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...
Neither Rain nor Wind nor…Oh, Forget It
It’s the call nobody wants to make but this weekend, as Hurricane Joaquin roars into town, sports event organizers on the East Coast are trying to mak...
Threat of Marathon Protest Puts Sports Business Community on Notice
The protest that is planned to disrupt the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon in Minneapolis this weekend has drawn the attention of more than sportscaste...
Event Managers, DMOs, Forge Partnerships with Players in Sharing Economy
If you can’t beat ‘em, join 'em. Literally. Event companies and travel organizers have been circling around the conundrum of the sharing economy and i...
Blizzard of Non-Ski Activities Boosts Marketability of Winter Resorts
Winter sports resorts are ramping up their facilities to bring in more events. In this case, though, it’s not just slopes, snow cannons or even bobsle...
US Soccer Has Its Own Legal Troubles
While FIFA continues to work through allegations of bribery and corruption, the highest soccer governing body in the United States, the United States ...
Scottish Highland Games, Where Everything Old is New Again
Late summer and early fall mark the time for festivals with traditional Scottish games. In the U.S., there are approximately 50 large Scottish Games, ...