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National Hunting and Fishing Day Creating a ‘Call to Action’ for Event Organizers

National Hunting and Fishing Day Creating a ‘Call to Action’ for Event Organizers

The announcement that National Hunting and Fishing Day is to be celebrated on September 23 might have landed in your outbox one minute and been consig...

Minnesota Schools Won't Be Reimbursed for State Tournament Costs

Minnesota Schools Won't Be Reimbursed for State Tournament Costs

High schools in Minnesota — the state with more girls participating in interscholastic sports per capita than any other — will not receive reimburseme...

InSideOut Initiative Seeks to Eliminate Win-At-All-Costs Culture in Youth Sports

InSideOut Initiative Seeks to Eliminate Win-At-All-Costs Culture in Youth Sports

A new initiative is seeking to eliminate the win-at-all-costs culture of youth sports, without eliminating competition and sportsmanship, and without ...

Fierce Turf Wars Threaten Competitive Surfing Events

Fierce Turf Wars Threaten Competitive Surfing Events

In the surf-centric movie, Blue Crush, North Shore surfers, irate at the newbie tourists learning to surf on their ‘sweet spot’ beach, send one back t...

Lawsuit Over Contaminated Water Has Ripple Effect on Event Owners, Venue Operators

Lawsuit Over Contaminated Water Has Ripple Effect on Event Owners, Venue Operators

Lawsuits alleging negligence of sports venue operators are hardly news – although they’re certainly hotly contested when they arise. One such suit, ho...

Research: Women More Likely to Suffer Brain Injury from Soccer Heading than Men

Research: Women More Likely to Suffer Brain Injury from Soccer Heading than Men

And the hits just keep on coming. Earlier this month, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (a research institute in the Bronx) released some bombsh...

Boules vs. Darts: Which Sport Deserves Olympic Recognition in 2024?

Boules vs. Darts: Which Sport Deserves Olympic Recognition in 2024?

In its next major decision, the International Olympic Committee will choose between adding darts (yes, the game you see in pubs and basements) or boul...

Measles Outbreak Threatens Youth Travel Sports

Measles Outbreak Threatens Youth Travel Sports

If parents haven’t put a measles vaccine on their back-to-school shopping list, organizers of fall sports need to know about it. A measles outbreak in...

Parents Hiring eSports Coaches to Take Kids to the Next Level

Parents Hiring eSports Coaches to Take Kids to the Next Level

Well, here’s a new trend for you. Following a sold-out Barclays Center crowd in Brooklyn, New York, for the Overwatch League Grand Finals is news that...

Sports Teams Acknowledging Fan Needs with Sensory-Inclusive Initiatives

Sports Teams Acknowledging Fan Needs with Sensory-Inclusive Initiatives

When the NBA’s 2018 preseason schedule tips off next month, at least 19 of the league’s 29 arenas will offer sensory-friendly spaces that will make th...