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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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Pittsburgh Steelers to Play in NFL’s First Regular Season Game in Dublin

The National Football League will play its first-ever regular season game in Dublin in 2025, with the Pittsburgh Steelers selected as the designated team. The 2025 NFL Dublin game will take place at Croke Park — the largest sporting arena in Ireland and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association — in partnership with the government […]

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Super Bowl XLVII – Baltimore Ravens v San Francisco 49ers
Perhaps the most high-profile power-related issue at a major sports event came during the 2013 Super Bowl, when the lights went out at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

No Concerns Over Blackout Repeat, Say New Orleans Super Bowl Leaders

Super Bowl XLVII could be remembered for many things; the first Super Bowl where the coaches were brothers, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis’ last NFL game, Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco dueling San Francisco 49ers young star Colin Kaepernick and a halftime performance from Beyoncé and Destiny’s Child. But what most remember from the Ravens’ 34-31 […]

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Super Bowl Security
Security guards man an area near Bourbon Street as people wait in line to get into an Oyster bar on Wednesday night in New Orleans, which hosts the Super Bowl on Sunday evening. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel
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After Tragedy, New Orleans Hosts A Safe Super Bowl Party

NEW ORLEANS — It is 10 p.m. Wednesday night on Bourbon Street, a place where excess is not just tolerated but encouraged, and the nightly party in the streets is starting to begin. People of all ages (over 21 of course) and backgrounds walk up and down the legendary street, drinking and carousing while DJs […]

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International Press Conference
(Left to right) Kevin Demoff, President, LA Rams, Peter O'Reilly, EVP International, Major Events and Club Business at the NFL, Steve Dimopoulos, Victoria's Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events, and Charlotte Offord, General Manager, NFL Australia & New Zealand, pose for a photo after announcing the 2026 NFL Melbourne Game on Wednesday at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. (Doug Benc/AP Content Services for the NFL)

Melbourne to host NFL Game in 2026

NEW ORLEANS — NFL Executive Vice President of Club Business and League Events Peter O’Reilly confirmed the league will be heading to Melbourne as its next international expansion with the Los Angeles Rams as the designated home team for a game in 2026 at Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Melbourne Herald Sun reported on Sunday the […]

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Fans watch kickoff at Levi's Stadium as the San Francisco 49ers host the Arizona Cardinals in Santa Clara, California. (AP Photo/Scot Tucker)

San Francisco 49ers, NetApp Partner on Levi’s Stadium Fan Experience

The San Francisco 49ers have announced a multi-year partnership with NetApp, a data infrastructure company, to become a founding level partner for the NFL franchise. The brands will partner on silo-free data infrastructure to support 49ers business operations throughout the organization, starting with the reimagination of the fan experience at Levi’s Stadium. “When Levi’s Stadium […]

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NFL Draft 2026

2026 NFL Draft Dates Set as Pittsburgh Continues Preparation

The 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh will be held from April 23–25, the league and VisitPittsburgh have announced. The main portion of the event is expected to incorporate Pittsburgh’s North Shore and Point State Park, as well as Acrisure Stadium. Throughout the three-day event, Pittsburgh will host a variety of draft activities, including the NFL […]

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Genesis Invitational
The crowd gathers around the 18th green at the Genesis Invitational in Los Angeles in 2020. This year's tournament will be relocated because of the wildfires in the region. File Photo by Tim Schneider/SportsTravel

PGA to Move Genesis Invitational After Los Angeles Wildfires

The PGA Tour’s Genesis Invitational will be moved out of the Pacific Palisades area after wildfires near Riviera Country Club and throughout Southern California, the latest in a series of sporting events moved or postponed. The Genesis Invitational is hosted by Tiger Woods. As well as annually hosting the tournament, Riviera Country Club is also […]

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Superdome
The Superdome will host the Super Bowl on February 9, 2025, as the massive structure celebrates its 50th anniversary. Photo by Justin Shaw/SportsTravel

Super Bowl LIX FanFest Heading to 30 Cities

The National Football League will have FanFest celebrations in all 30 of its team markets as part of Super Bowl LIX next month in New Orleans at the Caesars Superdome. Verizon will transform stadiums and venues on February 9 with on-field access, live music, local chefs and meet-and-greets at each location with current and former […]

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