Puerto Rico Feels Sting of MLB Game Cancellation Over Zika Fears
In baseball terms, it was a game-ending foul in the ninth inning. The cancellation of a scheduled two-game series in Puerto Rico over fears of Zika vi...
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Facing Too Many Obstacles, U.S./Canada Olympics Bid Falls Apart
The thought of having a U.S./Canadian-hosted winter Olympics is over. The original concept, proposed in early April, called for having Québec, Calvary...
ACC Aligns Itself with NCAA Non-Discrimination Policy
When the Atlantic Coast Conference stalked into the same corner of the ring as NCAA and announced that it too would require hosts for conference champ...
Inside Events: The National Veterans Wheelchair Games
The National Veterans Wheelchair Games is the largest annual wheelchair multi-sports event in the world and it’s coming up at the end of June in Salt ...
FIFA Ready to Return to New and Improved World Cup Site Selection
Nearly a year after news of FIFA corruption broke, the organization is ready to return to business, specifically, the business of site selection for t...
Economic Impact of the Preakness Stakes on the Road to Consecutive Triple Crowns
Will there be back-to-back Triple Crown wins? The Preakness Stakes this weekend in Baltimore provides the next steppingstone on the path. Whether Derb...
Like Mom and Apple Pie, Memorial Day Events Popular With Sports Planners
Memorial Day weekend will bring cookouts, pool openings and parades. It’ll also bring sports. And not just the big guns like the Indy 500 but the smal...
Is Running Out of Gas? Studies Show It’s Slowing Down
Is running out of gas? It would appear it’s slowing down. The so-called ‘second running boom’ is on the wane as trends in exercise shift to those with...
IOC: Impeachment in Brazil Will Not Be a Games-Changer
While the impeachment of Brazil’s president Dilma Rousseff came as no surprise, the vote is still the latest blow to a country already weighted down b...
Arm wrestling, pole dancing & e-sports in future Games? Governing Bodies Lobby SportAccord for Recognition.
While Olympics enthusiasts wait for a decision on new sports to be allowed in future Games, the world of international governing bodies keeps expandin...