Sports & Outdoor

San José, Costa Rica – October 29, 2026 -- ACR Poker account holders now get a weekly newsletter from poker legend Chris Moneymaker, plus a $1 On-Demand tournament ticket with the first issue. The Moneymaker Minute debuted Wednesday, October 28, and will arrive automatically every Wednesday with no separate sign-up.

It is available only to players with an ACR Poker account. Each issue mixes player stories, tournament coverage, personal picks and occasional giveaways.

The first issue profiles a Brazilian player with $204,000 in Sunday Banana wins

The debut reviews the recent Dual Venom PKOs. It also profiles Brazilian player Gabriel "kingqueensuited" Tavares, who won back-to-back Sunday Banana titles in October for more than $204,000 in combined first-place winnings.

LISBON – October 29, 2026 -- A seven-day cycling trip through Portugal's Alentejo region has won Gold in the Tour Operators, Overall category at the 2026 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards. Operator Live Love Ride also took Silver in Tour Operators, Service, for its "Alentejo Cycling Experience: A Boutique Slow Travel Journey in Portugal."

The route starts in a medieval hilltop village

The Alentejo Heritage & Wine Country Bike Tour begins in Marvão. Cyclists then pass through cork oak forests, olive groves and vineyards, with stops in Castelo de Vide, Estremoz, Monsaraz and Évora.

Daily rides cover roughly 45 to 80 kilometers. Each day is paired with Alentejo cuisine and wines, distinctive accommodations, local producers and cultural experiences.

Saint Paul – October 29, 2026 -- PBS will air the documentary Medicine Ball on November 9 at 8 pm CST, during Native American Heritage Month. The film follows two Native college basketball players at the University of Minnesota Morris.

Two athletes play on a former boarding school site

Dakota/Diné filmmaker Leya Hale directed the film. It tracks Lexus Redthunder and LeRoy Staples Fairbanks IV through college life and basketball on a campus built on the site of a former Native boarding school. The film shows basketball as a way to carry culture forward, build community and find joy amid adversity.

Hale said: "Medicine Ball is about more than basketball."

Churchill Downs – October 29, 2026 -- Daily Racing Form handicapper Scott Ehlers has named Social Belle in Race 9 as his best bet on Thursday's October 29 card at Churchill Downs, projecting a 1-2-3 finish of Social Belle, Mobula and Grade A.

Social Belle bounced back from a bad start at Keeneland

Ehlers notes that Social Belle had improved her Beyer speed figure in every race until her return start at Keeneland. She broke 10th of 12 there, which cost her, though she still passed a few runners. Rodriguez, her winning rider, returns for her second grass start, and Ehlers calls the race flow more than fair.

Mobula, the second choice, moves from one top barn to another. Ehlers describes her as a hard-trying filly bred for a turf sprint, with Tomlinson numbers of 360/402, and she draws outside the main pace rivals.

LONDON – October 29, 2026 -- McLaren's car for the Mexico City Grand Prix carries a 'Livery of Dreams': bespoke sticker artwork built from fan wishes submitted earlier in the season to Velo and the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team.

The artwork also appears on paddock screens and in the garage during race weekend. Adult Velo consumers and motorsport enthusiasts from around the world were invited to share their most unique fan wishes, and the best submissions became part of the design.

Each sticker on the car encodes a real fan wish

The source highlights three examples:

LOS ANGELES – October 29, 2026 -- Bluevua, maker of countertop reverse osmosis water filters that need no plumbing or installation, is sponsoring all 36 Orlando Solar Bears regular-season home games. It is the company's first partnership with a professional sports organization.

Sponsorship started with the October 18 home opener

The deal began with the team's home opener on October 18, 2026. Over the season, Bluevua will run in-arena branding, digital and social content, branded giveaways, fan events and community initiatives.

Inside the arena, the brand gets LED branding, a TV-visible dasherboard placement and a 30-second pre-game video on the center-hung video board. Online, Bluevua will appear in Solar Bears email features and social media content, plus a branded fan giveaway. It will also join select on-site and community activations around Orlando.

NEW YORK – October 29, 2026 -- JAŸ-Z will perform at the Apple Music Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 14, 2027. Viewers can watch on ESPN, ABC and Disney+, or on mobile devices with NFL+.

Spanish-language options include ESPN Deportes and Univision

ESPN's Spanish-language telecast will air on ESPN Deportes and Disney+. Univision will carry a separate Spanish-language presentation.

JAŸ-Z takes the stage after a record-setting anniversary year

JAŸ-Z is the first hip-hop artist inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also a four-time Emmy winner, a 25-time GRAMMY Award winner and a 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.

PALM BEACH GARDENS – October 29, 2026 -- Residents of The Country Club at Mirasol in Florida can now play pickleball year-round in a climate-controlled setting. The club has opened an 18,000-square-foot indoor complex that it describes as one of the largest dedicated indoor pickleball facilities in a South Florida country club community.

Seven regulation courts anchor the new facility

The complex has seven regulation-size courts. It also has a viewing area, a lounge, and dedicated retail and stretching areas.

It adds to the six outdoor courts at the club's family-friendly Sports Complex.

NIIGATA, Japan – October 29, 2026 -- Skiers and snowboarders can ride three linked resorts in Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture, from Saturday, December 26, 2026, when YUZAWA SNOW LINK opens for the 2026-2027 winter season.

Tokyo is 71 minutes away by bullet train

GALA Yuzawa Station can be reached in as little as 71 minutes from Tokyo on the Joetsu Shinkansen. That makes the area workable for both day trips and overnight stays, and visitors can pair time on the snow with sightseeing in the surrounding area.

Three resorts share one connected ski area

YUZAWA SNOW LINK joins Yuzawa Kogen, GALA Yuzawa, and Ishiuchi Maruyama. The ski area offers 45 courses, from beginner to advanced. Each resort has its own mountain scenery and its own mix of difficulty levels, so skiers and snowboarders of different abilities and interests have options.

Beyond the slopes, the snow-covered mountain landscapes are part of the draw.

ATLANTA – October 29, 2026 -- Tickets for the first three Sumo Championship League (SCL) events of 2027 start at $19 and go on sale at noon ET on November 11.

Three arenas open the 2027 season

The league's opening schedule starts on Jan. 9 at Mullett Arena at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. It continues on Feb. 13 at Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas, and on March 6 at accesso ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington. SCL describes the stops as Phoenix, Dallas and Seattle-area markets.

Nine more events for the 2027 season are in active negotiation. SCL says it will announce them in the coming months.

Austin kicked off the league's first season

SCL held its inaugural event in Austin and launched its first season in October 2026. Stops in Chicago and Ontario, California, were announced earlier.