Sports Venues Ready to Host a New Competition: The 2020 Election
It’s no secret that the biggest contest in 2020 isn’t in sports. And with many competition venues devoid of fans, an increasing number of stadiums and...
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Forget Bubbles - Calgary is Pitching Itself as an Igloo for Winter Sports
Face it: we’ve been so preoccupied with tournaments in soccer, volleyball and basketball that we haven’t even considered the 2021 winter sports season...
Bull Riding Setting Sail Again – on an Aircraft Carrier
We already know Professional Bull Riders is bucking the cancellation trend to host live events and their current plans blow others out of the water – ...
Fake Crowd Sounds, Unauthorized Drones Make Noise in Empty Stadiums
A lack of spectators being present at live sports events has led event owners and broadcasters to get creative. Piped-in crowd noise (the silence in t...
Greenway Stimulus Could Allow the Unemployed to Build Sports Venues
Sometimes, great ideas come not just from outside the box but out of left field. The Greenway Stimulus takes the idea of building trails (which could ...
Open Water Swimming Outpacing Other Sports
The fastest-growing sport taking place in the water right now isn’t bass fishing (although that’s still big). It’s open water swimming. And as an incr...
Up for Bid: NAIA Seeking a Host for Women’s Beach Volleyball
Want to host one of the hottest, fastest-growing sports around – one that garners attention from college campuses to the Olympics and one that is grow...
From Coast to Coast, #LetThemPlay is Gaining Traction – and Volume
Right now, there’s no telling whether the #LetThemPlay campaign will be enough to convince the powers-that-be to allow youth sports to resume. There’s...
Socially Distanced and Outdoors, Pickleball and Tennis are Winning the Numbers Game
With only a little bad press (Novak Djokovic’s early exit from the US Open after hitting a line judge with a ball doesn’t actually count) and lots to ...
Pathogen Playbook: NASA Technology Making Indoor Athletic Facilities Safer
As sports venues continue to reopen, a two-part challenge is at hand: satisfying local health requirements and reassuring visitors that they are safe....