Saturday, December 20, 2025 | 5:34 am
The 2026 Rose Bowl Game in Pasadena is officially set, with No. 9 Alabama earning its place opposite undefeated No. 1 Indiana in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal on Jan. 1, 2026, at the Rose Bowl Stadium. Alabama advanced after defeating No. 8 Oklaho... More »
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 | 5:04 am
Registration for the LA28 ticket draw for all Olympic sports will open Jan. 14, marking the first chance for fans to secure a time slot to purchase passes for the 2028 Games, according to LA28. Pasadena is slated to host Olympic diving at the Rose Bowl Aquatic... More »
Monday, December 15, 2025 | 12:32 pm
From the take it for what it’s worth department, UCLA has begun distributing its 2026 football season ticket renewal materials for games at the Rose Bowl, a move that could signal the Bruins expect to remain at the historic Pasadena stadium for at least anothe... More »
Friday, December 12, 2025 | 5:21 am
It turns out that not just UCLA may be eyeing So-Fi for home football games. The 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games could have the unanticipated side effect of forcing USC football out of its iconic home at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum that year, possibly movi... More »
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | 2:13 pm
Days before the FIFA World Cup brings visitors from around the world to Los Angeles, the Rose Bowl will host not a game, but a global conversation about how the power of sportsmanship shapes society. The Rose Bowl Institute announced Wednesday that it will con... More »
Sunday, December 7, 2025 | 12:09 pm
Top-ranked Indiana will play the winner of the first-round College Football Playoff game between Oklahoma and Alabama in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. The Hoosiers earned the top ranking in both the College Football Playoff and Associated Press polls for th... More »
Thursday, December 4, 2025 | 12:21 pm
Tim Skipper, who guided UCLA for the final nine games of the season as interim head coach, has been hired to lead Cal Poly’s football program, the university announced Wednesday. Skipper replaces Paul Wulff, fired last month after compiling a 10–24 record over... More »
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | 5:19 am
In a landmark shift for the 2028 Olympic Games, Pasadena will host Olympic diving at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center (RBAC)—marking the first time in modern Olympic history that swimming and diving will be held at separate venues. Swimming events will instead ta... More »
Monday, December 1, 2025 | 12:05 pm
Although the City and UCLA continue to battle over the university’s efforts to terminate its lease with the Rose Bowl, the team is on the verge of making another move. According to multiple outlets, the Bruins are set to hire James Madison’s Bob Chesney. ESPN ... More »
Monday, December 1, 2025 | 4:00 am
U.S. Soccer’s bid to host the 2031 Women’s World Cup picked SoFi Stadium in Inglewood as the venue over Pasadena’s Rose Bowl, leaving the historic venue off FIFA’s list of 20 primary sites for the matches. The choice was announced in a Nov. 28 release. The bid... More »
Monday, December 1, 2025 | 4:00 am
The 112th Rose Bowl Game is projected to feature Ohio State as the home team in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal, according to projections by multiple major sports networks. Analysts differ on the opponent, but consensus points to the defending national... More »
Monday, December 1, 2025 | 4:00 am
Jonathan Charles Smith, a Pasadena native born at Huntington Hospital less than a mile from the Rose Bowl, was dismissed Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, as Michigan State’s head football coach after posting a 9-15 record over two seasons. Smith grew up in Pasadena but ... More »