Author: Matt Traub

Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin
Ryan Blaney (12) and Denny Hamlin (11) battle as they lead the field out of Turn 2 during a NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway in Virgina. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

NASCAR & Elevate Partner to Create Premium Experience Program

NASCAR and hospitality agency Elevate will co-develop NASCAR’s new experiential premium hospitality program: NASCAR One, Fueled by Elevate. The multi-year partnership will see Elevate Experiences develop premium experience packages, including track access, standalone events, camping enhancements, and more across 22 events at 13 tracks. This season, Elevate has delivered premium experiences for the Daytona 500, […]

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Coventry Bach
IOC President Thomas Bach holds an Executive Board Meeting at Olympic House in Lausanne alongside incoming IOC President Kirsty Coventry. Photo by IOC/Greg Martin

LA28 Event Program Approved; Female Athletes to be in Majority

Female athletes will be in the majority at an Olympics for the first time at the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles after the soccer competition was flipped to have 16 women’s teams and 12 men’s teams. For the first time in history, all team sports will have at least the same number of women’s […]

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2026 FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup Trophy on display before a press conference at Rockefeller Plaza in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

Bill Reintroduced to Support Public Transportation Funding for FIFA World Cup, 2028 Olympics

As the U.S. Travel Association continued to push for upgrades throughout the national travel system, two U.S. Senators introduced a bill to provide transportation support funding for host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. The bill was introduced Friday by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran […]

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USA Shooting Anniversary

USA Shooting Celebrates 30 Years as National Governing Body

USA Shooting will mark a milestone this month as it celebrates 30 years as the national governing body for international shooting sports within the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, commemorating the anniversary with special events, social media giveaways and initiatives designed to further expand participation. Since its 1995 founding, USA Shooting has won 36 Olympic […]

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Santa Monica Will Not Host 2028 Olympic Beach Volleyball Tournament

The city of Santa Monica announced Tuesday that it will not host beach volleyball during the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles and that LA28 had ended formal talks to host the event at Santa Monica State Beach following nearly two years of negotiations. “Despite good-faith efforts to reach a deal that […]

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2026 Winter Olympics Venues Cortina
Construction work takes place at the Cortina Sliding Center, venue for the bobsled, luge and skeleton disciplines at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, in January. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)

USA Bobsled & Skeleton Plans Italian Olympic Adventure After Cortina Track Test Event

For some international federations and their related member nations, the planning process for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Italy has been years in the making. For the sliding community, the planning process looks to finally be able to begin. After years of uncertainty, a recent test of the renovated track in Cortina, Italy, has […]

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Serbia UEFA Congress
FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks to delegates at the 49th ordinary UEFA congress in Belgrade. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

U.S. to Host FIFA 2031 Women’s World Cup, UK to Host in 2035

The United States was all but officially awarded the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup on Thursday when FIFA President Gianni Infantino told European soccer officials there was one valid bid for the event. Infantino also said there was one valid bid for the 2035 Women’s World Cup, which is from the United Kingdom, while speaking […]

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Visit OKC

Video: Come See the Modern Frontier

Oklahoma City is a growing, thriving destination with big-city amenities and Southwest charm. Our collaborative and energetic vision has transformed OKC over the past several decades as we’ve invested nearly $2 billion in ourselves building world-class softball and Triple-A baseball stadiums, a coliseum, a new convention center, urban parks, a modern streetcar and many other […]

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