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How to Help Those Impacted by Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, then tore across South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee, leaving a 500-mi...

Good News on Synthetic Turf Fields

Good News for Events Played on Synthetic Turf: Study Shows Lower Concussion Risk for Athletes

In April, the EPA made headlines by announcing that studies had found no significant difference in the exposure to certain chemicals found between pla...

Trails Opening to Cyclists in Marin, CA (and the Long Road to Get There)

Trails Opening to Cyclists in Marin, CA (and the Long Road to Get There)

Mountain bikes have been banned on Mount Tamalpais trails in Marin County, California (a trail mecca) since 1984. After 40 years of waiting and decade...

Can Youth Sports Facilities, Like NFL Stadiums, Become Emergency Shelters?

Like NFL Stadiums, Youth Sports Facilities Act as Emergency Shelters

In an intense hurricane season, NFL stadiums are proactively signing on with FEMA to become emergency shelters. This differs from previous years, when...

Basketball Trip to Bahamas

Long-Awaited Travel Tournament Becomes Headline-Making Scam

One of the attractions of travel tournaments is taking teams to new destinations and having them play in great surroundings. Unfortunately, the attrac...

Most Important to Runners: A Great Location, Says Survey

Most Important to Runners: A Great Location, Says Survey

Running is more popular than ever. If you want to hear about what runners want (spoiler alert: a great location is number one, but a nice course is al...

Tennis ball recycling helping event owners win the green game

Tennis Ball Recycling Helping Tournament Owners Ace the Green Game

Trophy recycling. Shoe recycling. What’s next? Tennis ball recycling, meaning that optic yellow (yes, that’s the official color of tennis balls) is th...

Need a Gimmick to Get Eyeballs for an Event? Go for a Weird Venue

Want to Get Eyeballs for an Event? Think Outside the Field

When Tennessee announced it would host Major League Baseball in a motorsports venue, it raised the question. What are some of the most unique places s...

As if pickleball didn’t already have enough bounces going its way, consider this: The sport might be one major reason why new automated external defibrillators are popping up in public parks. Different models call for different usage tactics (some models are hardwired, while others are pre-charged) but all have the same goal: to keep athletes safe.

Pickleball is Why Parks are Putting in AEDs – and That’s a Good Thing

As if pickleball didn’t already have enough bounces going its way, consider this: The sport might be one major reason new automated external defibrill...

Los Angeles 2028 has a message for Paris 2024. We see your green game and raise it with our promise to make this the first car-free Olympics in modern history. (The ancient Greeks don’t count; they had horse-drawn chariots.) And in the city that long had a reputation for poor air quality and all-day rush hours, it’s quite a goal. Here’s the game plan.

A ‘Car-Free’ 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles?

Los Angeles 2028 has a message for Paris 2024. We see your green game and raise it with our promise to make this the first car-free Olympics in modern...