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Inside Events: United States Bowling Congress

Inside Events: United States Bowling Congress

The United States Bowling Congress (USBC) is the national governing body of bowling as recognized by the USOC. USBC is a membership organization that ...

California Sports Fields, Golf Courses Feeling the Heat

California Sports Fields, Golf Courses Feeling the Heat

When California Governor Jerry Brown ordered officials in early April to impose statewide mandatory water restrictions for the first time in history, ...

Parents Turning To Courts to Mediate Their Disputes in Youth Sports

Parents Turning To Courts to Mediate Their Disputes in Youth Sports

It may be a whole new dimension in the combination of a frustrated super-jock parent and a litigious society. Increasingly, parents who believe their ...

Head Games: Helmets Still an Unanswered Question in Women’s Lacrosse

Head Games: Helmets Still an Unanswered Question in Women’s Lacrosse

Impact sensors in football helmets. In mouthguards. On the sidelines. All of it designed to guard against traumatic brain injury and the problems it c...

Obstacle Racing Continuing to Gain Ground in Industry

Obstacle Racing Continuing to Gain Ground in Industry

Obstacle racing continues to prove it’s capable of leaping challenges in a single bound as it strives for acceptance in the mainstream. With new event...

The Great American Pastime: Past Its Prime?

The Great American Pastime: Past Its Prime?

Baseball may be the official national pastime, but these days, it’s merely a title of honor. While the sport remains popular among fans at the profess...

Common Sense: The App Missing from Fitness Wearables

Common Sense: The App Missing from Fitness Wearables

Fitness technology has given weekend warriors the ability to count calories, measure heart rates, track their run distances and times, and more. It ha...

Convention Complex to be a ‘Game Changer’ for Dallas Suburb

Convention Complex to be a ‘Game Changer’ for Dallas Suburb

Allen, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, has approved a major development that could bring in new sports and convention business. The facility will break gro...

Toronto Positioning Itself to Become World Curling Hotspot

Toronto Positioning Itself to Become World Curling Hotspot

While many people’s exposure to curling is limited to the Winter Olympic Games, the sport’s permanent fan base is expanding. And Canada, which has oft...

Youngstown, Ohio, Sees Hospitality Stemming from Youth Sports

Youngstown, Ohio, Sees Hospitality Stemming from Youth Sports

Boom-and-bust cycles based on industry are nothing new. Youngstown, Ohio, which lies 75 miles southeast of Cleveland, was once a busy destination due...