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Clay Pigeon Shooting Competitions Hit the Mark

Clay Pigeon Shooting Competitions Hit the Mark

Clay pigeon shooting (and gun sports in general) are hitting the mark with high school students in Minnesota, and it’s a trend that is being reflected...

Cricket Continues Phenomenal Growth in the US

Cricket Continues Phenomenal Growth in the US

Enthusiasts who can’t find cricket coverage on ESPN are going to live-stream it. And that projected demand has resulted in a bidding war between Amazo...

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...

Tailgates: Beer Bash or Revenue Stream? Organizers Have the Power to Decide

Tailgates: Beer Bash or Revenue Stream? Organizers Have the Power to Decide

Tailgating is a proud sports tradition, whether it’s adults meeting in the parking lot before a youth game for drinks and snacks, or a full-on set-up ...

FIFA’s Current and Proposed Reforms to World Cup Will Impact U.S. Bid

FIFA’s Current and Proposed Reforms to World Cup Will Impact U.S. Bid

The FIFA scandal erupted about 18 months ago. Like a volcano, it has had periods of activity since. Get ready for a new spew of molten-hot (read: cont...

By the Numbers: An Inside Look at the Economic Impact of the World Series

By the Numbers: An Inside Look at the Economic Impact of the World Series

With playoffs in full swing and the Major League Baseball field winnowing down, the sports business world has turned its attention to the World Series...