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Can Student Athletes in College Make Money? The Saga Continues

Can Student Athletes in College Make Money? The Saga Continues

The debate over whether college athletes should be able to make money off their own name, image and likeness took a sharp turn when California allowed...

Fears About Dangerous Temperatures at 2020 Olympics Heating Up

Fears About Dangerous Temperatures at 2020 Olympics Heating Up

Organizers of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, worried about the dangerously high summer temperatures, have moved events such as the marathon and race walk...

Esports Championships to be Hosted at the JuCo Level - Why is NCAA So Far Behind?

Esports Championships to be Hosted at the JuCo Level - Why is NCAA So Far Behind?

NCAA who? Esports continues to permeate the college landscape and the most recent announcement shows the growing phenomenon isn’t slowing down. The la...

Dockless Scooters Posing New Challenge to Road Races

Dockless Scooters Posing New Challenge to Road Races

When a legally blind marathoner in Texas tripped over an abandoned electric scooter in the roadway, it sent a strong message to event owners everywher...

Site of Mass Shooting in Vegas Designated for Sports, Community Center

Site of Mass Shooting in Vegas Designated for Sports, Community Center

Can sports help heal a community? Las Vegas hopes so. As the two-year anniversary of the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history approaches, MGM Res...

NBOTB

Inside Events: Cracker Barrell National Battle of the Bands

After spending years in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Cracker Barrell National Battle of the Bands, a showcase of marching music by Historically Blac...

Mosquito-Borne Illness Forces Race Postponement: Should Event Owners Worry?

Mosquito-Borne Illness Forces Race Postponement: Should Event Owners Worry?

Mosquitoes are hungry, and despite the season, they’re not craving pumpkin spice. In fact, they’re still causing big concerns for sports event owners....

Climbing

Interest Strong in Climbing as Sport Heads for the Olympics

No rocks and no hard places here. Climbing is headed for the Olympics in 2020 (and 2024, for that matter) so it shouldn’t come as any surprise that it...

PokemonGo

Thought Pokémon Go Was Dead? Get Ready for the Second Coming

If you thought Pokemon Go was dead, get ready for the Second Coming of Pikachu. The augmented reality app that was the hot trend in the summer of 2016...

Adapted, Unified Sports are Trending Up: Are Event Owners Responding?

Adapted, Unified Sports are Trending Up: Are Event Owners Responding?

Sports event owners who have not yet created special categories for individuals and teams with disabilities need this wake-up call: adaptive sports an...