Minneapolis Pinning Hopes for Increased Tourism, Jobs on Super Bowl
Christmas is closer than the Super Bowl, so it’s appropriate that Minneapolis, host of the big game, has a wish list. In addition to the economic impa...
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With a Bid on International Table Tennis, San Jose Spins into the Limelight
When Dionne Warwick hit the charts in 1968 with “Do you know the way to San Jose,” she put the city on the pop culture map. Nearly 50 years later, org...
Holiday-Themed Events are Raking in the Dough, Dough, Dough
Your belief (or lack thereof) in Santa isn’t going to change this: December is the most wonderful time of the year for sports business. Winter breaks ...
USA Hockey Facing Challenge of Assembling Olympic Roster Without NHL Players
We know NHL players won’t be in PyeongChang. The real question is how USA Hockey will build a roster to compete with traditional powerhouse teams (eve...
With Olympics in View, eSports Makes 2017 a Year to Remember
Despite the always heated debate regarding whether or not they are, in fact, actually sports, eSports continues to evolve. The past year has been part...
Why is Road Running Losing Pace?
What is slowing down the road running industry? A combination of rising fees, competition from nontraditional events (hello, novelty runs and obstacle...
Parkour Moves Closer to Olympic Status, But Controversy Remains
Will parkour be in Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games? Organizers hope so. Unfortunately, the organizers are the root of the problem, specifically, the ...
Inside Events: American Cornhole Association
Chances are, if you’ve been to a tailgate, a cookout or a trade show, you’ve seen cornhole. The sport itself is proliferating across the U.S., with pr...
New Fitness Report is Treasure Map for Planners in 2018
It’s not often planners and destinations are handed a road map of what sports are going to be big in the coming year. The American College of Sports M...
South Carolina Youth Soccer Association’s 'Silent September' Still Echoes True
Did ‘Silent September,’ an initiative in South Carolina to get soccer parents to pipe down, resonate? Yes, it did, and it remains the non-shout heard ...