Finally, something Bruce Pearl and the ayatollah can bond over

Terrific legacy for the FIFA Peace Prize

Everything about the Real Madrid-Benfica postgame coverage with Thierry Henry and all that Golazo has done is extraordinary and rises to the moment.

Whether you agree or not with this decision, it was fait accompli -- the executive committee members owe Wasserman their spots on the board, they weren't going to leave his side

I would like to emphasize that while I hit a *lot* of crazy shots in my Division I tennis career, I never did this.

I actually rank him much higher than Pickford. Undisputed No. 1 in the world.

And on first Villa corner and resulting recycled cross, it went right for Watkins against Trippier

A better headline would be “Federal Agents Murder Nurse For No Reason”

lol I felt it this morning and thought it was the heavy truck machinery across the street I sometimes hear during the day … now have gone through quakes in LA and SLC

One of best performances of season. Efforts such as this one, if replicable rest of the year, should give big hope for top five in PL and a nice run in Europe.

RIPz

A year ago I was moderating a soccer panel in a 2026 host city with a prominent hotelier who told me off stage it opted out of hosting FIFA because “we can make five times as much if not more selling to fans.”

When you will have to listen to Alexi Lalas and Landon Donovan as analysts to have Rebecca Lowe as the host …

From a story I wrote in 2021 …

In the coming months, the Salt Lake and Park City regions will host both the International Skating Union and International Luge Federation — part of a buildup of international events and federations putting ever-deepening roots in the home of the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

News and notes looking to the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games; • How bobsled and skeleton athletes feel about the track in Cortina • The spread-out nature of the Games logistically for athletes and NGBs. • The attention on U.S. Ski & Snowboard after Lindsey Vonn's return to competition.

When the Pacific Nations Cup came to Salt Lake City on Saturday, one team was absent: The United States, after a 29-13 victory over Samoa in Denver earlier in the tournament clinched a berth in the 2027 Rugby World Cup, a crucial step ahead of when the tournament comes to the U.S. in 2031.

Carlos Ezpeleta and Dan Rossomondo of Moto GP and Dorna Sports discuss Guenther Steiner taking ownership of a Moto GP team, the series since Liberty Motor Group took a new majority role, the intersection of travel and sports and how they look to elevate spectator experiences and much more.

LIV Golf will return to Hong Kong Golf Club in March 2026 for the third edition of its Hong Kong event, now elevated by a title partnership with HSBC. The Hong Kong announcement is the latest as LIV continues to roll out its 2026 schedule.

Podium34, an initiative by the organizing committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, has raised in excess of $200 million toward its $300 million goal, more than eight years before the Games return to Utah.

It’s one of those questions that seems wild to ask: Why hasn’t TED done a sports show before? Well, the inaugural TEDSports will be staged at the Old National Centre in downtown Indianapolis starting September 9.

The past 12 months in Montreal have seen the Presidents Cup, the 4 Nations Face-Off, Formula 1, WTA and, this weekend, the return of the Jackalope action sports festival to Old Town Montreal before the UCI World Tour in two weeks’ time. It's been a big year for Montreal.

Greg Easton, an American whose family has been synonymous with the sport of archery, was elected president of World Archery during the international federation’s 56th Congress in Gwangju, South Korea.

With one of the potential superstars of the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games ready to burst onto the scene and two international events coming to the national governing body’s home, it is a big few months ahead for US Speedskating.

Remember when people were upset about Salt Bae being on the field and holding the trophy after Argentina beat France? Because I have something to give y'all a heads-up about ...

BREAKING: The FIFA 2026 World Cup Draw will be held December 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump announced Friday morning with FIFA President Gianni Infantino among those on hand.

With the Super Bowl coming in February and then six matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Levi's Stadium recently unveiled $200 million in renovations as it welcomed hundreds of season ticket holders for “Levi’s Stadium Under the Lights.”

College football is nothing if not pageantry. With tailgating scenes that go on for hours before — and sometimes after — games, there may be no scene like it in sports This year, SportsTravel has built the ultimate weekend road trip that can last a full season.

Rob Stull was elected president of the International Modern Pentathlon Union in November 2024, a four-year tenure that includes the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. We discussed the lead-up to LA28, Stull’s work since being elected president and much more in the latest SportsTravel Podcast.

There will be matches and they will be massive, drawing tens of thousands to stadiums and millions upon millions watching around the world. For the cities and regions that are hosting 2026 FIFA World Cup games in the United States, that is only part of what the impact should be for the tournament.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will look like none other. With 48 countries participating and matches spread over three countries, the biggest event in the competition’s history will also be at U.S. stadiums that will look different for the football fans familiar with their layouts.

For all of the logistics that come with hosting matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the biggest one for all of the U.S. host cities is this: How to get fans to the games.

If only there were a recent example of people destroying a famous piece of Washington DC, out of which we might make an example

Catching up from vacation ... a thread: Demand to attend the 2026 FIFA World Cup via hospitality packages has led to what On Location is calling an “unprecedented” deposit campaign as details emerge about a variety of high-end options available before the general ticket sales phase begins.

34 … and counting

“I am a lifelong Jets fan who is dating a Packers fan and is currently living in Pittsburgh. Aaron Rodgers is going to follow me to the fucking grave.” defector.com/why-your-tea...

I went to Indianapolis for WNBA All-Star Weekend and checked out the food (delicious), the sports venues (outstanding) and talked with local leaders about how it plans to capitalize on Caitlin Clark fever (with the Fever) to be a women's sports hub. www.sportstravelmagazine.com/with-caitlin...

News that a Venezuelan baseball team was denied visas into the United States and will miss the Senior Baseball World Series in South Carolina was confirmed by Little League International on Friday. Venezuela is among a list of countries with restrictions for entering the U.S. or its territories.

With a burgeoning basketball scene around Canada and the return of two home-grown stars, Explore Edmonton will transform into a home for basketball and entertainment fans this week when the FIBA3x3 World Tour returns to the destination for the third consecutive year.

I went to the Coca-Cola 600 during Memorial Day Weekend in the heart of NASCAR country where the air smells like a pit smoker goin’ slow and low and the ground shakes under your feet as the unmistakably primal sound of engines roaring blows your mind.

The Syracuse.com surge is all because of @jaredpaventi.com, I assume

The Qatar Olympic Committee on Wednesday announced the creation of a bid committee for the 2036 Olympics and Paralympic Games, which would come 14 years after it staged the World Cup.

The USOPC effectively barred transgender women from women’s sports with a quiet change on the USOPC’s website and confirmed in a letter sent to NGBs overseeing swimming, athletics and other sports it has an “obligation to comply” with an executive order issued by President Donald Trump.

There’s an important sporting event taking place over the next week and while the winners won’t receive a huge paycheck or national notoriety, what the competitors do receive is more important — purpose.

The Rays are playing this season’s home games at the Yankees’ spring training home of Steinbrenner Field as a stadium saga has dragged on for years and of course news about an ownership change. Yet in this region there is more than baseball, such as last year's 97 youth and amateur events it hosted.

More than 280 miles stretch from one end of the commonwealth (do NOT call it a state) from the other and through its mix of metropolitan regions and small-town Americana of one-way roads and no-stop-light towns, all of Pennsylvania will be on display in a way it seldom has been in 2026.

I went through every single 'Follow My Team' package and every 'Venue Series' package to find out how much a hospitality offering will be at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. • Cheapest group stage game: $1,350 • Most expensive Follow my Team: $13,500 • What team is not available for 'Follow My Team' yet?

Well, good thing for the Olympics that I fly into Linate then ...

The domestic policy bill signed by President Donald Trump last week includes approximately $1.6 billion in security funding for both the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles.

You can tell somebody’s not really an Oasis fan if they don’t have this one as at least a top five song