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Ho Ho Ho: The Numbers Show Holiday Events are Bringing in the Dough

Ho Ho Ho: The Numbers Show Holiday Events are Bringing in the Dough

The Thanksgiving turkey hasn’t even defrosted yet but that hasn’t stopped the radio stations from playing Christmas carols and every mall from working...

Can eSports Attain Olympic Status?

Can eSports Attain Olympic Status?

It was only a matter of time. One of the hottest segments of the travel market is eSports, and more facilities are ramping up their bids on events. B...

Sideline Safety Concerns Grow After Recent Death

Sideline Safety Concerns Grow After Recent Death

It happens every season. Athletes crash into officials, coaching staff and even spectators who are crowding onto the sidelines. The question of sideli...

Will the Oakland Raiders Move to Las Vegas? It’s Not a Sure Bet

Will the Oakland Raiders Move to Las Vegas? It’s Not a Sure Bet

It’s not a sure bet the Oakland Raiders will relocate to Las Vegas. Despite securing funding for a stadium in Nevada and receiving the governor’s go-a...

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Inside Events: USA Climbing

Sport climbing, making its Olympic debut in 2020, is everything the IOC wants: it is exciting to watch, has the coveted youth demographic and (from a ...

A Cautionary Tale: How Venue Shortcomings Led to Cutting Teams from a World Championship

A Cautionary Tale: How Venue Shortcomings Led to Cutting Teams from a World Championship

A small seaside host city and an enormously growing sport, mixed with a lack of communication, was the unfortunate combination that resulted in a larg...

Inside the Numbers: Thanksgiving Events as a Cash Cow for Sports Planners

Inside the Numbers: Thanksgiving Events as a Cash Cow for Sports Planners

Who knew turkey was such a cash cow? While plenty will adhere to the “Family-Food-Forget About Fitness” mantra for Thanksgiving, research shows others...

3D Judging of Gymnastics: What Could it Mean at the Local Level?

3D Judging of Gymnastics: What Could it Mean at the Local Level?

Automated computerized judging of gymnastics? Maybe. While a non-gymnastics-savvy portion of America might think judging doesn’t need an overhaul foll...

Is Cleveland the Most Exciting Sports Town in America?

Is Cleveland the Most Exciting Sports Town in America?

Ohio might be the most exciting state sports-wise right now, but Cleveland might just be the most exciting sports town in the U.S. After all, you have...

Fishing Angling for a Spot in the Olympics

Fishing Angling for a Spot in the Olympics

It might be the greatest thing to happen to fishing since the invention of the earthworm. The international governing body for sport fishing has appli...