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Summer baseball in many cities includes a fireworks display at the end of the game. Big tournaments and pro football games also like to use pyrotechnics to underscore goals and sometimes celebrate the finale of an event. But increasing scrutiny over noise, pollution and safety, as well as PTSD, has caused some to reevaluate. Drone shows, anyone?

Out with the Bang: A Sports Summer Staple, Fireworks Fall Out of Favor

Summer baseball in many cities includes a fireworks display at the end of the game. Big tournaments and football games also like to use pyrotechnics t...

Hurricane Beryl: How to Help Those in Need

Hurricane Beryl: How to Help Those in Need

Hurricane Beryl tore into Texas and Louisiana and left a mess in her wake, including widespread destruction, loss of power and several deaths. Many ar...

Times were, when you tried to drum up support for cricket, that’s what you got: crickets. These days, though, the buzz is building. Team USA (yes, cricket has a Team USA) took down global power Pakistan in a group stage round of one of the sport’s biggest global events, the T20 World Cup. Oh, and it happened in Texas. Who’s ready for a paradigm shift?

With Big Win During T20 World Cup in Texas, USA Cricket Buzz is Growing

Times were, when you tried to drum up support for cricket, that’s what you got: crickets. These days, though, the buzz is building. Team USA (yes, cri...

To combat the problems of cities that lack after-school programming for children (areas sometimes known as “childcare deserts”), administrators are looking to a new outlet: martial arts. Proponents say instruction helps kids stay busy, make friends and gives them self-confidence, focus, discipline and a way of staying fit. Parents are all for it.

After-School Programming Bringing In a New Generation of Karate Kids

To combat the problems of cities that lack after-school programming for children (areas sometimes known as “childcare deserts”), administrators are lo...

Reality bites. So do sharks. Summer brings surfing, stand-up paddleboarding, open water swims, triathlons and other more into the ocean – and potentially, bring athletes into the path of some of nature’s most feared creatures. Yes, attacks are rare but they’re still scary. New technological development could help keep ocean-goers one step ahead.

Coastal Sports Events Examining Ways to Combat (or Prevent) Shark Attacks

Reality bites. So do sharks. Summer brings surfing, stand-up paddleboarding, open water swims, triathlons and other more into the ocean – and potentia...

Competitive climbing will be joining the podium sports being offered at the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. Para climbing, as the sport is known, checked all the boxes officials want: It is open to both genders, has a strong youth following and is fully inclusive. The response from athletes has been nothing short of wildly enthusiastic.

A New Sport Climbs into the Paralympics in 2028

Competitive climbing will be joining the podium sports being offered at the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. Para climbing, as the sport is known...

Drowning Deaths Increase, Reversing a Decades-Long National Trend

Drowning Deaths Increase, Reversing a Decades-Long National Trend

Because of an early-season heatwave, swimming pools across the country are more crowded than usual, which adds urgency to new drowning data released b...

Beach Based Sports Growing in Popularity

Beach Sports Growing, Kicking Sand into Doubters’ Faces

When the beach hockey event, Sticks in the Sand, moves into The Wildwoods this week, it will be just one part of a burgeoning trend of sand-based spor...

County Fair Season Means Rodeo Event Organizers Can Expect New Fans

Summer Fairs Mean Rodeo Event Organizers Can Expect New Fans

Summer brings sunshine, vacation time and across the nation, a bounty of county and state fairs. And in addition to educating visitors in agriculture,...

Get Your BID On: supertri E World Triathlon Championship

Get Your BID On: supertri E World Triathlon Championship

For those who want to host high-level triathlon action in a format that combines real-life and virtual action, this is an excellent opportunity. World...