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Erie, PA | Photo courtesy of Erie Sports Commission

Right Angles

Fishing is expanding, reaching more demographics than ever before. Additionally, new anglers are younger, more diverse and highly socially connected. ...

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Amateur Athletic Union

The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is a multi-sport youth sports organization that, in addition to impressive membership numbers, has 100,000-plus volun...

Atlantic City, NJ | Photo courtesy of Visit Atlantic City

On the Coast, Offering the Most

History, arts, culture and sports come to life in the Mid-Atlantic. Athletes across the country travel for world-class competitions and adventures, wh...

Photo by Brent Bielmann, courtesy of World Surf League

A Swell in Interest Ahead of the Olympics

Since surfing started appearing in the Olympics (spurred by the IOC’s wish to attract a more youthful viewership to the Games), there has been an upti...

Robotics Might Make Field Marking Easier But Not Everyone Loves Them

Robotics Might Make Field Marking Easier But Not Everyone Loves Them

Remember when grass field venue managers had to spend times (prior to every single tournament) marking fields with chalk dust? Those days are over. Th...

Trail Running is on Pace for Continued Growth

Trail Running on Pace for Continued Growth

Fresh air, scenery and zero traffic, a fun and relaxed tempo, and joint-friendly terrain (at least as compared to road running’s paved and hard surfac...

Scaling Up: Fish Conservation Efforts are On the Rise

Scaling Up: Fish Habitat Conservation Efforts are on the Rise

In a concerted effort to preserve, protect and create fish habitat, local fisheries management agencies, fishing pros and their affiliated professiona...

And down the chute they come for the last time this year. In ski resorts, season-ending festivities are standard, even when those edge toward the weird. Skiing in costumes (and even swimsuits) and trying to clear pits of water or mud are where bragging rights are earned. Here are notable events from around the nation’s winter sports destinations.

Pond Skimming, Wacky Costumes Mark Ski Resort End-of-Season Celebrations

And down the chute they come for the last time this year. In ski resorts, season-ending festivities are standard, even when those edge toward the weir...

Fast Sport on a Slow Decline: Can Racquetball Survive?

Fast Sport on a Slow Decline: Can Racquetball Survive?

Back in the 1970s and ’80s, racquetball was billed as America’s fastest-growing sport. In fact, even the IOC gave it a look for potential inclusion. S...

It was quick thinking on the part of the staff of a Nebraska golf course that kept the venue from being devoured by a wildfire that tore through the area, burning roughly 70,000 acres of land. The staff of the course won a race against time, managing to turn on sprinklers that were still winterized and carving fire breaks in the land around the venue.

How a Nebraska Golf Club Survived a Wildfire

It was quick thinking on the part of the staff of a Nebraska golf course that kept the venue from being devoured by a wildfire that tore through the a...