Gang Violence Cited in Pool and Park Closings
It’s a sad state of affairs: sports facilities where people go to have kids escape from danger are still prone to them. Gang violence and shootings ha...
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The Concussion Report: A Roundup of the Latest Headlines
Following several head-to-head collisions in the Women’s World Cup, the issue of concussions hit the spotlight again. Other developments in the TBI ar...
Data Breaches Are Big News and Bigger Trouble. Here's How to Prepare
Last week brought the unsettling news of the latest data breach, this one involving some 100 million Capital One credit cards. This week, an online sp...
With New Injury Study, the Issue of Women’s Lacrosse Helmets Rears its Head
While everyone agrees helmets prevent injury, the chance of them becoming a requirement in girls’ and women’s lacrosse remains remote. Can a new study...
Clear-Bag Fan Policies Find Their Way to High School Sports
Last fall, high schools in Florida took the unprecedented security step of banning students from bringing backpacks into gymnasiums, into stadiums and...
The Rise of AI in Youth Sports Industry
Who’s one of the most valuable players in youth sports? Artificial intelligence. AI is infiltrating the industry quickly with connected coverage of sp...
Inside Events: Babe Ruth League, Inc.
Holding firm to the ideal that youth sports should emphasize participation and enjoyment over everything else, the Babe Ruth League has offered qualit...
In Fortnite World Cup, Esports Puts Money Where its Mouse Is
Esports is a force to be reckoned with. At the end of July, the fledgling sport put its money where its mouth (mouse?) was and proved doubters wrong. ...
Synthetic Sports Fields Not a Significant Danger, Says EPA Report
Those who want to blame synthetic fields for the evils of the world are going to be disappointed, according to the EPA. Late last week, the agency rel...
Will the USWNT World Cup Victory Spur New Growth? Not Necessarily
While the prevailing theory is that little girls will hit the soccer fields by the millions in response to the USWNT capturing the World Cup, that’s a...