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Good News for Tournaments: Industry Surveys Show Travelers Seeking Experiences

Good News for Tournaments: Surveys Show Travelers Seeking Experiences

What are the top reasons people travel and how do they impact sports? A few years ago, it was the self-explanatory “revenge travel.” Today, though, it...

Paris Olympics less than 6 months out

Paris 2024: Smaller Opening Ceremony Crowds and Potential Heatwave

Hard to believe that the 2024 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony is less than six months away. This year’s Games will take place in Paris only three yea...

Photo courtesy of Ripken Baseball

Ripken Baseball

Ripken Baseball has the stated goal of providing youth ballplayers with an experience similar to those of Major League Baseball athletes. With six pur...

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Peaks and Valleys

The distinctive geological features of the Mountain Region have a long history of appreciation and that appreciation continues. Today, the region’s tr...

Net Gains: ‘Caitlin Clark Effect’ Altering Women’s Sports Landscape

Net Gains: ‘Caitlin Clark Effect’ Altering Women’s Sports Landscape

Unless you’ve been living in a fallout shelter, you heard that Iowa senior Caitlin Clark is the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer in women’s basketball. ...

The Gaelic Athletic Association, promoting indigenous Gaelic games, has set a big goal: Olympic inclusion. The first step is to earn recognition from the IOC by gaining membership in organizations like the Alliance of Independent Recognized Members of Sports. Ultimately, it wants Gaelic football, hurling and camogie included in future Olympic Games.

Step by Step, the Gaelic Association Maps Quest for Olympic Inclusion

The Gaelic Athletic Association, promoting indigenous Gaelic games, has set a big goal: Olympic inclusion. The first step is to earn recognition from ...

Sports Tourism, Bigfoot and the Rise of Cryptid Travel

Sports Tourism, Bigfoot and the Rise of Cryptid Travel

For those in the right areas, it’s a big hairy deal. Nationwide, cryptid tourism (defined as the pursuit of something not yet proven to exist, like Bi...

New PFAS Regulations: How Will They Affect the Sports Business Industry?

New PFAS Regulations: How Will They Affect the Sports Business Industry?

It might have slipped under your radar. It did not slip under the government’s radar or the radar of manufacturers. The EPA announced the latest effor...

Stanley Cups a Premium Sports Prize

Could a Premium Prize for Event Participants be a Health Hazard?

With their sudden emergence as a social media status symbol, Stanley Cups might be the buzziest drink containers on the market, meaning they are popul...

FIFA World Cup Announcement Renews Natural Grass vs. Synthetic Turf Debate

FIFA World Cup Announcement Renews Natural Grass vs. Synthetic Turf Debate

FIFA’s recent reveal of the schedule for 2026 World Cup matches has renewed discussions about natural grass vs. synthetic turf. At the same time as th...