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Investigator Has Marathon Cheaters on the Run

Investigator Has Marathon Cheaters on the Run

Cheating in some sports is easier than cheating in others. In marathon running, racers can use fake bibs or take shortcuts along the course. In fact, ...

Flag Football Rules

Need Details on the New NFHS Flag Football Rules? Here They Are

In what was perhaps the most eagerly awaited youth sports development of the summer, the inaugural set of the National Federation of State High School...

Fanning the Flame: Potential Olympic Host Cities Already Making Noise

Fanning the Flame: Potential Olympic Host Cities Already Making Noise

It’s not even close to the bidding cycle, but we are halfway into 2024, and potential host cities for the 2036 and 2040 Summer Olympics are beginning ...

Maine Hotel Bill on Single-Use Plastic Toiletry Bottles

In Maine, a New Bill to Eliminate Hotel Use of Travel-Size Toiletries

Out with the little bottles of shampoo, lotion and body wash. In with the containers that can be refilled by housekeeping staff in hotels. It is a con...

Tourism in Florida Survives a Legislative Attack

Tourism in Florida Survives a Legislative Attack

That was a close one. On the heels of a gubernatorial announcement that Florida had reached a record high number of tourists in 2024 came word of legi...

SDM Champions

Coming Soon: SDM’s 2025 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism Awards

We already know that sports tourism is a $114 billion-plus industry and everyone reading this has helped build that number. Don’t you want some recogn...

: Both teams in the 2017 Congressional Baseball Game for Charity posed for a photo. Image courtesy of repmobrooks, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Now Taking the Field (for a Good Cause): Democrats vs. Republicans

It happens every year in Washington, D.C. It pits Democrats against Republicans. It’s conducted in broad daylight in a big venue. It’s open to the pub...

Here’s an initiative that should grow legs (or perhaps wings). A new program at Ontario International Airport allows passengers going through security, who have packed items that can’t travel (like full-size bottles of sunscreen or shampoo), to place them in a special receptacle for collection by USO volunteers for donation to service members.

An Airport Initiative, “Oops for Troops,” Could Grow Wings

Here’s an initiative that should grow legs (or perhaps wings). A new program at Ontario International Airport allows passengers going through security...

Flag Football Gets Recommendation to Join NCAA Emerging Sports for Women

Flag Football Gains Yardage at NCAA, High School Levels

NCAA women’s sports are making 2025 the year they don’t take no for an answer. Recently, the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics made a recommendation...

Boost in Sports Equipment Sales Heralds Positive Forecast for Industry

Boost in Sports Equipment Sales Heralds Positive Forecast for Industry

The overused term is “perfect storm,” a confluence of factors that creates a rare outcome. And right now, that’s what’s going on with sales of sports ...