Flyers Want Fans to Get Their Rage On
Before disgruntled fans start fights in the stands or have the chance to take their bad moods home with them, the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers are giving...
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Fly-by-Night College Recruitment Companies Targeting Events, Parents
Felicity Huffman just got out of jail. Lori Loughlin is facing new charges. And now, crimes surrounding college recruitment have sunken to a new low. ...
Housing Bureaus: The Rule Rather than the Exception
Times were, event owners did it all, including hotel negotiations, arranging for room blocks, checking rooming lists and trying to do the work of runn...
Could Sports Tourism Help Save the Preakness?
It’s moving. It’s staying. It’s being cancelled. The middle jewel in thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown has been the subject of much debate, as fans o...
The Food Fight is On in Dallas – What Does It Take to Be at the Table?
There’s a food fight going on and Dallas is in the teeth of it. The World Food Championships, the largest competition in food sport (yes, that's a thi...
National, World Titles on the Line in Wife Carrying and Outhouse Racing
You thought Wiffle ball championships were novel? That’s pretty tame when you realize there are titles on the line for wife carrying and outhouse raci...
Navigating the Course of the Biggest Merger in Bass Tournament History
When Major League Fishing announced last week that it would be acquiring competitive bass giant FLW, the news hit the sports event industry like a sla...
Costumes, Candy and Cash: Halloween Events Bringing Economic Impact
Halloween lands on a Thursday this year. For kids, it’s a school night and that's a grave problem (see what we did there?) but for sports planners, it...
A Decision on the 2032 Summer Games Location? Don’t Hold Your Breath
While we all know where the 2024 and 2028 Olympics and Paralympics are going to be held, it was expected that the next host, for the 2032 Games, would...
Gruesome Injury Leads Community to Examine Cause/Effect in Youth Sports
While we all hope those freakish and gruesomely newsworthy injuries won’t happen at our games, they occasionally do. A three-sport athlete in Wisconsi...