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eSports Stadiums Helping Cities Land Tournaments

eSports Stadiums Helping Cities Land Tournaments

The baseball season might be over but in some cities, venues are still getting use – for eSports. As the demand grows, cities across the U.S. are buil...

MLB Expansion Inevitable, But When — and Where?

MLB Expansion Inevitable, But When — and Where?

It’s no secret that Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred wants to expand the league’s number of cities from 30 to 32 teams. The big question...

SafeSport: Will it Actually Protect Young Athletes or is it just Lip Service?

SafeSport: Will it Actually Protect Young Athletes or is it just Lip Service?

When Congress passed the the Safe Sport Act, the hope was that it would spur the prompt reporting of incidents to law-enforcement officials. Yet a rec...

NFL Stadium Security Facing Tests on Multiple Levels – Will it Affect Event Owners?

NFL Stadium Security Facing Tests on Multiple Levels – Will it Affect Event Owners?

Intense NFL rivalries — coupled with stadium fights and a lawsuit filed by an assaulted Dallas Cowboy fan — have placed increased attention on game-da...

Runners Race to Join Virtual Marathon Craze

Runners Race to Join Virtual Marathon Craze

The desire to run in the 2019 New York City Marathon motivated 500 runners to participate in their own 26.2-mile “virtual” marathons (no treadmills al...

Concussion Round-Up: Latest Developments Event Owners Should Know About CTE Issues

Concussion Round-Up: Latest Developments Event Owners Should Know About CTE Issues

From a new report by the American Academy of Pediatrics to groundbreaking research linking repeated concussions to suicidal behavior later in life, th...

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats: Sports Tourism Looks Ahead

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats: Sports Tourism Looks Ahead

“To be a champion, I think you have to see the big picture. It’s not about winning and losing; it’s about everyday hard work and about thriving on a c...

2018 CHAMPIONS OF ECONOMIC IMPACT IN SPORTS TOURISM

2018 CHAMPIONS OF ECONOMIC IMPACT IN SPORTS TOURISM

SDM is proud to announce its 2018 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism award winners. This year’s Champions represent the most notable succe...

American Trail Running Association

American Trail Running Association

The American Trail Running Association (ATRA) was founded in 1996 as a Colorado not for profit corporation to represent and serve the mountain, ultra ...

Riding High

Riding High

With the proliferation of riders comes a need for events, and facilities to stable them. Here is a round-up of some of the great facilities you’ll fin...