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Adventure Travelers Seeking More Destinations

Adventure Travelers Seeking More Destinations

The next wave of sports travel might be destination hiking, cycling, kayaking and more, according to studies. In other words, the journey is as import...

Sports Industry Responding to Reports of Underserved Latino Kids

Sports Industry Responding to Reports of Underserved Latino Kids

A recent news report that children in Latino communities have fewer opportunities for activity and higher obesity rates than children in white neighbo...

Pop Warner Association in New Jersey Plans a Comeback

Pop Warner Association in New Jersey Plans a Comeback

In New Jersey, the Pop Warner football association that canceled its season after losing many players to flag football (thanks, or more likely, no tha...

USA_Fencing

Inside Events: USA Fencing

USA Fencing walked away from Rio a winner with four medals, and immediately embarked on a nationwide tour to help build excitement about the sport. Ge...

New Association Formed to Help Plan LGBT Events

New Association Formed to Help Plan LGBT Events

In an attempt to better integrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community into event planning strategies in cities around the country, Al...

Jaws

Rockford Revived a Wacky Tradition and 20,000 People Showed Up

Whatever floats your boat, particularly in Rockford, Illinois, where a homegrown raft race raised $9,000 and brought in nearly 20,000 spectators to wa...

Scrambling to Reroute Marine Corps Marathon Following Transit Problems

Scrambling to Reroute Marine Corps Marathon Following Transit Problems

Thousands of runners and 100,000-plus spectators are tinkering with their schedules, thanks (or no thanks) to train mass transit problems that have re...

Getting the Word Out on an Indoor Sport

Getting the Word Out on an Indoor Sport

Olympic inclusion is a big deal, sure, but one sport is celebrating its first inclusion in a multi-sport event without Olympic rings. It’s floorball, ...

Corporate Sponsorships May Spearhead Golf’s Resurgence

Corporate Sponsorships May Spearhead Golf’s Resurgence

Zika might scare golfers, but nothing scares golf sponsors. Worldwide spending on golf is expected to total $1.82 billion in 2016, up 5.1% from 2015, ...

Women Celebrate a Half-Century of the Boston Marathon, Sans Opposition

Women Celebrate a Half-Century of the Boston Marathon, Sans Opposition

When the 2017 Boston Marathon opened registration, a name was added to its roster: Kathrine Switzer. Switzer’s name was big in Boston in 1967, as the...