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Shaky March Madness Numbers Show Changes in Viewership

Shaky March Madness Numbers Show Changes in Viewership

When sports business analysts look back at viewership statistics for March Madness 2016, it’s unlikely that it will be a year for the record books. Ra...

Climbing in Popularity, a Potential Olympic Sport Forges Alliances

Climbing in Popularity, a Potential Olympic Sport Forges Alliances

As decision time nears for the five sports being considered for Olympic inclusion, one is working on forging alliances with affiliated organizations t...

Big-Picture Thinking: New Arenas Boast Huge Video Boards

Big-Picture Thinking: New Arenas Boast Huge Video Boards

The Minnesota Timerwolves obviously see the big picture, or more likely, their fans will. The 4,300-square-foot video board has set a new benchmark fo...

Sports Tourism Puts North Carolina’s Controversial Legislation in the Hot Seat

Sports Tourism Puts North Carolina’s Controversial Legislation in the Hot Seat

In a dance that seems all too familiar, yet another governor is trying to backstep after passing yet another piece of controversial legislation that t...

Can DroneCenter be Next? UAV Racing Coming to ESPN

Can DroneCenter be Next? UAV Racing Coming to ESPN

It was only a matter of time. ESPN, which so recently noted that it would be covering e-sports with the same fervor it covers baseball, basketball, fo...

With No Flag to Carry, Refugee Athletes Have Message of Unity in Rio

With No Flag to Carry, Refugee Athletes Have Message of Unity in Rio

Before the Olympics, it’s typical for U.S. athletes to lobby to be the flag-bearer who leads the contingent into Opening Ceremonies. For another group...

Could Health Precautions in Rio Trip Up Athletes’ Drug Tests?

Could Health Precautions in Rio Trip Up Athletes’ Drug Tests?

With the Games inching closer, many athletes are caught between the rock of drug-testing and the hard place of needing to protect themselves from Zika...

Rio’s Woes Continue as Olympic Velodrome Fails to Meet Latest Deadline

Rio’s Woes Continue as Olympic Velodrome Fails to Meet Latest Deadline

While it has already been established that Rio is far from ready for its close-up, the latest downturn, the failure of the Velodrome to host a test ev...

Inside Events: USA Shooting

Inside Events: USA Shooting

A summer Olympics sport with a multitude of disciplines, shooting appeals to a wide range of interests. USA Shooting's newest campaign, designed to dr...

Getting Millennials into Sports Means Letting them be Kids

Getting Millennials into Sports Means Letting them be Kids

Millennials are poised for world domination, someday. In the meantime, they enjoy escaping back into childhood periodically. And that just might be re...