Controlling the Narrative When Things Go Wrong in a Road Race
It was not a good look at the U.S. Half Marathon Championships in Atlanta when three leaders in the women's race who were following two lead vehicles ...
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Gyms Are Removing Basketball Courts. Where are the “Basketmalls?”
The ongoing conversion of big-box stores to what have become known as “picklemalls,” or franchise pickleball clubs, has escaped nobody’s attention. At...
Curling Clubs Report Renewed Interest in Wake of USA’s Historic Olympics
One of the (very many) feel-good stories to come out of the recent Winter Olympics was Team USA’s first-ever medal in mixed doubles curling, which inc...
Get Your BID On: 2030-2031 World Sailing Championships
Coastal destinations should be aware of a great opportunity. World Sailing is looking for bidders interested in hosting the 2030-2031 World Sailing Ch...
Bowfishing Tournaments Emerging as Weapons to Control Invasive Species
Bowfishing tournaments are emerging as a top weapon in the fight against invasive aquatic species nationwide, with species like carp and snakehead squ...
Inside USA Pickleball’s Event-Based Initiative to Counteract Counterfeiting
Imitation might be the sincerest form of flattery but in the sports equipment market, there’s another word for it: Counterfeiting. And pickleball, pre...
NCAA Ready to Hold Court on Floors Made to Travel
The first rounds of March Madness will take the floor next week. That means cities nationwide get to experience the transformation of indoor arenas to...
Standoffs and Let-Downs as FIFA World Cup Moves Closer
Shakespeare wrote, "The course of true love never did run smooth” and the same can be said of prep for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. One area has cut back ...
No More Backpedaling as Events and Venues Increasingly Welcome E-Bikes
While it doesn’t reach the level of divisiveness that some issues do (ahem, politics!), the subject of the presence of e-bikes in competitions and on ...
Colleges Cutting Off the Supply of Athletes to the Olympic Pipeline
Fun fact: 36 percent of Team USA in Milan/Cortina represented athletes with NCAA ties. Not so fun is the fact that colleges continue to cut the progra...