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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

San Jose, Costa Rica – September 11, 2026 -- Americas Cardroom's Online Super Series XL (OSS XL) launched Sunday with a $600,000 GTD High Roller that drew 1,118 entries, built a $670,800 prize pool and paid winner BADGERING $130,209.51.

The opening day generated over $1.8 million across six featured tournaments.

Chicago – September 11, 2026 -- The city of Chicago and Mayor Brandon Johnson are bringing back the Chicago River Swim for a second year, expanding the event from 500 to 750 qualified swimmers and reviving "The Big Jump" as part of a three-day weekend from September 18 to 20, 2026. Registration is open now at ChicagoRiverSwim.org for both the swim and the jump.

Leipzig – September 11, 2026 -- The Lagovida resort on Störmthaler See, roughly 20 minutes from Leipzig, will run its ice-stock shooting rink from October 15, 2026, through March 14, 2027. The activity, a traditional winter sport similar to curling, requires only an ice stock and sturdy shoes to join in.

Virginia Beach, Va. – September 11, 2026 -- British Swim School has launched the Jump On In Sweepstakes, giving families across the U.S. and Canada a chance to win a full year of free swim lessons plus a swim gear prize package.

The sweepstakes runs from September 8 to September 30, 2026, as part of the company's "Back to Pool" campaign aimed at getting families back into the water for the fall season.

Arlington – September 11, 2026 -- Six Flags Entertainment Corporation has acquired ArieForce One, the acclaimed steel roller coaster that closed at Fun Spot America Atlanta in August, and will reinstall it at one of its parks during the 2028-2029 seasons.