Sport & Leisure

Berlin – September 10, 2026 -- MERACH has unveiled the UltraWalk W60 Plus, its new flagship walking pad, at IFA Berlin 2026, marking the treadmill's first launch in Europe. Shoppers can pre-order the device through September 20, 2026 at an early-bird price of €379.99, down from its €459.99 list price.

The company designed the W60 Plus for people who spend long hours at a desk and want to add movement without carving out separate workout time. It targets home offices and living rooms where space and noise are constraints.

A brushless motor targets 15,000 hours of use

The treadmill runs on a brushless motor rated for 3.5 HP peak output, built with an integrated Hall sensor for precise, consistent speed control even at slower walking paces. MERACH states the motor is engineered to last up to 15,000 operating hours.

Seattle – September 11, 2026 -- REI Co-op is donating $1 million to organizations that maintain America's National Scenic and Historic Trails, and shoppers get a say in how some of the money is spent.

Members and customers can vote online or in stores through October 2

From September 8 to October 2, REI members, customers and employees can vote in stores or online to help direct a portion of the funding to eligible nonprofit trail organizations. The donation, tied to National Public Lands Day on September 26, supports groups caring for more than 60,600 miles of trails, including the Pacific Crest Trail and Appalachian Trail.

Southlake – – September 11, 2026 -- Game Show Studio, an immersive entertainment experience that turns guests into contestants in a Hollywood-style game show, opens its newest location inside Red Door Escape Room at 280 Commerce St., Suite 285, in Southlake, Texas, on September 12.

The grand opening runs all weekend with discounts and giveaways

Starting Saturday, September 12 at 11:00 a.m., the public is invited to tour the venue, try mini-games and enter giveaways. Guests who book events during the celebration weekend get an exclusive discount of $25 per ticket.

New York – September 11, 2026 -- Polymarket has introduced Squads, a new social feature inside its US app that lets friends create private groups to discuss markets, share trading picks and place bets together on the same platform.

Squads turns group chats into a shared trading floor

The feature allows users to form private groups, chat about games and market predictions, and share positions or combos with fellow members. Users can also see what others in their Squad are trading and place trades directly from shared positions, though each member still trades through their own individual Polymarket account.

"People are constantly debating what's going to happen next with their friends and sharing predictions in group chats," said Travis VanderZanden, Chief Growth Officer at Polymarket. "With Squads, we're bringing the conversation and trading together so friends can follow the events they care about and make their predictions in one place."

New York – September 11, 2026 -- Suunto has launched the Run 2, a running watch weighing 35 grams that starts at $349, with pre-orders opening today and global availability the same day.

The watch adds a brighter screen and longer battery life than its predecessor

The Run 2 features a 1.32-inch AMOLED display reaching 2,000 nits, three times brighter than the original Suunto Run, designed to stay readable in direct sunlight. Battery capacity increases by 29 percent over the prior model, giving roughly 10 days of everyday use or up to 24 hours with dual-band GNSS tracking active. At 11.7mm thick, the watch body includes a stainless steel bezel, Gorilla Glass and 5 ATM water resistance.

Bristol, Tenn. – September 11, 2026 -- Brad Pitt will serve as Grand Marshal for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race on Saturday, Sept. 19 at Bristol Motor Speedway, appearing alongside Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris six days before Pitt's new film opens in theaters.

The Academy Award-winning actor and producer will take part in Bristol's pre-race ceremonies and help give the command to fire engines before the NASCAR Cup Series race begins under the lights at 7:30 p.m. ET. It marks the third race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Chase, a 500-lap event on Bristol's 0.533-mile concrete oval.

Shenyang – September 11, 2026 -- The Shengjing Bank Shenyang Marathon 2026 kicked off Sunday morning, drawing roughly 22,000 domestic and international runners to the northeastern Chinese city.

Two race distances started from the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center

The full marathon attracted 10,000 runners while the half marathon drew 12,000, with both races beginning early on September 6 at the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center.

A Kenyan runner topped the men's full marathon field

A Kenyan athlete won the men's full marathon title, while an Ethiopian runner took first place in the women's full marathon. In the half marathon, Chinese runners Zhang Xiaorui and Zhao Na won the men's and women's titles respectively.

San Jose, Costa Rica – September 11, 2026 -- An online poker player known as "R88P" accidentally registered for the wrong tournament on Americas Cardroom and walked away with a $250,000 Mystery Bounty payout.

R88P intended to enter the $12 Million GTD No-Limit Hold'em Mystery Bounty Venom but instead confirmed registration for the separate $3 Million GTD Pot-Limit Omaha event. Both tournaments carried the same $2,650 buy-in and ran as distinct multi-day events.

The misclick locked the player into a different tournament

Unable to cancel the confirmed entry, R88P stayed in the PLO event and advanced to Day 2 last Monday. Mystery Bounties went active that day, with every remaining player already in the money and each knockout revealing the eliminated opponent's hidden bounty.

"Best part is I didn't mean to register PLO, misclicked only meant to play the no limit," R88P said.

San Jose, Costa Rica – September 11, 2026 -- Americas Cardroom kicks off its Online Super Series XL this Sunday, Sept. 6, running 336 tournaments through Sept. 29 with more than $50 million in combined guarantees.

Opening day alone offers six-figure guarantees across multiple buy-ins

Sunday's lineup includes a $600,000 guaranteed event at a $630 buy-in, two $500,000 guaranteed tournaments priced at $2,650 and $1,050, the $400,000 guaranteed Moneymaker at $109, and a $150,000 guaranteed Mystery Bounty for $66. PKO, 6-max, PLO and PLO8 formats round out the day.

San Jose, Costa Rica – September 11, 2026 -- Americas Cardroom has crowned two champions in its Dual Mystery Bounty Venom series, with 6,030 combined entries generating $15.075 million in prize money and a $20,000 overlay pushing the total payout to $15.095 million.

Deltoid88 takes down the $12 million NLH event for $865,869.53

The No-Limit Hold'em tournament drew 4,792 entries, falling eight short of its guarantee and triggering the $20,000 overlay. Deltoid88 won $799,521.82 in regular prize money plus $66,347.71 in bounties. Runner-up Ivan Limeira, playing as chickenpastry, took home $779,154.41 after a heads-up deal adjusted the top two payouts. A total of 580 places were paid.

LavenderBrown lands the $500,000 top Mystery Bounty

Finishing 348th in the NLH event, LavenderBrown collected the tournament's largest bounty, ending with $508,220.48 overall.