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The Heart of Sports in America: Accessible, Accommodating, Affordable

The Heart of Sports in America: Accessible, Accommodating, Affordable

When it comes to sports in the U.S., the Midwest has a lot to offer. The area is easily accessible to most of the country. Its sports facilities, venu...

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Inside Events: Maccabi USA

The World Maccabiah Games is the largest and oldest Jewish athletic competition. Selecting and supporting Team USA is Maccabi USA, which honors, throu...

Youth Sports Struggles with Declining Participation, Increasing Costs, Bad Coaches

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...

Could High School Bus Driver Shortage Trickle Down to Youth Sports?

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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...