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USEF Hopes to Broaden Show Jumping’s Appeal

USEF Hopes to Broaden Show Jumping’s Appeal

Name a sport that requires strong nerves, great balance and a whole lot of equine psychology, and you’ve got show jumping. Though it’s an Olympic even...

Universal Sports Network to Shut Down

Universal Sports Network to Shut Down

Universal Sports Network, the mostly Olympic sports channel co-owned by InterMedia Partners and NBCUniversal, is shutting down November 16. NBCU will ...

Personal Video Drones on Ski Mountains Can Open New Revenue Streams

Personal Video Drones on Ski Mountains Can Open New Revenue Streams

Planners of sports events held at mountain ski and snowboard resorts may soon have a new revenue stream: drone photography of competitors. A Californi...

Canada’s ParticipACTION Hopes to Activate Sedentary Kids

Canada’s ParticipACTION Hopes to Activate Sedentary Kids

A study conducted recently found that Canadians, kids and adults, spend what is considered an undue amount of time per day being sedentary.

Inside Events: Intercollegiate Tennis Association

Inside Events: Intercollegiate Tennis Association

The Intercollegiate Tennis Association is the governing body of college tennis, overseeing men's and women's varsity tennis at all levels: NCAA Divisi...

Negotiating With Hotels: What to Ask

Negotiating With Hotels: What to Ask

When negotiating a contract is your job – as it is for a hotel sales representative – you know the questions to ask, the points to cover and the trend...

Midwest Sports Mania - The Nation’s Midsection Hosts a Lot More than Football —...

Midwest Sports Mania - The Nation’s Midsection Hosts a Lot More than Football — Although There’s Plenty of That, Too

The Midwest's reputation as football country masks a much larger slate of options. Yes, Canton, Ohio, is pro football's Mesopotamia, but then, Chicago...

The Insider’s View of Strength and Fitness Sports and Competitions - What Keeps Them...

The Insider’s View of Strength and Fitness Sports and Competitions - What Keeps Them Strong and Growing

Weightlifting is a sport people recognize. They see it at the Olympics and they have seen people lifting at the gym. They might even do it themselves ...

Tennis - Hitting a Winner

Tennis - Hitting a Winner

Next year, the U.S. Tennis Association’s “National Campus” in Orlando, Florida, should be open for business, with 102 courts, making it possibly the l...

Want to Keep Your Event Fresh in People’s Minds? Follow the Trends in Merchandise

Want to Keep Your Event Fresh in People’s Minds? Follow the Trends in Merchandise

Everyone wants to have a great souvenir for their sports event. After all, something the participant continues to wear, like a T-shirt, means advertis...