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Texans Vote to Allow Sporting Goods Sales Tax to Benefit Parks

Texans Vote to Allow Sporting Goods Sales Tax to Benefit Parks

Those who’ve ever wanted to be able to direct their taxes toward something they support now have the chance. In its most recent election, Texans voted...

Slow Hotel Growth in 2020 Expected to Affect Sports Events

Slow Hotel Growth in 2020 Expected to Affect Sports Events

The balancing act hotels are pulling off – trying to control expenses and cope with a slow growth market – isn’t showing signs of drastic change, acco...

Snow Sports Seeking to Attract 100,000 New Participants by 2028

Snow Sports Seeking to Attract 100,000 New Participants by 2028

Following in the footsteps of fishing, hunting and other outdoor pursuits, snow sports have created a participation initiative to attract a new popula...

IOC Pulling No Punches in Attempting to Clean Up Boxing

IOC Pulling No Punches in Attempting to Clean Up Boxing

The sport of boxing has been busy trying to clean up its act over the last few months. The 36 judges and referees who officiated matches in Rio were s...

Not a Crystal Ball But a Good Prediction for Growth of Sports in 2020

Not a Crystal Ball But a Good Prediction for Growth of Sports in 2020

When it comes to predicting what are going to be the hot sports in coming years, we don’t have a crystal ball and the black plastic Magic 8-Ball sure ...

“Assault on Hometown Baseball” Panicking Cities

“Assault on Hometown Baseball” Panicking Cities

Spring training for baseball starts soon but there may be fewer players at the Minor League level in years to come, thanks (or no thanks) to a proposa...

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Is the Pathway Between College and the Pros Dooming Amateur Golf?

Is the ability of college women to qualify for golf’s pro tournaments hurting the sport at its amateur level? There’s certainly plenty of people out t...

IOC/Airbnb Partnership: A Step in the Right Direction or a Can of Worms?

IOC/Airbnb Partnership: A Step in the Right Direction or a Can of Worms?

With the announcement last week of a sponsorship deal between the IOC and Airbnb, private homeowners in host cities could leverage some benefit when t...

The Lowdown on Blowouts: Students Speak Out in Support of Lopsided Victories

The Lowdown on Blowouts: Students Speak Out in Support of Lopsided Victories

Whether it’s called handing another team a donut, blanking them or simply running up the score, the issue of lopsided victories has gotten plenty of p...

Pro Sports Venues Embrace Autonomous Checkout Technology

Pro Sports Venues Embrace Autonomous Checkout Technology

Cashierless and biometric technology may soon be coming to sports stadiums – at least at the pro level. The ability to eliminate long checkout lines (...