UPCOMING EVENTS
Aug. 13: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, Springfield, MA
Aug. 28-Sept. 12: 2010 FIBA Men’s World Championship, Istanbul, Turkey
Aug. 31-Sept. 13: US Open (Tennis), USTA National Tennis Center, Flushing, NY
Sept. 9: NFL Season opens, Minnesota Vikings vs. New Orleans Saints, Louisiana Superdome
Sept. 12: First official NFL game @ New Meadowlands Stadium, Carolina Panthers vs. NY Giants
Oct. 3: Final day of the 2010 MLB regular season
Nov. 7: ING NYC Marathon
Dec. 30: New Era Pinstripe Bowl, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY (Big 12 vs. Big East)
Jan. 1, 2011: NHL Winter Classic, Heniz Field, Pittsburgh
Jan. 3: FedEx Orange Bowl, Sun Life Stadium, Miami
Jan. 9: Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, (formerly Emerald Bowl) AT&T Park, San Francisco (Pac-10 vs. WAC)
Jan. 10: BCS National Championship Game, U. Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ
Jan. 30: NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu
Jan. 31: NHL All-Star Game, Raleigh, N.C., hosted by the Carolina Hurricanes.
Feb. 6: Super Bowl XL, Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX
Feb. 20: NBA All-Star Game, Staples Center, Los Angeles
April 2-4: NCAA Men's Div. I Basketball Final Four, Reliant Stadium, Houston
April 3-5: NCAA Women's Div. I Basketball Final Four, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
Sites of Upcoming Super Bowls
Super Bowl XLV: Dallas, Feb. 6, 2011
Super Bowl XLVI: Indianapolis, Feb. 5, 2012
Super Bowl XLVII: New Orleans, Feb. 2013
Super Bowl XLVIII: New Meadowlands Stadium, NJ Feb. 2014
Super Bowl XLIX (NFL will name a site at May 2011 meeting)
Super Bowl L (NFL has said Los Angeles is being considered)
Sites of Upcoming NBA All-Star Games
Feb. 20, 2011: Staples Center, Los Angeles
Feb. 26, 2012: Amway Center, Orlando
Sites of Upcoming MLB All-Star Games
July 13, 2010: Angel Stadium, Anaheim, Calif.
July 12, 2011: Chase Field, Phoenix
July 10, 2012: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Sites of Upcoming Olympic Games
2012 Summer Olympics: London, July 27-Aug. 12
2014 Winter Olympics: Sochi, Russia, Feb. 7-23
2016 Summer Olympics: Rio de Janeiro
2018 Winter Olympics: To be named in 2011
2020 Summer Olympics: To be named October 2013
NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Final Four Sites
April 2-4, 2011: Houston, Reliant Stadium
March 31-April 2, 2012: New Orleans, Superdome
April 6-8, 2013: Atlanta, Georgia Dome
April 5-7, 2014: Dallas, Cowboys Stadium
April 4-6, 2015: Indianapolis, Lucas Oil Stadium
April 2-4, 2016: Houston, Reliant Stadium
NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Final Four Sites
April 3-5, 2011: Indianapolis, Lucas Oil Stadium
April 1-3, 2012 - Denver
April 7-9, 2013 - New Orleans, Superdome
April 6-8, 2014 - Nashville
April 5-7, 2015 - Tampa Bay
April 3-5, 2016 - Indianapolis, Lucas Oil Stadium
FIFA World Cup
June 11-July 11, 2010: South Africa
June-July 2014: Brazil
June-July 2018: TBD
June-July 2022: TBD
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