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Some States Determined to Stamp Out Bullying Youth Coaches

Some States Determined to Stamp Out Bullying Youth Coaches

And now for something completely different: legislation to ban coaches who scream at kids. Despite its comical portrayal in movies like “Kicking and ...

Reds’ New Private Suite Offers Nursing Mothers a New Option

Reds’ New Private Suite Offers Nursing Mothers a New Option

It’s not a taboo subject, but in sports venues, it’s a dicey one: breastfeeding in public. However, this year, MLB’s Cincinnati Reds added a private s...

Cell Phones: A Permanent Penalty at Augusta

Cell Phones: A Permanent Penalty at Augusta

Spectators who try to enter the grounds of Augusta National during the Masters were subject to search and seizure – and what security was looking for ...

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Nothing But Net: How Much did Indiana’s Legislature Cost Indiana?

There are bad decisions and there are bad decisions made worse by their timing. And at the end of the day, it was the combination of both that made In...

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Inside Events: USA Team Handball

If you're still envisioning handball as a marginalized pastime -- something played only in rec centers with a small ball, USA Team Handball has a mess...

The Decline of the Swag Bag

The Decline of the Swag Bag

The Western African black rhino. The carrier pigeon. The swag bag at races? Times were, goodie bags were a staple at 5Ks, fun runs and other road raci...

Pickleball: The Sport with a Funny Name is Serious About Tourism

Pickleball: The Sport with a Funny Name is Serious About Tourism

The sport with the funny name is serious about attracting national competitions to new destinations. Pickleball, a paddle sport that looks a bit like ...

Massachusetts Looks to Add School-based Youth Mountain Biking Leagues

Massachusetts Looks to Add School-based Youth Mountain Biking Leagues

While cycling isn’t generally considered to be a school-based sport, some states have tried to change this, launching mountain biking youth groups to ...

Running Shoes? Running Barefoot? Science Hasn’t Figured it Out Yet

Running Shoes? Running Barefoot? Science Hasn’t Figured it Out Yet

Run in shoes or run barefoot? Once an alien concept to runners in Western countries, the images of African distance runners running barefoot made many...

Registration Rate Rage: Evaluating High Race Entrance Fees for Value

Registration Rate Rage: Evaluating High Race Entrance Fees for Value

While running is usually considered a low-cost sport – all you really need is a good pair of shoes and a road or track – if you hope to compete, even ...