Two Emerging Sports on the Grow: STUNT and Acrobatics & Tumbling
In May, news broke that NCAA Divisions I, II and III will sponsor legislation to add STUNT as an emerging sport for women. This will be voted on at th...
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Inside Events: Soccer Youth
There are plenty of soccer tournaments for school-, rec- and club-based teams. Soccer Youth takes a different approach, bringing together individual p...
Fast Sport, Slow Death: The Last Chance to Save Jai Alai
In its boom era, Jai alai was like roller disco: impenetrable to those who looked in from the outside and hot and happening for those who played. Coin...
Where Have All the Theme Runs Gone?
Where have all the theme runs gone? It’s actually a valid question. For a while there, the race calendar was filled with them: races (or, more realist...
Spring Sports are Back: Here are the Numbers
As spring sports wound down, the National Federation of State High School Associations was all but shooting off fireworks to celebrate the return of p...
Fistball, Floorball and Finswimming: Here Come the World Games
Whether you view them as a dress rehearsal for the summer Olympics or whether you’re simply staggered about the estimated $256 million economic impact...
College Combines Being Offered in Fishing, Esports, Cheer – Even Bowling
We’ve seen plenty of recruitment programs to help students connect with, and showcase their skills to, college coaches. Largely, we’ve seen those in t...
Frontrunners, Dark Horses and Spoilers in the FIFA World Cup Hosting Question
It’s no secret by now that FIFA will be making its announcement about the host cities for the 2026 World Cup in mid-June. In the meantime, two things ...
Forget Three Strikes. Yelling at Refs Now Merits Zero Tolerance Policy
In this month alone, three completely unrelated pieces of news hit the radar screen. Separately, they might not have rated a blip. Taken together, tho...
Take Me Out to the Ballgame … in London
Apparently, the NFL isn’t the only league making deals abroad. Major League Baseball has announced a long-term partnership with the city of London and...