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Say Yes to the Yeti: Mystery-Monster a Trend on 2020 Calendar

Say Yes to the Yeti: Mystery-Monster a Trend on 2020 Calendar

Last summer’s Internet phenomenon to Storm Area 51 turned out to be a big bust but organizers learned something: people are interested in mythical cre...

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NFHS Offers Sports Parents Instructional Video on How to Behave

Student athletes need coaching - but not from the parents in the stands. In fact, according to the National Federation of State High School Associatio...

Texans Vote to Allow Sporting Goods Sales Tax to Benefit Parks

Texans Vote to Allow Sporting Goods Sales Tax to Benefit Parks

Those who’ve ever wanted to be able to direct their taxes toward something they support now have the chance. In its most recent election, Texans voted...

Slow Hotel Growth in 2020 Expected to Affect Sports Events

Slow Hotel Growth in 2020 Expected to Affect Sports Events

The balancing act hotels are pulling off – trying to control expenses and cope with a slow growth market – isn’t showing signs of drastic change, acco...

Snow Sports Seeking to Attract 100,000 New Participants by 2028

Snow Sports Seeking to Attract 100,000 New Participants by 2028

Following in the footsteps of fishing, hunting and other outdoor pursuits, snow sports have created a participation initiative to attract a new popula...

IOC Pulling No Punches in Attempting to Clean Up Boxing

IOC Pulling No Punches in Attempting to Clean Up Boxing

The sport of boxing has been busy trying to clean up its act over the last few months. The 36 judges and referees who officiated matches in Rio were s...

“Assault on Hometown Baseball” Panicking Cities

“Assault on Hometown Baseball” Panicking Cities

Spring training for baseball starts soon but there may be fewer players at the Minor League level in years to come, thanks (or no thanks) to a proposa...

Not a Crystal Ball But a Good Prediction for Growth of Sports in 2020

Not a Crystal Ball But a Good Prediction for Growth of Sports in 2020

When it comes to predicting what are going to be the hot sports in coming years, we don’t have a crystal ball and the black plastic Magic 8-Ball sure ...

Should Fishing Event Owners Be Concerned About Contaminated Water?

Should Fishing Event Owners Be Concerned About Contaminated Water?

Some parts of the country are moving toward ice fishing. Some have year-round temperate conditions. But just about everyone has favorite fishing holes...

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Inside Events: USA Masters Games

The USA Masters Games, a multi-sport event for athletes age 21 and up, comes to Grand Rapids, Michigan, for the first time in the summer of 2020. It i...