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ARTICLE Apr 26, 2024
Robotics Might Make Field Marking Easier But Not Everyone Loves Them
Remember when grass field venue managers had to spend times (prior to every single tournament) marking fields with chalk dust? Those days are over. Thanks to robotics, fields are now able to be lined ...
ARTICLE Apr 26, 2024
Fueled by a Shortage of Courts, Tennis/Pickleball Tensions Escalate
Some things never change. One of them is the tension between the playing populations for tennis and pickleball. Some blogs and writers are taking sides. One headline declared: “Pickleball is Killing T...
ARTICLE Apr 25, 2024
When Sports Are Shown in Neighborhood Movie Theaters, Everyone Wins
Here’s a novel idea: For those who can’t make it to a sports event in person, why not widen the audience by allowing people to view the competition at their local movie theater? Boxing has been doing ...
ARTICLE Apr 25, 2024
EPA Report: Synthetic Fields are as Safe as Grass
The question of whether synthetic fields with crumb rubber infill are safe has finally been answered. In mid-April, the EPA published a report showing there was no significant difference in the exposu...
ARTICLE Apr 25, 2024
How a Nebraska Golf Club Survived a Wildfire
It was quick thinking on the part of the staff of a Nebraska golf course that kept the venue from being devoured by a wildfire that tore through the area, burning roughly 70,000 acres of land. The sta...
ARTICLE Apr 18, 2024
Masters Garden Gnomes Stolen from Augusta's Merch Warehouse: Is Nothing Sacred?
First the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins bobbleheads and now The Masters merch. Is nothing sacred anymore? A man has been charged in federal court in connection with millions of dollars' worth of Masters mer...
ARTICLE Apr 11, 2024
Get your BID On: WBSC's International Baseball and Softball Events
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has unveiled a new events bidding calendar, outlining the top WBSC tournaments, providing opportunities for cities and organizers around the world to w...
ARTICLE Apr 11, 2024
Co-Eds are the Newest Pickleball Demographic as College Clubs Proliferate Nationwide
It’s time to agree that pickleball has left its reputation as a senior sport in the rear-view and is forging ahead into new markets. In fact, clubs are proliferating on college and university campuses...
ARTICLE Apr 11, 2024
Are You Going Gaga Over Gaga Ball, the New Youth Sport?
Dubbed a kinder gentler version of dodgeball, the fast-growing game of GaGa Ball is played with a soft foam ball and combines the skills of dodging, striking, running and jumping, while trying to hit ...
ARTICLE Apr 11, 2024
Case Study: How Natural Grass Fields Can Hold Up to Rain
Natural grass fields. There’s nothing like them, at least until it rains, which can lead to delayed and even cancelled games. One sports complex recently undertook a multi-million-dollar improvement p...