Parents Expect to Spend Less on Kids' Sports This School Year
Are children’s sports headed to the sidelines? One study shows parents expect to spend less on their children’s extracurricular activities this school...
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Olympic Wins Add to Growth of Shooting, Outdoor Sports
If a recent report is to be believed, four of the top 10 growth sports are firearm-related, and three are affiliated with the outdoors. And you have t...
World Beach Games in California Hit Low Tide, Reschedule for 2019
The 2017 ANOC Beach Games appear to have hit low tide. The multi-discipline festival of sand and water sports announced with much fanfare to be held i...
New Georgia State Research Center to Study Connection Between Cities and Sports
Every sports tourism professional thinks the connections between his or her city and its sports teams are powerful ones. Now, the new Sport and Urban ...
Rio Paralympic Games By the Numbers
Rolling into Rio next month, the Paralympics are an antidote to a few less-than-stellar U.S. athletes (we’re looking at you, Ryan Lochte and Hope Solo...
Spurred by Sports, Airbnb Could be Fourth-Largest Travel Intermediary
Looks like the Roaming Gnome has fallen behind in his worldly appeal, to someone who lacks a cute mascot. Airbnb, the disruptive home-share service, t...
Coping with Flooding: Sports Events and Commissions in Louisiana Soldiering On
It was probably the thing furthest from the minds of many Louisiana residents who were scrambling to save loved ones, pets and belongings from flooded...
Sports and Tourism in the Zika Era
In what is becoming an all-too-familiar dance step, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued another travel advisory for a Zika-...
Historic Use of Instant Replay Takes Place at U.S. Soccer Game
In a sign that soccer might not only be gaining a stronger foothold in the United States but also advancing the game beyond traditional rules, the fir...
Little League World Series: The Compelling Backstory
The Little League World Series, a juggernaut among youth sports events, is underway in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. And as it continues to distan...