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(This article was originally published on February 10) NEW ORLEANS — With its faux facade of brick, green and yellow and white accents around the booth and large “Lambeau Field” lettering, Discover Green Bay and its hometown Packers spent the days leading to Super Bowl LIX promoting the next major NFL event, the draft that […]
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One year ago, as Gloria Nevarez, Stu Jackson and Dan Butterly arrived in Las Vegas for their respective basketball championship tournaments, they were all asked about the demise of the Pac-12. Fast forward 12 months and again the impact of the Pac-12 — which will return in September 2026 — is a main topic. For […]
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Once the flight landed in Greenville, South Carolina, on a Friday afternoon, a person in first class wearing a Mississippi State polo shirt walked off the plane, followed a few rows back by a man in a purple LSU Tigers shirt. In a downtown hotel lobby, a mother with her daughter — both wearing Vanderbilt […]
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As flag football continues its rapid ascendance around the world, USA Football is capitalizing on the increased interest with the documentary “Champions Rising: USA Football’s National Team.” The 90-minute film, produced by Duality Sports & Entertainment and directed by Mike Pacicco, premiered on USA Football’s YouTube channel today. The documentary chronicles the journey of the […]
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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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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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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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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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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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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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