Inside Events: National Collegiate Equestrian Association
In 1998, Equestrian was identified by the NCAA and the Committee on Women’s Athletics as an emerging sport for women. The mission of the National Coll...
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Catching the Bad Guys: Fishing Derbies Help Communities Fight Spread of Invasive Species
Sometimes, we all need to see a villain in handcuffs. That’s the impetus for local officials creating fishing tournaments to help rid waters of invasi...
Flu Epidemic Putting Sports Event Planners on Notice
Chicken pox. Measles. Mumps. Zika. Legionnaires Disease. Even plague. They’ve all threatened sports events over the past five or so years. Now, it’s ...
The Big Game By the Numbers: Super Bowl in Minneapolis
It’s time for office pools, overhyped halftime shows and the best commercials anywhere. And that means the Super Bowl. Yes, it’s a domed stadium. Yes,...
Eight Cities with One Goal: Final Four
Eight cities. Four years. One goal - Final Four. As the NCAA winds up to March Madness, it’s also winnowing down the cities to host future events. The...
Outstanding in their Field: Minor League Stadiums Find Ways to Keep Busy During Winter Months
Finding uses for baseball and softball parks between seasons isn’t always easy. After all, a purpose-built facility may not lend itself to much outsid...
‘Hacking is the New Juicing:’ Even the Olympics Have Fallen Prey
The biggest latest threat to the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang isn’t North Korea/South Korea tensions. It isn’t doping. It isn’t even politics. It’s ...
In Wake of Mudslides and Fire, Cancelled Sports are the Least of Santa Barbara’s Worries
When mudslides cancelled the duel in the pool between the University of Southern California-Santa Barbara and the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, it w...
By the Numbers: Winter Sports Growing in Unexpected Places
Who says the mountain resorts out west have all the fun? According to a new study, nearly half of U.S. snow-seekers are heading to the South Atlantic ...
New Jersey's Rowan University Plans Arena, 50-Field Youth Sports Complex
While sometimes, it seems everyone is building fieldhouses and sportsplexes, the truly big projects give us a sense of just how enormous the sports ma...