area’s Big 2026: Organizing the Super Bowl and FIFA World Cup

NEW ORLEANS — Throughout preparations ahead of next summer’s FIFA World Cup, organizers have trumpeted every match as being like a Super Bowl. That means the Bay Area will host six Super Bowls in the summer — after the actual Super Bowl in February 2026. “There’s something really exciting about it,” Bay Area Host Committee […]

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Cortina Sliding Track
Construction work is underway on the sliding track in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, that is scheduled to host events during the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Photo by The Associated Press

Counting Down to Milan-Cortina: Top Olympic Issues in 2025 And Beyond

One year from today, the international sports world will descend upon the San Siro in Milan for the Opening Ceremony of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. In the next 365 days, the International Olympic Committee will undergo a generational amount of movement with new leadership ahead of Italy and face a host of substantial issues […]

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Burlington Pickleball

New Sports Venues to Watch in 2025

While the construction of new sports venues never stops, a theme that’s emerging with these multi-million-dollar facilities is being able to use them for much more than one specific sport or event. From the $1 billion palace Everton Football Club is building for its Premier League team to local pickleball centers, there’s a variety in […]

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Venetian F1 Alpine Car
Race fans take a close look at the Alpine Formula 1 car that was on display in the lobby at the Venetian during race week ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

What to Know When Attending an F1 Race

LAS VEGAS — At the Starbucks inside the lobby of the Venetian, two people wearing Mercedes shirts talk with another wearing McLaren. An Alpine team member types away at a laptop at the opposite end. Fans wearing shirts of Ferrari and Aston Martin stop to take pictures of a 2020 Alpine car parked right in […]

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F1 US Grand Prix Auto Racing
Alpine driver Pierre Gasly drives during the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix. Gasly qualified third for the race and finished 10th in the overall driver standings at the end of the season. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

What It’s Like to Travel the World in Formula 1 with Alpine

LAS VEGAS — Pierre Gasly settled into his seat in the Alpine F1 hospitality area late on a Wednesday night, made his introductions and got his first question: “Between arriving in Las Vegas, racing on the weekend and then heading to Qatar, then heading to Abu Dhabi …” “You made me tired already,” the driver said […]

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Southampton St. Mary’s Stadium
The Southampton Cup Select Tours offer the campers a chance to see a Premier League game at St. Mary's Stadium. Photo courtesy of Elite Tournaments

Elite Tournaments, Southampton Create Memorable Experience for Youth Players

Every year thousands of kids go to camp, a rite of passage for most school-aged children whether it’s a general summer camp or a specialty camp for a particular interest. One camp in particular requires elite talent to secure an invitation. Elite Tournaments, a Baltimore-based organization that specializes in youth soccer, has a partnership with […]

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