Coming to an Airliner Near You: Flight Attendants Trained in Martial Arts
It might be an unfortunate reminder of the times or possibly a way to control ticket prices and enhance security. Either way, it’s a boost to martial ...
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2017 Masters by the Numbers: Green Jackets, Pink Azaleas and More
The tickets don’t cost less than $1,400. The concessions don't cost more than $3 (a whopping $5 for an import beer.) The Masters returns, bringing ama...
While Some Sports Edge Toward Olympic Limelight, Others Struggle in Obscurity
Even with cheerleading gaining provisional IOC recognition and pole dancing lobbying for it too, some sports still struggle to step onto the internati...
Tax Day and Easter Mean Big Returns for Sports Events
Here come Peter Cottontail AND the tax man… with planners of sports events not far behind, ready to make money on novelty tie-ins. With April 15 fall...
IOC Warns Pyeongchang 2018 to Move Forward or Risk Harming Image of Games
It wouldn’t be a countdown to the Olympics without political drama, and without the host city declaring all was well regardless. Case in point: Pyeong...
North Carolina Repeals HB2 - NCAA Grudgingly Allows State to Bid
The decision by North Carolina lawmakers to repeal House Bill 2, the state’s infamous so-called “bathroom bill,”comes just weeks before the NCAA is se...
Vikings Team with Audubon Society to Help Save Birds’ Lives
Pro football may have taken a beating over its handling of concussions, but the Minnesota Viking might just have a softer side. The organization teame...
Coming Up Short: When a Course Error Means Athletes Can’t Qualify for a Bigger Race
If “every sports event planner’s nightmare” had an illustration, it might be this: runners standing open-mouthed after finishing a marathon with a Bos...
Major League Soccer Gives Cities Their Kicks: 12 Vie for Four Expansion Franchises
Between the World Cup and the burgeoning youth scene, soccer is basking in the boom. Here’s even more proof: Major League Soccer has approved four exp...
Lower Fares Mean More Student Athletes Springing for Break Travel
If you can get past the image of spring break as a time when students check out of school (and into party mode), you can see the season-changing vacat...