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Get Ready for the Next Would-Be Olympic Sport: Teqball

Get Ready for the Next Would-Be Olympic Sport: Teqball

It’s played on a curving table similar to a ping-pong table, with soccer-like ball, and with (somewhat) similar rules. It has a lot of heading (sorry,...

Report: Europe’s SnowWorld Eyes Virginia for North America’s First Indoor Ski Resort

Report: Europe’s SnowWorld Eyes Virginia for North America’s First Indoor Ski Resort

Is North America’s first indoor ski and snow sports facility coming to Fairfax, Virginia.? Maybe, if local news reports are to be believed. Could it a...

Fortnight Fundraisers? New Strategies for Boosting the Bottom Line

Fortnight Fundraisers? New Strategies for Boosting the Bottom Line

Fortnite fundraisers and wine and paint nights, as well as GoFundMe campaigns, are among the measures being taken by sports teams and organizations in...

The Concussion Report: Cannabis as a Remedy, Rugby Head Injuries and Potential New Laws

The Concussion Report: Cannabis as a Remedy, Rugby Head Injuries and Potential New Laws

Well, here’s something new for our concussion roundup. The NHL seems to be embracing the use of cannabis as a way to treat post-concussion neurologica...

Will Bans Against Unvaccinated Kids Have an Impact on Sports?

Will Bans Against Unvaccinated Kids Have an Impact on Sports?

Seeing an unprecedented rise in cases of measles among an unprecedented number of unvaccinated children, a New York suburb, accordingly, has taken an ...

By the Numbers: The Final Four

By the Numbers: The Final Four

The Cinderellas have long since left the dance and we’re down to the Final Four. As those teams come screaming into Minneapolis to duke it out (see wh...

Study: Larger Buffer Zone Needed to Make Basketball Safer

Study: Larger Buffer Zone Needed to Make Basketball Safer

As March Madness heads into the homestretch, a trio of researchers is recommending a wider buffer zone around basketball courts — a move that, if impl...

Near-Tragedy with Light Pole Falling on Soccer Field is More Common than Event Owners...

Near-Tragedy with Light Pole Falling on Soccer Field is More Common than Event Owners Realize

Even though fatal tragedy was averted in Clarksville, Arkansas, when an 80-foot wooden light pole fell on the field during a high school boys’ soccer ...

Rutgers, New Mexico State Tap in Alcohol for Revenue Boosts

Rutgers, New Mexico State Tap in Alcohol for Revenue Boosts

Athletic programs at two major universities recently made headlines regarding the sale of alcohol — and not just during games. Rutgers is expanding it...

Have Passport, Will Travel? Rule Changes Will Affect International Events

Have Passport, Will Travel? Rule Changes Will Affect International Events

Owners of events taking place outside the U.S. have been hearing the buzz about new documentation requirements that will take hold in 2021. The questi...