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New Study Shows Changes in What Americans Do for Fitness and Fun

New Study Shows Changes in What Americans Do for Fitness and Fun

While the bulk of U.S. fans and players remain dedicated to football, basketball and baseball, it seems clear that other participants and fans are loo...

Approval for Convention Center Hotel to Broaden KC’s Hosting Horizons

Approval for Convention Center Hotel to Broaden KC’s Hosting Horizons

Kansas City, Missouri, recently voted “Best City for Sports-Crazed Fans," needs some help if it’s going to live up to its reputation. The city is pinn...

Inside Events: A.G.A. Nation

Inside Events: A.G.A. Nation

A.G.A. Nation (A.G.A. is short for Adrenaline Games Alliance) produces action and adventure sports events and competitions across the United States. T...

Sports for Fitness, Rather than Fun

Sports for Fitness, Rather than Fun

Remember when people used to play sports for fun? Yeah, those were the good old days. Emphasis on the old. Today, most of the sports that ordinary Ame...

Selfie Sticks: Device Non Grata at Sports Destinations

Selfie Sticks: Device Non Grata at Sports Destinations

It’s the device of choice in a social media-obsessed world. But lately, the selfie stick -- that telescoping rod that attaches to a phone and allows f...

Park Transforms Greens into Green Retreat

Park Transforms Greens into Green Retreat

Back in 1960, an 18-hole golf resort called Admiral Lehigh Golf Resort was opened in Florida. Unfortunately, the golf course puttered down, and, for a...

California Adds BPA to Prop 65 List

California Adds BPA to Prop 65 List

Plastic drinking bottles (commonly used in sports and fitness), canned goods and other items containing the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) distributed in ...

Tech Report: Smartwatches That Hate Tattoos, Apps That Choose Tunes

Tech Report: Smartwatches That Hate Tattoos, Apps That Choose Tunes

That badass tribal tattoo on your wrist? The one you got after you did that epic mud run? Too bad it doesn’t impress your brand-new Apple Watch. Appl...

Sports Retailer Insures the Shirt on Your Back

Sports Retailer Insures the Shirt on Your Back

You know the drill. Sports fans plunk down big bucks for apparel with a favorite player’s name and number – only to have said favorite depart after on...

Enthusiasts Welcoming New Dedicated Facilities for Remote Cars, Planes

Enthusiasts Welcoming New Dedicated Facilities for Remote Cars, Planes

Sports facilities include motor sports tracks and air fields. So why can’t they also include spaces where enthusiasts can use remote-controlled cars a...