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City Considers Banning Unvaccinated Kids from Youth Sports

City Considers Banning Unvaccinated Kids from Youth Sports

Well, this idea is spreading like, oh, the measles. But maybe this time, that’s a good thing. At least one New Jersey city is considering prohibiting ...

Sports Turf Expert: Don’t Burn Your Fields to Dry Them

Sports Turf Expert: Don’t Burn Your Fields to Dry Them

It certainly made headlines: the high school coach who tried to dry his wet field by dousing parts of it with gasoline and dropping a match. Other sch...

New NCAA Plan Has Huge Ramifications for Sports Business

New NCAA Plan Has Huge Ramifications for Sports Business

While it doesn’t spell it out, the NCAA’s strategic plan to improve its women’s basketball program in all three divisions isn’t something the organiza...

On the Eve of the Anniversary of the Negro League, Time to Plan Tie-Ins

On the Eve of the Anniversary of the Negro League, Time to Plan Tie-Ins

As MLB regular season gets underway, it does so knowing that next spring, 2020, brings with it a special anniversary: that of the inception of Negro L...

Lack of Transparency at the Parks Level Lands Clearwater in Hot Water

Lack of Transparency at the Parks Level Lands Clearwater in Hot Water

Clearwater is in hot water. Following the revelation that the special events division of its parks and recreation department hadn’t tracked income and...

A New Health Concern for Event Owners: ‘The CrossFit Disease’

A New Health Concern for Event Owners: ‘The CrossFit Disease’

Event owners – who already know the importance of following concussion protocols and who are already on edge about unvaccinated athletes – now have an...

Game of Drones: Stadium Regulations are Coming

Game of Drones: Stadium Regulations are Coming

Drones continue to create a buzz (and not always a good one) in cities with high-profile sports teams. Now, Homeland Security is involved, along with ...

As Stadiums Go Cashless, Fans Need to Make Adjustments

As Stadiums Go Cashless, Fans Need to Make Adjustments

First, airlines stopped accepting cash for inflight drinks in an attempt to expedite service. Now, stadiums are considering doing the same. Is it an i...

The American Junior Golf Association

The American Junior Golf Association

As the premier pathway set up to help promising young golfers find meaningful competition and ultimately, college scholarships, the American Junior Go...

The Allure of College Towns

The Allure of College Towns

In college towns across the U.S., great sports venues await, surrounded with storied traditions and filled with potential. Want to visit? Join this vi...