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Youth Sports Study Links Participation to Lower Levels of Depression in Boys

Youth Sports Study Links Participation to Lower Levels of Depression in Boys

If you needed one more reason to promote youth sports, here it is. New research from Washington University in St. Louis suggests that participation in...

How Event Owners Can Combat Scammers

How Event Owners Can Combat Scammers

Between stolen frequent flyer miles and identity theft happening on airport hotspots, youth sports event owners might think they have the risks all fi...

Drone Racing Poised for Major Expansion with Network TV and Livestreaming Deals

Drone Racing Poised for Major Expansion with Network TV and Livestreaming Deals

Don’t touch that dial. Drone racing, having conquered the university scene (there is a full-fledged Collegiate Drone Racing Association), has also lan...

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...