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Rebrand of Some Events to “Short Track” Leaves Track & Field Purists Feeling Short-Changed

Rebrand to “Short Track” Leaves Track & Field Purists Feeling Short-Changed

Indoor track & field events could have a new name but not everyone is on board with it. World Athletics, the international governing body of the sport...

Up for Bid: USCAA Small College National Basketball Championships

Up for Bid: USCAA Small College National Basketball Championships

Want to show off your hoops hosting prowess? Here’s a great opportunity. The United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) is looking for a ho...

You’re Going to Need a Bigger Drone to Track Sharks This Summer

You’re Going to Need a Bigger Drone to Track Sharks This Summer

The increased presence of sharks is worrying beach users in New York and New Jersey, but, say marine biologists, their comeback is a good sign for wat...

Baby Olympics Has Goal of Instilling Lifelong Love of Sports

Baby Olympics Has Goal of Instilling Lifelong Love of Sports

And now for something completely different (snaps for you if you got that reference, by the way): the Baby Olympics. The event, in which children aged...

The National Park Service Social Media Accounts are Genius (and the Work of One Person)

One Person is Behind the National Park Service's Genius Social Media Strategy

Know whose social media content is being wildly liked, shared, retweeted and utterly viral? The National Park Service, that’s who. Nobody can resist t...

Smoke from Wildfires

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: Canadian Wildfires Create Problems for Sports in USA

Place the mask over your face and mouth and … well, never mind. Because of poor air quality caused by the wildfires in Canada, a number of sports even...

PGA TOUR, LIV Golf Merger Announcement Creates More Questions Than it Answers

PGA TOUR, LIV Golf Announcement Creates More Questions Than it Answers

The announcement of détente between the PGA TOUR and LIV Golf has been a long time coming but at this point, it leaves more questions than answers. Ho...

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Gun Violence Landing USA on International Travel Advisories

Countries outside the USA are warning their travelers about gun violence here. Most of those are telling people to take precautions and to learn activ...

XFL, USFL Proving Post-NFL Football Might be Springing Forward

XFL, USFL Proving Post-NFL Football Might be Springing Forward

Could spring football finally be gaining traction? Recent statistics are promising. And while the numbers are not even close to those of the NFL, ther...

Colleges and Universities Offering Esports Majors, Specialized Management Programs

Universities Offering Esports Majors, Specialized Management Programs

A U.S. District Judge recently ruled that esports is not a “sport” as it relates to Title IX compliance. But some university academic administrators c...