Budapest’s Axed Olympics Bid Opens Door for Both Paris and L.A.
And then there were two. In late February, Budapest withdrew its bid for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, leaving only Paris and Los Angeles vying to ho...
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Sports Startups to Make Their Pitch in NYC — A la ‘Shark Tank’
Think Shark Tank, but for sports startups. That’s the premise behind the “Sports Tank” competition in April in NYC. Ten sports-specific startups can p...
By the Numbers: The Math of March Madness
Ah, March. The only time when painting your face in school colors, wearing a mascot hat to work and screaming your lungs out at a TV is perfectly acce...
Medalist: Olympics are ‘Slowly Dying’
An era without the Olympics? A time without the excitement, pride (and let’s face it, all-out hype) of those ancient Games? Say it ain’t so. But if on...
No Bid? IAAF's Stance Might Be the Starting Gun for the Future
The IAAF’s announcement that it was ditching its long-standing bid process for competitive events was met with a reaction from the world of sports bus...
NFL, NBA Take Stance Against Proposed Texas ‘Bathroom Bill’
Super Bowl LI might have been the last time the NFL brings football’s biggest game to Texas, given the fact that 15 Lone Star State senators have pled...
NBA’s D-League Bringing New Economic Opportunities to Mid-size Cities
The NBA Development League, or D-League, for short, isn't new, having entered the industry in 2001. But now, it's set for expansion, with three teams ...
Chicken Pox and Event Cancellations: What Planners Should Know
While many parents chewed their nails and worried about the Zika virus being brought home by travel teams who had visited so-called ‘hot spots’ for in...
Decision on NHL Participation in 2018 Olympics May Come in March
At last check, the NHL was considering keeping its players out of the 2018 Winter Olympics, something that could have a ripple effect on ice hockey ev...
Post-Olympics Rio: Bills Due, Venues Empty
We’ve all heard about former Olympic venues, once basking in glory, now left abandoned and decaying. It appears the latest city to fall into that trap...