Cricket Continues Phenomenal Growth in the US
Enthusiasts who can’t find cricket coverage on ESPN are going to live-stream it. And that projected demand has resulted in a bidding war between Amazo...
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A Cautionary Tale: How Venue Shortcomings Led to Cutting Teams from a World Championship
A small seaside host city and an enormously growing sport, mixed with a lack of communication, was the unfortunate combination that resulted in a larg...
Inside the Numbers: Thanksgiving Events as a Cash Cow for Sports Planners
Who knew turkey was such a cash cow? While plenty will adhere to the “Family-Food-Forget About Fitness” mantra for Thanksgiving, research shows others...
Sports Business Industry Watching as Election Looms
Setting aside the vitriol surrounding the 2016 presidential election, it’s possible to focus on ways the outcome could influence the sports travel ind...
More Than 2 Million U.S. Kids Play Rugby? Who Knew?
Rugby is gaining popularity in the United States faster than football. What’s really amazing? Rugby is one of the few tackling sports in which player...
Inside Events: National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association
The all-American sport of rodeo, epitomized by groups like the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, continues to score big on the crowd-pleasing sc...
eSports Grows to Estimated $600 Million, Dives into Travel Market
These days, eSports represent big crowds, big arenas and big money. Don’t believe us? Consider that in late July, Twitter livestreamed its first eSpor...
By the Numbers: An Inside Look at the Economic Impact of the World Series
With playoffs in full swing and the Major League Baseball field winnowing down, the sports business world has turned its attention to the World Series...
Dronies vs. Selfies: The Latest Way for Runners to Capture Race Day
In 2013, “selfie” was the Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year. Given the rise of its use in sports events, “dronie” might be the one in 2017. A runni...
International Ski Federation Makes Push to Draw Younger Generation
Skiing is okay for old people. That’s the stereotype the International Ski Federation is fighting, and apparently it will take an all-out effort to ma...