Colorado Springs Begins Fundraising for 61-Acre Youth Sports Complex
Colorado Springs, the home of all things Olympic (after all, it’s the HQ of the USOC), just served notice that it’s about to become a haven for youth ...
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Ticket to Tokyo: Five Sports Move One Step Closer
They're young, they're hip and they might just be headed for Olympic glory. Now that the Olympic Organizing Committee for the Tokyo 2020 Games has sel...
Studies Find More Sports Fans Willing to Travel Globally for Events
The fact that sports tourism is a booming industry in the U.S. – well, it’s not exactly a news bulletin. But here’s an additional trivia point: it’s a...
Today’s Sports Venues Using ‘Smart Arena’ Model to Draw in Fans
With more cities competing to keep fans in stadiums (rather than watching from home or sports bars), the pressure is on arenas and franchises to prese...
Marathon Organizers and Black Lives Matter Protestors Compromise on Peaceful Demonstration
At the end of the day, the most essential concern of Sunday’s Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon – the one that was most on the minds of runners – was not...
IL Budget Standoff Puts Rockford Sports Complex Development on Hold
The best-laid plans – even in sports tourism – sometimes fall short. Case in point: the City of Rockford, Illinois, and its plans for new Indoor Sport...
Cities Cut Kids’ Risk-Taking, Starting at Playground Level
The tool of choice in leveling the playing field is not the backhoe or the earthmover. It’s the threat of a lawsuit. And sometimes, it’s obvious the l...
Atlatl Enthusiasts Practice a Sport That Predates Homo Sapiens
The question of which sport known to man is the oldest in the world sends most people back to researching the first Olympic games. And that’s a good s...
Report: Brisk Growth in Global Outdoor Sports GPS Devices Market
Wearables are huge part of the sports marketplace, with outdoor sports GPS devices being one of the latest entries.
Russia: No Room at the Inn for World Cup Visitors
In a sport plagued with scandal at the top level, this was the last thing anyone wanted -- or needed. The World Cup doesn’t take place until 2018 and...