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California Sports Fields, Golf Courses Feeling the Heat

California Sports Fields, Golf Courses Feeling the Heat

When California Governor Jerry Brown ordered officials in early April to impose statewide mandatory water restrictions for the first time in history, ...

The Great American Pastime: Past Its Prime?

The Great American Pastime: Past Its Prime?

Baseball may be the official national pastime, but these days, it’s merely a title of honor. While the sport remains popular among fans at the profess...

Common Sense: The App Missing from Fitness Wearables

Common Sense: The App Missing from Fitness Wearables

Fitness technology has given weekend warriors the ability to count calories, measure heart rates, track their run distances and times, and more. It ha...

Convention Complex to be a ‘Game Changer’ for Dallas Suburb

Convention Complex to be a ‘Game Changer’ for Dallas Suburb

Allen, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, has approved a major development that could bring in new sports and convention business. The facility will break gro...

Toronto Positioning Itself to Become World Curling Hotspot

Toronto Positioning Itself to Become World Curling Hotspot

While many people’s exposure to curling is limited to the Winter Olympic Games, the sport’s permanent fan base is expanding. And Canada, which has oft...

Some States Determined to Stamp Out Bullying Youth Coaches

Some States Determined to Stamp Out Bullying Youth Coaches

And now for something completely different: legislation to ban coaches who scream at kids. Despite its comical portrayal in movies like “Kicking and ...

Reds’ New Private Suite Offers Nursing Mothers a New Option

Reds’ New Private Suite Offers Nursing Mothers a New Option

It’s not a taboo subject, but in sports venues, it’s a dicey one: breastfeeding in public. However, this year, MLB’s Cincinnati Reds added a private s...

Youngstown, Ohio, Sees Hospitality Stemming from Youth Sports

Youngstown, Ohio, Sees Hospitality Stemming from Youth Sports

Boom-and-bust cycles based on industry are nothing new. Youngstown, Ohio, which lies 75 miles southeast of Cleveland, was once a busy destination due...

Cell Phones: A Permanent Penalty at Augusta

Cell Phones: A Permanent Penalty at Augusta

Spectators who try to enter the grounds of Augusta National during the Masters were subject to search and seizure – and what security was looking for ...

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Inside Events: USA Team Handball

If you're still envisioning handball as a marginalized pastime -- something played only in rec centers with a small ball, USA Team Handball has a mess...