Birmingham, Longtime Home of the SEC Tournament, Faces Competition
The term, ‘sales pitch,’ has never been so appropriate. Birmingham, long the host of the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament, is facing compet...
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NYC Passes Legislation Against Tobacco in Sporting Events
One day after the State of New York legalized professional MMA bouts, it said no to a far more long-standing tradition: tobacco at sports events. That...
New Law Governing Fantasy Sports Puts Indiana, NCAA in Same Corner
Following last March, when the NCAA squared off against Indiana over the now-defunct RFRA, it’s either refreshing or just plain weird to see Governor ...
Inside Events: USA National Karate-do Federation
The hardest wait in the world is being experienced by the sports considered for the 2020 Olympics. A decision will be announced by the IOC just ahead ...
Shuffling Snow from Site to Site Means Winter Events Can Survive
Following a year in which the International Ski Federation has cancelled or amended many World Cup events due to unseasonably warm weather around the...
In the Time Crunch of Final Four, Crunch on These Numbers
The NCAA shot clock is winding down. The action has moved to Houston and there the courts wait for Saturday (when the field narrows to two) and Monday...
New Central New York Raceway Park Reaches Out to NASCAR
While NASACAR fans look forward to a new season, New York State has been quietly developing a new facility outside of the Syracuse area that it hopes ...
Undead Breathing New Life into Running
Zombies are killing it. The Walking Dead arrived on TV in 2010. Zombie obstacle races appeared shortly thereafter. This year, Brooks has created a run...
Dubai Announces World’s First Future Sports Games
What kind of sports does the future hold? Drone racing? Robot soccer? That’s the question being asked in advance of December of 2017, when the first W...
Wrestling with Problems, e-Sports Sets Goal of Global Expansion
Today, ESPN. Tomorrow, the world, or at least the Pacific Rim. While e-sports continues its explosive growth, it lacks the ability to organize events,...