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Turkey Trots are the Biggest Cash Cows in Racing

Turkey Trots are the Biggest Cash Cows in Racing

With more than one million runners signing up to shake their tailfeathers and make a pre-emptive strike at calories, Thanksgiving Day turkey trots, us...

IOC Exploring Plans for Olympics Esports Games

IOC Exploring Plans for Olympics Esports Games

We’ve had a lot of news that registers pretty high on the Richter Scale this week: Information coming out of FIFA about World Cup bidding requirements...

Climate Change worrying the winter sports industry

Winter Sports Event Owners, Venue Operators Eyeing Climate Change

After seeing a boom in the most recent winter sports season, operators of venues and events are bracing for a downturn. El Niño is poised to return in...

Archery in the Schools

Funding Restored for School Archery Programs and Other Shooting Sports

Here’s good news for school-based archery and shooting sports and teams. New legislation requires the Department of Education to restore school distri...

We might have lost sight of CTE, given all the other recent health concerns in the news, but it’s still affecting athletes. A Boston University study, for example, recently found that more than 40 percent of youth, high school and college athletes had a degenerative brain disorder associated with concussions. Unfortunately, many died by suicide.

Youth, High School and College Athletes Still Vulnerable to CTE

We might have lost sight of CTE, given all the other recent health concerns in the news, but it’s still affecting athletes. A Boston University study,...

Inside Events: American Cornhole Organization

American Cornhole Organization

Want to learn about the sport of cornhole? You can't learn more than by asking the American Cornhole Organization. Whether it’s played at a tailgate o...

Earlier this year, a soccer league in the U.K. became, by its own claim, the “first league in the world” to equip referees with body cameras.

Body Cam Usage Increasing Among Soccer Referees

Earlier this year, a soccer league in the U.K. became, by its own claim, the “first league in the world” to give referees body cameras to improve play...

FIFA Delays Announcing 2026 Schedule, Creating Problems for Cities

FIFA's Delays Announcing 2026 Schedule Creating Problems for Cities

Officials in cities named to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup 2026 are still waiting to find out who will host which matches and when, and it is creating ...

With a final vote by the IOC, we now know for sure that the LA 2028 Organizing Committee will have five showcase sports: flag football, baseball/softball, cricket, lacrosse and squash.

Five Showcase Sports Teed Up for Los Angeles in 2028

With a final vote by the IOC, we now know for sure that the LA 2028 Olympics will have five showcase sports: flag football, baseball/softball, cricke...

Drones vs. Drone Slayers: The Sky is Limited in the Sports Venue Landscape

Drones vs. Drone Slayers: The Sky is Limited in the Sports Venue Landscape

The problems between those who fly unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, also known as drones) and those who own venues and sports events came into sharp fo...