Morgan Wallen will kick off his “I’m The Problem” tour in Houston, Texas, at the NRG Stadium on Friday, June 20 and Saturday, June 21. Both concerts start at 5:30 p.m.
Where to find the cheapest tickets for Morgan Wallen’s Houston concerts
Although the “I’m The Problem” tour is nearly sold out, fans can still find last-minute tickets through verified resale platforms like Vivid Seats, SeatGeek and StubHub.
Here’s a look at the best prices available (including fees):
Prices and availability are noted at the time of publishing and are subject to change.
Discount: First-time Vivid Seats customers can use code SYRACUSE20 for $20 off a $200+ ticket order.
Who will open for Morgan Wallen’s ‘I’m The Problem’ tour?
Support for the Houston shows will come from Koe Wetzel and Corey Kent, part of a rotating roster of openers that includes Brooks & Dunn, Miranda Lambert, Thomas Rhett, Gavin Adcock, Ella Langley and Anne Wilson on other dates.
Where else is Morgan Wallen playing?
After the Houston concert, the 20-stadium tour will take Morgan Wallen to Madison, Wisconsin, on June 28 and 29.
Other stops include Miami Gardens, Glendale, Seattle, Santa Clara, Cleveland, Foxborough, Toronto and Edmonton.
A complete list of Wallen’s “I’m The Problem” tour dates is available here.
Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) reported strong operating metrics for May 2025, with Total Platform Assets reaching $255 billion, up 10% from April and 89% year-over-year. The company maintained 25.9 million Funded Customers, adding 5,000 new accounts despite escheatment of 100,000 low-balance accounts. Trading volumes showed significant growth across all segments: Equity trading volumes increased 108% YoY to $180.5B, Options contracts rose 36% YoY to 179.8M, and Crypto trading volumes grew 65% YoY to $11.7B. Net Deposits were $3.5B, representing an 18% annualized growth rate. Margin balances doubled YoY to $9.0B, while Cash Sweep balances increased 52% YoY to $30.8B. Securities Lending Revenue grew 43% YoY to $33M.
Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) ha riportato solidi indicatori operativi per maggio 2025, con un totale di asset sulla piattaforma che ha raggiunto i 255 miliardi di dollari, in aumento del 10% rispetto ad aprile e dell’89% su base annua. La società ha mantenuto 25,9 milioni di clienti finanziati, aggiungendo 5.000 nuovi conti nonostante la cancellazione di 100.000 conti a basso saldo. I volumi di trading hanno mostrato una crescita significativa in tutti i segmenti: i volumi di trading azionario sono aumentati del 108% su base annua, raggiungendo 180,5 miliardi di dollari; i contratti di opzioni sono cresciuti del 36% su base annua, arrivando a 179,8 milioni; e i volumi di trading in criptovalute sono saliti del 65% su base annua, raggiungendo 11,7 miliardi di dollari. I depositi netti sono stati pari a 3,5 miliardi di dollari, con un tasso di crescita annualizzato del 18%. I saldi a margine sono raddoppiati su base annua, arrivando a 9,0 miliardi di dollari, mentre i saldi in Cash Sweep sono cresciuti del 52% su base annua, toccando i 30,8 miliardi di dollari. I ricavi da prestito titoli sono aumentati del 43% su base annua, raggiungendo i 33 milioni di dollari.
Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) reportó sólidos indicadores operativos para mayo de 2025, con un total de activos en la plataforma que alcanzó los 255 mil millones de dólares, un aumento del 10% respecto a abril y del 89% interanual. La compañía mantuvo 25.9 millones de clientes financiados, sumando 5,000 nuevas cuentas a pesar de la eliminación de 100,000 cuentas con saldos bajos. Los volúmenes de trading mostraron un crecimiento significativo en todos los segmentos: los volúmenes de trading de acciones aumentaron un 108% interanual hasta 180.5 mil millones de dólares; los contratos de opciones crecieron un 36% interanual hasta 179.8 millones; y los volúmenes de trading de criptomonedas crecieron un 65% interanual hasta 11.7 mil millones de dólares. Los depósitos netos fueron de 3.5 mil millones de dólares, representando una tasa de crecimiento anualizada del 18%. Los saldos de margen se duplicaron interanualmente hasta 9.0 mil millones de dólares, mientras que los saldos de Cash Sweep aumentaron un 52% interanual hasta 30.8 mil millones de dólares. Los ingresos por préstamos de valores crecieron un 43% interanual hasta 33 millones de dólares.
로빈후드 마켓(NASDAQ: HOOD)은 2025년 5월 강력한 운영 지표를 보고했으며, 총 플랫폼 자산은 2,550억 달러에 도달해 4월 대비 10%, 전년 대비 89% 증가했습니다. 회사는 2,590만 명의 자금 조달 고객을 유지했으며, 잔액이 적은 10만 개 계좌를 해지했음에도 불구하고 5,000개의 신규 계좌를 추가했습니다. 거래량은 모든 부문에서 크게 증가했는데, 주식 거래량은 전년 대비 108% 증가한 1,805억 달러, 옵션 계약은 전년 대비 36% 증가한 1억 7,980만 건, 암호화폐 거래량은 전년 대비 65% 증가한 117억 달러를 기록했습니다. 순예치금은 35억 달러로 연 환산 성장률 18%를 나타냈습니다. 마진 잔액은 전년 대비 두 배 증가한 90억 달러였으며, 현금 스윕 잔액은 전년 대비 52% 증가한 308억 달러를 기록했습니다. 증권 대여 수익은 전년 대비 43% 증가한 3,300만 달러에 달했습니다.
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From left to right: Danny Rodgers, CEO Framework Events; Blair Broadhurst, executive vice president, sales operations and marketing for The OccuNet Company; Alex Fairly, chairman The OccuNet Company; Alex Baldwin, president of Korn Ferry Tour; John Dunn, managing partner of Tascosa Golf Club; and Cole Stanley, Mayor of Amarillo, Texas. (Courtesy Joe Garcia)
Inaugural event to be contested June 11-14, 2026, at Tascosa Golf Club
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla., and AMARILLO, Texas – The Korn Ferry Tour, The OccuNet Company, Framework Events and Tascosa Golf Club announced a five-year partnership to host a new professional golf tournament – OccuNet Classic – beginning in 2026. The inaugural OccuNet Classic will be played June 11-14, 2026, at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas.
The OccuNet Classic will be a 72-hole tournament featuring 156 players from around the world and one of 26 events on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour schedule. At season’s end, the top 20 players on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List will earn their PGA TOUR cards for the following season, with the No. 1 player earning exemptions into the following year’s PLAYERS Championship and U.S. Open.
“We are thrilled to partner with The OccuNet Company to bring the Korn Ferry Tour to the Texas Panhandle,” said Korn Ferry Tour President Alex Baldwin. “It’s wonderful to see the level of commitment and dedication the Fairly Family has shown to their community in bringing this event to Amarillo, and we’re grateful for their support throughout this process. With Framework Events serving as the host organization and Tascosa Golf Club as our venue, we look forward to delivering a first-class experience to golf fans in the Texas Panhandle. We’re excited for the future of the OccuNet Classic and showcasing the incredible talent on the Korn Ferry Tour in Amarillo for years to come.”
The OccuNet Company is an innovative Healthcare Services company focused on healthcare affordability and first-class member experiences. The OccuNet Company will become the title sponsor of the new Korn Ferry Tour event through at least 2030. The OccuNet Classic will bring the Korn Ferry Tour to Amarillo for the first time since the Tour’s inaugural season in 1990.
“The OccuNet Company is proud to be the title sponsor of the OccuNet Classic, starting in 2026,” said Alex Fairly, chairman of The OccuNet Company. “Bringing the event to Amarillo reflects our ongoing commitment to our hometown and the Texas Panhandle. We’re thrilled to partner with the Korn Ferry Tour, Tascosa Golf Club, Framework Events and the City of Amarillo to bring a premier Korn Ferry Tour event to our community and welcome the next generation of PGA TOUR stars. Our goal is to bring a world-class golf event to Amarillo for all residents and businesses to enjoy, while showcasing the city nationally and internationally, and to introduce our clients and partners to the incredible community we’re proud to call home.”
Located in northwest Amarillo, Texas, Tascosa Golf Club features 36 holes of championship golf across two courses – La Paloma and Tascosa Course. The La Paloma Course, where the tournament will be contested, is a links-style course stretching over 7,000 yards, featuring dramatic elevation changes, natural rock outcroppings, native rough and several lakes.
“On behalf of our incredible membership at Tascosa Golf Club, we’re honored to be the host venue for the OccuNet Classic,” said John Dunn, managing partner of Tascosa Golf Club. “It’s a great opportunity to showcase our 36-hole facility and the lifestyle our community offers on an international stage. In preparation of the Korn Ferry Tour coming in June of 2026, our team is already making changes with consultation from our golf course architect, Jeff Blume, and the PGA TOUR to provide a great challenge for these golfers. We can’t wait to host this event next year and, with the support of Amarillo and Texas Panhandle golf fans, watch it grow into one of the premier events on the Korn Ferry Tour.”
Framework Events will join as the tournament operator for the OccuNet Classic. Framework Events is a premier event management firm specializing in the design, execution, and growth of large-scale, high-impact events. Since 2015, Framework has created unforgettable experiences for audiences and attendees of Formula 1, the NFL, Rogue Fitness, Red Bull and now the Korn Ferry Tour.
“We’re incredibly honored to serve as the host organization for the OccuNet Classic and to help bring the Korn Ferry Tour to Amarillo in 2026 and beyond,” said Framework Events CEO Danny Rodgers. “This is more than a golf tournament—it’s a celebration of community, and we’re committed to creating an event that reflects the pride, hospitality, and spirit that make Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle so unique. Our team is excited to get on the ground, roll up our sleeves, and become part of the fabric of this amazing city. We want the OccuNet Classic to be something the community looks forward to year after year—a can’t-miss event that feels authentically Amarillo from the ground up.”
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American women went 3-0 on Andy Murray Arena at the HSBC Championships on Wednesday.
A trio of the United States’ top players — Madison Keys, Emma Navarro and Amanda Anisimova — picked up victories on the center court at the prestigious Queen’s Club, clinching quarterfinal spots. Here’s how the day went down:
Navarro saves match point to outlast Haddad Maia: No. 3 seed Navarro pulled off a remarkable escape — with the unlikely help of an ailing spectator — to defeat Beatriz Haddad Maia 1-6, 7-6(4), 6-3 in the second round.
Haddad Maia dominated proceedings early on, serving strongly and volleying with panache, before Navarro began to find her range in the second set. Serving down 5-4, the American saved a match point with a bold drop shot-pass combination, but in the ensuing tiebreak Haddad Maia still took a 4-2 lead — before play was paused due to medical treatment for the audience member.
On resumption, Haddad Maia’s form evaporated. Two consecutive double faults and three unforced errors later, she found herself in a deciding set. The Brazilian retreated into passive play, and Navarro wasted no time in imposing her own game. Trailing 4-3, Haddad Maia coughed up another costly double fault to lose serve, and Navarro successfully served out victory after 2 hours and 47 minutes.
The result was a measure of revenge for last year’s Wimbledon quarterfinalist, who had served for the match against Haddad Maia in Strasbourg three weeks ago before falling 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-2 in 3 hours and 2 minutes.
“I’ve probably spent the most time on court with Bia of anyone on tour,” Navarro said in her on-court interview. “We play each other all the time, and it always goes three sets and comes down to the wire.”
The pair’s head-to-head is now level at three wins apiece. All five of their previous encounters had been on clay.
Anisimova sets all-American quarterfinal: Navarro will take on her countrywoman Anisimova in Friday’s quarterfinals. Following Navarro’s marathon on Andy Murray Arena, No. 8 seed Anisimova had a very different match, dismissing Britain’s Sonay Kartal 6-1, 6-3 in just 64 minutes.
Anisimova eases past Kartal into Queen’s Club quarterfinals
This second-round clash was between two players who posted brand new career-high rankings on Monday. World No. 50 Kartal came in on a high after beating Top 20 player Daria Kasatkina in this week’s opening round.
But World No. 15 Anisimova was on fire all day, denying the British No. 3 a second consecutive Top 20 win. Anisimova never faced break point in the first set, where she slammed 13 winners to just four unforced errors.
Kartal was able to break serve two times in the second set, but the Briton only held serve two times in the entire match. Anisimova dictated from start to finish, particularly from her backhand side, where she had 15 winners in total.
Anisimova can enter the quarterfinals with even more confidence — she is 3-0 against Navarro, including a win in Navarro’s hometown of Charleston this year.
Keys cruises past qualifier: The day on Andy Murray Arena ended with No. 2 seed Keys’ 6-3, 6-2 win over qualifier Anastasia Zakharova. Keys was down an early break at 3-1, but she reeled off 11 of the next 13 games to prevail.
The 23-year-old Zakharova picked up her first Top 25 win by toppling last year’s Wimbledon semifinalist Donna Vekic in the first round. Zakharova is projected to make her Top 100 debut following her Queen’s Club success.
But today marked Zakharova’s first-ever meeting vs. a Top 10 player, and she saw her run come to an end. Once reigning Australian Open champion Keys got her teeth into the match, the American was on cruise control.
“It’s always a little challenging to play someone for the first time, especially on the grass when they’ve had matches,” Keys said on court, after her win. “The first couple of games, I just felt like I was trying to find my footing, and then once I did, I played really well.”
Keys has won three grass-court titles in her career (2014 Eastbourne, 2016 Brimingham and 2023 Eastbourne). Among active players, only Petra Kvitova (6) has won more WTA grass-court titles than Keys.
Former San Francisco 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel is facing a bit of heat for a recent minicamp video. The receiver is going through minicamp with the Washington Commanders after an offseason trade finally answered the endless drama around the veteran’s future. However, 49ers fans are still paying attention to what is happening for the former franchise star. This includes a practice rep where it seems Deebo is jogging and simply going through the motions of the play. Anxious to win the divorce, many fans began to point to this as evidence that the team made the right decision.
Perhaps a better takeaway would have been the fact that it seems Samuel looks a bit larger than his typical playing weight. However, it seems the heat the receiver was getting for running the route is completely unfair. George Kittle jumped into the fray to point out that this is the design of the play. It is all about learning the motions and slowly going through the movements. Kittle jumping in to defend his long time teammate doesn’t come as a surprise to San Francisco fans.
George Kittle Jumps in to Defend Former 49ers Teammate
It’s called group install when players jog thru plays. Knock it off
It is just a small piece of why the veteran is a beloved piece of the organization. Kittle defending Samuel even after the veteran’s exit speaks to the chemistry and loyalty between the long time teammates. A big piece of Kittle’s defense is to quiet a fan base that is searching for any reason to believe that it won the trade of the star.
Moving on from Samuel was incredibly difficult for a team that has so often relied on the star in the biggest moments. Watching the receiver in another uniform is going to be difficult, especially when it happens to be with a contending team in the same conference.
Still, 49ers fans shouldn’t wish the receiver anything but the best after everything he did in San Francisco. Kittle’s defense serves as a reminder of this and helps quiet any further shots at a player who is going into a pivotal season after leaving the 49ers in frustration.
As footage of Samuel at Washington Commanders minicamp this week went viral, mostly for the wrong reasons, Kittle quickly came to the receiver’s defense.
The 21-second clip shows Samuel running routes with his new team, which garnered plenty of criticism for the perceived lack of effort from the 29-year-old.
But Kittle, an eight-year vet, attributes Samuel’s effort to the simple fact that it’s only minicamp, and a time when coaches and teams are in the process of teaching and practicing a specific set of plays, formations or concepts.
The social media football experts, however, weren’t as understanding.
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Leave it to Kittle, though, who was teammates with Samuel for six NFL seasons, to have his forever brother’s back.
Even repping a different jersey, the red and gold loyalty runs deep for Kittle.
The Citizens Queens 10K has deep roots in the Queens community and a history going back to the late 1970s. Though the event’s distance and location have changed over the years, the Citizens Queens 10K remains true to its community roots and reflects the spirit of Queens, the “World’s Borough.”
A Running Club in Queens
Leo Nicholas of the College Point Athletic Club oversaw the Queens Half Marathon for years.
College Point, a neighborhood on Queens’ northern shoreline, was for many years the home of the College Point Athletic Club, founded in the early 1960s. Many club members ran on both the track and the roads, and some competed in championship events such as the Colgate Women’s Games. One member, Queens resident Tom Nohilly, was the 1989 NCAA champion in the 3000-meter steeplechase and placed fourth in that event at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Trials.
At some point the College Point Athletic Club became the College Point Road Runners. A key member, Leo Nicholas, began to organize local road races in the 1970s. In 1978, Nicholas put on the first Queens Half Marathon on the roads in College Point. Some 400 runners crossed the finish line in MacNeil Park that year.
From Half Marathon to 10K
The Queens Half Marathon took place in College Point before moving to Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
The Queens Half Marathon slowly grew in popularity, and around 1990, with the support of local heating oil company Skaggs-Walsh, a 5K was added to race day. In 1994 Nicholas asked New York Road Runners to help support the events.
The Skaggs-Walsh 5K accompanied the Queens Half Marathon in the 1990s and early 2000s.
The half marathon and 5K races continued to take place every year in College Point, usually in the early spring. Due to the growth in participation, in 2010 the Queens Half Marathon moved to Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the largest public park in Queens.
A Race in an Iconic Park
The popularity of running through Flushing Meadows spurred the growth of the Queens Half Marathon, but with that growth came challenges. Staging a major 13.1-mile race entirely within a park—even one the size of Flushing Meadows—was becoming difficult.
The solution was a 10K—flat, fast, and fun—held in mid-June. The Queens 10K became part of the NYRR Five-Borough Series in 2013. The race was more popular than ever, with over 11,000 finishers in 2019.
Citizens came on as the race’s title sponsor in 2024, and the race had over 12,000 finishers, the most ever. Like New York Road Runners, Citizens believes in giving back to communities. Learn more<link to impact blog post?> about NYRR’s and Citizens’ work in Queens and throughout NYC.
The Citizens Queens 10K includes the free Flushing Meadows Kids Run for youth ages 2–18, offering running and other fun activities throughout the morning.
This year’s Citizens Queens 10K and Flushing Meadows Kids Run on Saturday, June 14, will once again be a fun event for all ages in the great borough of Queens.
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Citizens Queens 10K Continues Impact in the “World’s Borough”
The race is the third event in the 2025 NYRR Five-Borough Series, and this is the second year Citizens, the Official Bank of NYRR, is the title sponsor.
The Citizens Queens 10K takes place in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the borough’s largest park, with a course giving runners views of the Unisphere, Citi Field, and the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
In addition to the adult 10K, 1,000 kids ages 2 to 18 will participate in free dashes and races as part of the Flushing Meadows Kids Run, one of more than 20 free Rising New York Road Runners youth events the nonprofit hosts during the year.
Good luck to all the runners taking on the race on June 14! If you’re not signed up to run, come out to cheer and enjoy the amazing borough of Queens.
NYRR’s Impact in Queens
NYRR Open Run participants at Baisley Pond Park in Queens.
Queens, “The World’s Borough,” is one of the most linguistically and ethnically diverse places on the planet. According to a recent U.S. Census, 47% of the population of Queens was born outside the United States and Queens residents speak up to 130 languages.
NYRR has a big impact throughout the borough:
Nearly 8,000 NYRR members reside in Queens.
More than 35,000 kids from Queens participate in our free Rising New York Road Runners youth program across 126 sites.
Every week NYRR Open Runs in five Queens parks (Astoria Park, Baisley Pond Park, Cunningham Park. Flushing Meadows Corona Park, and Crocheron Park) serve about 1,000 runners.
More than 100 older adults at two sites in Queens participate in NYRR Striders, a free walking and fitness program.
Over 190 Queens residents participate in NYRR races through NYRR Race Free, a program that provides race fee assistance and training to those who financially qualify to make running more accessible.
Approximately 120 Queens runners join NYRR Group Training workouts in Astoria Park twice a week for coaching, camaraderie, and the inspiration that comes from running with others.
Of the more than 250 clubs that engage with NYRR, about 25 are based in Queens. Visit our clubs page and filter for Queens in the Locations tab to find an amazing selection of clubs.
Discover More of Queens
Take a tour of the borough on foot by checking out our the NYRR Running Routes below:
Sir Keir Starmer has defended the UK’s £3.4bn deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining control of a UK-US military base on Diego Garcia.
At prime minister’s questions, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch called it a “terrible” deal and asked “why on earth” British taxpayers should be paying for tax cuts in Mauritius.
Last week, Mauritian prime minister Navin Ramgoolam said the money from the Chagos deal would be used for debt repayments, as part of a Budget package that will see 80% of workers exempted from income tax.
The prime minister said the UK risked jeopardising the “vital intelligence and strategic capability” on Diego Garcia without a deal.
“Legal uncertainty would compromise it in very short order,” he told MPs, adding “no responsible prime minister would let that happen”.
He said: “We have secured the base for the long term and that has been welcomed by our allies – by the US, by Nato, by Australia, New Zealand, India.
“It’s been opposed by our adversaries – Russia, China and Iran. And in the second column we add Reform, following Putin, and the Tories following Reform.”
But Badenoch insisted the deal had “nothing to do with national security”, adding that she had seen the security briefings when she was in government and it was “bad deal before and it’s still a bad deal”.
Negotiations to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius began under the previous Conservative government.
Under the terms of the deal agreed by Labour, the UK will lease use of the Diago Garcia base for a period of 99 years.
The UK will pay £165m in each of the first three years. From years four to 13, it will pay £120m a year. After that, payments will be indexed to inflation.
Sir Keir says this will average out at a cost of £101m a year, although this figure is disputed by the Conservatives, who say it will be much higher.
In his Budget, Navin Ramgoolam announced plans to reduce Mauritius’s public sector debt to 60% of GDP in the long term.
“These projections are inclusive of the revenue from Chagos, which will be used for debt repayment for the first three years,” he said in a speech to the country’s Parliament.
He also announced that 80% of workers will not pay income tax but higher earners will pay more.
It comes as a panel of experts urged the UK to renegotiate the Chagos deal as it “fails to guarantee” the rights of the Chagossian people.
The panel, appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, said it was “gravely concerned about the lack of meaningful participation of Chagossians in the processes that have led to the agreement”.
Philippe Sands KC, who represented Mauritius in its long-running legal battle with the UK over the Chagos islands, insisted this was not the case.
“I want to really knock on the head this idea that all of the Chagossians were not involved in the various processes. That is simply not true,” he told a House of Lords committee.
“It is true, however, that the Chagossian community is divided and I respect that division.”
The “quid pro quo” for the military base remaining on Diego Garcia was that Chagossians would be allowed to settle on the outer islands of the archipelago, he told peers.
He said he understood the “bitterness and the hurt” of the Chagossian community in the UK, who were “forcibly deported from Diego Garcia and who wish to return and will not be able to return”.
But he said “most in Mauritius and Seychelles have made very clear…that they wish this deal to go ahead” – and they had been “deeply involved in consulting with successive prime ministers of Mauritius”.
He told peers the deal “will enhance Britain’s position in the world” as a country that respects “the rule of law”.
It follows a 2019 advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice saying the islands should be handed over to Mauritius.
Mr Sands, who revealed that he had become a Mauritian citizen in 2020, so he could take part in a hearing in person during the Covid pandemic, said he had not been working “pro bono” for the country’s government but could not say how much he had been paid.
He also paid tribute to Liz Truss, who he said had kicked off negotiations during her brief tenure in Number 10.
This is disputed by Truss, who has blamed Boris Johnson for starting the process when he was PM.
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