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New Report Provides Insights on What Sports are Growing, Gaining in Popularity

Your parents were right after all when they told you to go outside and play. And a new report covering trends in the sports and fitness industry backs...

Four for Final Four: Inside the NCAA’s Choices

Four for Final Four: Inside the NCAA’s Choices

NCAA football is king right now, but four areas are cleaning up confetti after learning of their selection as host cities for the Women’s Final Four f...

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Inside Events: Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association

It’s the equestrian discipline that combines horsemanship and marksmanship – with a healthy dose of historical accuracy. Cowboy mounted shooting is ga...

Can a Pro eSports League Help the Move toward the Olympics – or is it a False Start?

Can a Pro eSports League Help the Move toward the Olympics – or is it a False Start?

No magic. No shooting. Oh, and it needs to be based on real sports. Those have been the ground rules the IOC has laid before it will consider eSports....

Is Gun Violence at High School Football Games Considered a ‘School Shooting?'

Is Gun Violence at High School Football Games Considered a ‘School Shooting?'

When a shooting broke out at a high school football game in Florida, the community reacted with understandable horror. What followed, however, was a d...

Natural Disasters Complicating Plans for 2020 Olympics

Natural Disasters Complicating Plans for 2020 Olympics

When natural disasters – volcanoes, earthquakes, hurricanes and more – impact areas, they also cause headaches for sports planners. But with the Games...

Sports Events Feel Florence’s Wrath

Sports Events Feel Florence’s Wrath

Hurricane Florence might have become Tropical Storm Florence but there was no downgrading its catastrophic effects. Sports events might have been the ...

Backpack Bans in High School Arenas Could Create Problems for Event Organizers

Backpack Bans in High School Arenas Could Create Problems for Event Organizers

In an effort to increase student safety at sports events, high school districts are increasingly banning backpacks from gyms, stadiums and fields. Tha...

$50M Olympic Water Polo Venue Could Provide $1 Billion Economic Impact

$50M Olympic Water Polo Venue Could Provide $1 Billion Economic Impact

There’s nothing like an Olympics coming to town – even a decade from now – to spur construction of great sports venues, and Irvine, California, has it...

Para-Beach Volleyball Could be Next Big Wave in Adaptive Sports

Para-Beach Volleyball Could be Next Big Wave in Adaptive Sports

The next big wave in the para-sport sector – and something event owners need to be ready for – is para-beach volleyball. And as its organizers have ta...