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Clayton, N.Y. – September 03, 2026 -- Georgia pro Caleb Hudson has won the 2026 Pro-Guide Batteries Elite Series Rookie of the Year title, finishing the season with 621 points and a $10,000 bonus.

The 24-year-old edged Alabama's Fisher Anaya by just two points, with Pake South of Texas finishing third at 569 points. Hudson took the points lead after the circuit's second stop and held it through the rest of the season, but the race stayed tight until the final day on the St. Lawrence River.

Clayton, N.Y. – September 03, 2026 -- Trey McKinney, a 21-year-old pro from Carbondale, Ill., has become the youngest angler ever to win the Progressive Bassmaster Angler of the Year title, finishing the nine-event season with 735 points.

McKinney clinched the title with a second-place finish at the Lowrance Bassmaster Elite on the St. Lawrence River, edging Canadian pro Cory Johnston by four points, 735 to 731. The previous record for youngest AOY winner belonged to Kevin VanDam, who was 24 when he first won in 1992.

McKinney earns a $100,000 bonus and pushes career earnings past $900,000

The AOY title comes with a $100,000 check, bringing McKinney's career earnings to more than $900,000 after just three seasons on the Bassmaster Elite Series. Johnston earned a $50,000 bonus for his runner-up finish in the standings.

CLAYTON, N.Y. -- September 01, 2026 -- Evan Kung, a Canadian pro fighting to keep his roster spot on the Bassmaster Elite Series, won the 2026 Lowrance Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River on Aug. 30 with a four-day total of 109 pounds, 9 ounces. The catch set a new Bassmaster record for the heaviest winning weight made up entirely of smallmouth bass. The win also locked in Kung's berth at the 2027 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Under Armour, set for next March.

Kung's total overtook the previous mark of 105 pounds, set by Patrick Walters at the same river in 2023, and made him a first-time member of the Bassmaster Century Club. "This is by far my biggest win," Kung said. "It was a tough year for me, so it was great to end it like this. I couldn't think of a better ending."

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – July 19, 2026 – Audi brought its performance credentials to the Miami Grand Prix at the end of April, marking the brand's first US Formula 1 appearance as a factory team and debuting the all-new Audi RS 5 in the F1 Pirelli Hot Lap Program for the first time on American soil. The weekend spanned the racetrack at Miami Gardens and the streets of Wynwood, with city-wide fan activations, partner events, and premium hospitality at Turn 1 running from April 30 through May 3. For Audi, the Miami debut carried particular significance — it was the brand's first US factory racing appearance since competing in Formula E in New York City in 2021.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – July 19, 2026 – Wellcraft has introduced two new models in its lineup, the Wellcraft 33 T-Top and the Wellcraft 33 Speedster, expanding on the momentum from the earlier Wellcraft 28 launch. The boats are aimed at people who want to spend longer stretches offshore, whether that means a day of fishing with the family or an afternoon of entertaining friends on the water. Both models sit in the 33-foot segment and were designed with a mix of performance and everyday usability in mind. The Wellcraft 33 T-Top is set to debut publicly at the Cannes Yachting Festival, running September 8 to 13, 2026, giving European boaters their first in-person look at the model.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – June 24, 2025 – Formula E returned to Sanya, China for the first time in seven years, and the Citroën Racing Formula E Team had one of those days that reminds everyone why electric street racing is impossible to predict. Round 11 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship played out around the Haitang Bay circuit under intense heat, featuring a mid-race red flag, two Full Course Yellow periods, and enough position shuffling to keep fans on the edge of their seats from start to finish. Jean-Éric Vergne worked his way from thirteenth to eighth to claim four championship points, while Nick Cassidy — who briefly led the race — was ultimately unclassified after a string of incidents derailed what had been a genuinely strong afternoon.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – June 24, 2026 – Team Peugeot TotalEnergies and its six drivers made it to the finish line of the 94th 24 Hours of Le Mans, completing a gruelling race weekend that coincided with the centenary of Peugeot's first Le Mans participation — though the result, an 11th and 12th place finish, fell short of what the team had been chasing. The two PEUGEOT 9X8 Hypercars crossed the finish line after 24 hours of relentless racing at the Circuit de la Sarthe, collecting six FIA WEC championship points and a clear sense of what needs to improve before the season closes out and before the 2027 programme takes shape.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – June 15, 2025 – Panache Digital Games has released a free playable prologue for 1666: Amsterdam, the long-awaited dark narrative action-adventure from Patrice Désilets — the creative mind behind Assassin's Creed and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Available now on both Steam and Epic Games Store, the prologue gives players their first real taste of a project that has been more than 16 years in the making, and it arrives at a moment when the appetite for story-driven, atmosphere-first games has never been stronger. This is a game about secrets, power, and human conflict — and the prologue is where it all begins.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – June 15, 2026 – Alfa Romeo has claimed victory at the 44th 1000 Miglia, with a 1931 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport driven by Juan and Margarita Tonconogy crossing the finish line first on Brescia's Viale Venezia on June 13. It is the brand's 11th overall win at what is widely called the most beautiful race in the world, extending a record of dominance stretching back to 1928 that no other manufacturer has come close to matching. Alongside the outright victory, Alfa Romeo turned up in force — 50 cars at the start line, a rare 1956 1900 Super Sprint from the Heritage Hub Italy collection drawing crowds along the route, and the dynamic debut of the Giulia Quadrifoglio Luna Rossa limited series.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – June 15, 2025 – Peugeot has announced an exclusive collaboration with the 24 Hours of Le Mans to mark 100 years since its first appearance at the legendary race, resulting in a new special edition range set to launch at next year's Le Mans event. The PEUGEOT 24 Hours Le Mans Edition will span five models — the 208, 308, 408, 3008, and 5008 — and draws on a partnership built around shared values: technological innovation, endurance, and French prestige. It's a meaningful milestone for a brand that has won the race three times and still competes there today with the 9X8 Hypercar.