Events and Attractions

Chicago city leaders 'noncommittal' on moving future NASCAR event to different date

Daily - 07/09/2024

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson “was tight-lipped” yesterday on the fate of the NASCAR Chicago Street Race after a “lackluster audience showing and criticism from some over the diversion of hundreds of police officers to Grant Park,” according to Alice Yin of the CHICAGO TRIBUNE. Speaking at a...

Clinton, HOFers honor Mays at celebration of life

Morning Buzz - 07/09/2024

The S.F. Giants held a "glamorous gathering" for the late Baseball HOFer Willie Mays ' public celebration of life at Oracle Park yesterday, with a number of Baseball HOFers and even former President Bill Clinton coming to pay their respects. HOFers in attendance included Juan...

Utah planning watch parties for 2034 Olympic Games hosting announcement

Daily - 07/09/2024

The IOC on July 24 will vote on whether to name Salt Lake City the host of the 2034 Olympic Games and local organizers “plan to livestream the meeting in Paris out to various watch parties in Utah” while video from the watch parties is “expected to be live...

Keegan Bradley's Ryder Cup captaincy appointment marks 'shift' in PGA's leadership selection process

Morning Buzz - 07/09/2024

The PGA of America is going "off recent protocol with a unique choice" for U.S. Ryder Cup Captain for next year's event in Keegan Bradley after Tiger Woods "turned down" the role, according to Bob Harig of SI. Woods was “seemingly the only choice of the PGA of America...

Rain hurts attendance in first week of Wimbledon

Closing Bell - 07/08/2024

Attendance at the first week of Wimbledon was down by 3.7% from last year "as rain interrupted play on several days" at the event. The total Week One attendance was 282,955, "10,726 less than a year ago." Friday’s attendance was "the lowest for a first Friday, excluding...

NASCAR Chicago Street Race weather leaves mixed feelings in second year

Daily - 07/08/2024 | Daily - 07/08/2024

NASCAR's second Chicago Street Race yesterday was again dampened by rain , but the spectacle also “showed up again in 2024 as a pretty cool thing," according to according to Steve Greenberg of the CHICAGO SUN-TIMES. A year ago, the conceit in much of the local media...

Wimbledon Royal Box serving as hot spot for viewers

Daily - 07/08/2024

The Royal Box at Wimbledon is an “unending source of fascination for people ostensibly tuning in to watch some top-class sport,” according to Nick Miller of THE ATHLETIC. A clutch of "around 80 very comfortable and well-upholstered seats overlook Centre Court,” which at one time “was primarily...

Rangers, MLB preparing for extreme heat at All-Star Week

Daily - 07/08/2024

As All-Star week has “spilled out of the stadium,” heat mitigation at the surrounding events has been “a major focus” for both the Rangers and MLB, according to Evan Grant of the DALLAS MORNING NEWS. Grant noted while it is an MLB event, Rangers officials “made clear their concerns”...

Young MLBers dominate ASG with 32 first-timers

Morning Buzz - 07/08/2024

The rosters for the 2024 MLB All-Star Game feature 32 first-time All-Stars and 19 players under the age of 27, a "fitting snapshot for a sport skewing younger and younger." Pirates P Paul Skenes became the "first player to be named an All-Star the season...

WWE Money in the Bank a hit in Canada

Morning Buzz - 07/08/2024

WWE's Money in the Bank premium live event on Saturday at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena became the highest-grossing WWE arena event in Canada in company history. Saturday’s show became the most-watched Money In The Bank of all time, with viewership up 46% from last year’s record-setting number. In...

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Chicago city leaders 'noncommittal' on moving future NASCAR event to different date

Clinton, HOFers honor Mays at celebration of life

Utah planning watch parties for 2034 Olympic Games hosting announcement

Keegan Bradley's Ryder Cup captaincy appointment marks 'shift' in PGA's leadership selection process

Rain hurts attendance in first week of Wimbledon

NASCAR Chicago Street Race weather leaves mixed feelings in second year

Wimbledon Royal Box serving as hot spot for viewers

Rangers, MLB preparing for extreme heat at All-Star Week

Young MLBers dominate ASG with 32 first-timers

WWE Money in the Bank a hit in Canada

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