Youth Sports Struggles with Declining Participation, Increasing Costs, Bad Coaches
What’s wrong with youth sports? Plenty, if you believe a recent report released by a Washington, DC, think tank. But there’s some good news as well, i...
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Could High School Bus Driver Shortage Trickle Down to Youth Sports?
Are bus drivers the next endangered species? It appears so, as from Massachusetts to Minnesota, school districts are struggling to find enough bus dri...
College Triathlon Closing in on NCAA Championship Status
Women’s triathlon continues its march toward NCAA championship sport status. Need proof? USA Triathlon’s most recent announcement shows Hampton Univer...
Northern California Fires Wreaking Havoc
In Northern California, a destructive and fast-moving wildfire is causing widespread fatalities and devastation. Sports events took a back seat as sch...
Riding High
With the proliferation of riders comes a need for events, and facilities to stable them. Here is a round-up of some of the great facilities you’ll fin...
Varsity Letters Now Include BBQ
Where there’s smoke, there’s high school barbecue teams. Varsity barbecue is a reality and while it’s an exaggeration to say the trend is spreading li...
Should U.S. Soccer Diversify Venue Selection for the Men’s National Team?
U.S. Soccer needs to start thinking outside the box – or at least outside its traditional map – if it wants to get more in-person spectators. In fact,...
Milwaukee’s New Fiserv Forum Makes History with Bird-Friendly Design
After an inordinate number of instances where birds crashed into U.S. Bank Stadium and died, designers started paying attention. And when Fiserv Forum...
In a Surprise Honor, L.A. Will Host the World Urban Games Next Year
The next Olympics there may be a decade out but Los Angeles is getting a warm-up. The city has been named to host the first two editions of the World ...
With a Possible Separation from the USOC, What Happens to Sanctioning of Gymnastics Events?
With a potential ouster of USA Gymnastics as the sport's governing body, what will happen to sanctioned events? And who will sanction them in the futu...