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Girls LAX

Head Protection Mandates in Girls’ Lacrosse? Not This Year

Those who had been holding their breath about whether the new girls’ high school lacrosse rules would include head protection can exhale now. It may b...

Girls Wrestling

Inside Events: Wrestle Like A Girl

One of the USA’s gold medals won by female athletes in Tokyo went to wrestler Tamyra Mensah-Stock, and that is great news for Wrestle Like A Girl, a n...

Olympics

Which Sports Will be Showcased in Los Angeles in 2028?

The biggest competition in the U.S. right now isn’t on a field or court or pool; it’s playing out in board rooms, on social media and in conventions a...

SDM Awards

DEADLINE TODAY: Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism

SDM wants to salute events held in either 2020 or 2021 that have helped our industry not just survive but thrive. New this year is a special category,...

PAL

Police Athletic Leagues Funding Could Mean More Community Sports Events

Here’s a great way to build use of fields, particularly at the municipal level: make outreach to local police athletic leagues. The presence of PALs i...

Gymnastics

Olympic Gymnasts Serving Notice: College Cuts Mean Fewer Medals

Athletes in men’s gymnastics – a top-ten-most-watched Olympic sport – have a message for TV viewers: the U.S. national teams in these sports come dire...

Lifeguard Shortage

Baywatch for Real? Adults Climbing Back onto the Guard Towers

At the height of Baywatch’s TV popularity, real-life guards complained that adults were playing full-time lifeguards, though most guards were high sch...

New Lodging

New Hotels Are Going In – Here’s the Inside Track on What They're Like

Travel is back. Hotel room night usage is up. And even hotel construction and renovation are trends that are ticking upward. So, what can we look forw...

Basketball

Inside Events: Teammate Basketball

There’s a lot of talk about good sportsmanship and the importance of fair play. One organization that strives to exemplify it, and have players do the...

Athlete's Unlimited

Athletes Unlimited Applies Fantasy Sports Theory to Create Women’s Teams

You say fantasy sports like it’s a bad thing. Athletes Unlimited begs to differ. There are no hard-and-fast teams here, just elite women in their spor...