The Gloves Are Off: Bare-Knuckle Boxing Added as Official Discipline
Don’t look for it in the Olympics any time soon but the International Boxing Association has adopted a new discipline and is encouraging its member fe...
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Pickleball Report Shows Off-the-Charts Growth, Other Insights Too
Off the charts. That’s one way to describe the Sports & Fitness Industry Association’s report on pickleball. The sport has continued its meteoric rise...
Will This Tennis-Playing Pope Use the Vatican’s Secret Court?
Pope Leo XIV might be the first American to sit in Rome’s high seat but is he the first tennis player to do so? Hard to say. But there is a little-kno...
The Patriotic Competition for Milkweed, an Early Youth Sport
Before there were youth sports, there was competitive milkweed collecting. During World War II, milkweed was sought out for its floss, a naturally buo...
Sports Venues, Hotels Could be Affected by Visa Worker Shortage
Memorial Day, the great dividing line between spring and summer, is behind us. Now, as sports venues and others in the industry seek to fill gaps in t...
Two Cheer-Based Women’s Sports to Become NCAA National Championships
Two team sports using elements of cheer (tumbling, pyramids, etc.) but not the crowd-leading aspect, are poised to get the spotlight. The NCAA Committ...
Cities Embrace Trails as Selling Points, Economic Drivers
Earlier this year, Nancy Hobbs, the founder and executive director of the American Trail Running Association, stated that trail running was on an upwa...
What Happens in Vegas? The Games With No Drug Testing Allowed
The inaugural Enhanced Games, an Olympics-style competition promoting the use of performance-enhancing drugs, will take place over Memorial Day Weeken...
Will Baseball and Softball Take the Field After LA 2028?
Will softball and baseball take the field in the 2032 Games in Australia? It’s early days yet but organizers are already promoting their sports for th...
New Pope Steps Up to the Plate... as a White Sox (and Villanova Hoops) Fan
Pope Leo XIV, the newest pontiff, first waved to the faithful from the balcony on St. Peter’s. But as the religious world hailed the first American po...