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Rio Olympics Fail to Medal in Social Media

Rio Olympics Fail to Medal in Social Media

The IOC already was off to bad start after issuing four pages of restrictive social media, blogging and online guidelines to athletes and commercial s...

Inside Events: Disabled Sports USA

Inside Events: Disabled Sports USA

Soon, the Paralympics will take center stage in Rio, providing an international showcase for athletes with disabilities. But before those individuals ...

Action on Ski Slopes Staying Hot, Thanks to Sports Business

Action on Ski Slopes Staying Hot, Thanks to Sports Business

The snow cannons aren’t rumbling, the Ski Patrol has the season off and the market for Polartec is way down. And business at ski resorts has never bee...

Streamlining Sports Travel: A Rundown of Apps, Sites and Platforms

Streamlining Sports Travel: A Rundown of Apps, Sites and Platforms

Let’s be honest: multi-tasking is a myth. Event owners and rights holders for sports events are squeezed more tightly these days than ever before, and...

Bad News for Sports Planners: Miami is Latest Hotbed of Zika

Bad News for Sports Planners: Miami is Latest Hotbed of Zika

Not even a wall around the U.S. would stop this threat. Miami is the latest area of concern for the Zika virus, following the diagnosis of several cas...

Skateboarding World in Disarray Despite New Olympic-Sport Status

Skateboarding World in Disarray Despite New Olympic-Sport Status

Skateboarding, it seems, just can’t play nice. Despite being named a new Olympic medal sport for 2020, the sport is plagued by infighting and backbiti...

'Superbug' Threatening Swimming and Diving Events

'Superbug' Threatening Swimming and Diving Events

It doesn’t have the scariness of the brain-eating amoeba, but an intestinal illness that is infecting users of swimming pools, and seems to be resista...

NFL: International Edition Starring London, Mexico — and China?

NFL: International Edition Starring London, Mexico — and China?

The 2016 NFL season will mark the 10th in which at least one regular-season game has been held outside of the U.S. Four games will be played overseas ...

On the Hoof: How Equine Athletes Got to Rio

On the Hoof: How Equine Athletes Got to Rio

When an Olympic athlete, whether a swimmer, team handball or water polo player, is ready to travel, he or she hops a plane. But there’s a whole other ...

Jai-Alai 'on Life Support:' How a Hot Sport Went Cold

Jai-Alai 'on Life Support:' How a Hot Sport Went Cold

Jai-alai was the roller disco of its time: hot and happening, particularly in Florida. These days, it struggles to find players, much less an audience...