Report: Synthetic Fields Remain Safe
If you’ve been waiting for answers on the safety of synthetic turf, there’s good news and bad news, and the bad news has nothing to do with turf itsel...
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Obstacle Course Racing Gets Ready for a National Governing Body
Sit down. Take a deep breath. Brace yourself. Obstacle course racing has a national governing body. Yes, wild, muddy, take-no-prisoners OCR now has ov...
New Report Looks at Energy and Water Performance in Sports Venues
Green is the word. With eco-friendly and sustainable sports venues becoming a marketing ploy for cities, a new report, Taking the Field: Advancing Ene...
Repealing Obamacare Could Have Repercussions in the Sports World
It appears head injuries could become a significant factor in the GOP’s plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act. In fact, many NFL players rely on ACA...
Lessons Learned: When Officials Don’t Set an Example
File this one under “an illustration of irony.” An arena official in charge of oversight was found to have skipped the line in order to get the best s...
Inside Events: Rock ‘n Roll Marathon
A weekend event that can bring in upwards of 50,000 participants and more than $22 million in economic impact is going to strike a good chord in any c...
Travel Ban Could Kill USA’s Chances of Hosting 2026 World Cup
When Gianni Infantino says he needs an open-door policy in countries that want to host the FIFA World Cup, he’s looking at you, Donald Trump. The FIFA...
Small Polish City Suddenly an eSports Giant
When a new 15,000-square-foot eSports facility opened March 3 in Las Vegas by hosting a Halo World Championship qualifier with $50,000 in prizes, it w...
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...
Out or Safe? MLB Athletes May Not Be in the Olympics
Who’s on first in Tokyo? It may not be anyone from Major League Baseball. The 2020 summer Olympics are edging closer, but MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred...