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Bluegrass Sports Commission Seeking Approval for Sports Park Proposal

Bluegrass Sports Commission Seeking Approval for Sports Park Proposal

Lexington, Kentucky could become a hotspot for youth sports if the Bluegrass Sports Commission can manage to convince area decision makers of the need...

Who You Gonna Call in Rio? Airbnb, Apparently

Who You Gonna Call in Rio? Airbnb, Apparently

Rio, finding itself short on accommodations for the Olympics, is asking Airbnb (now known as The Little Search Engine That Could) to locate extra room...

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Inside Events: USA Diving

USA Diving is the national governing body tasked with taking the sport of diving and its athletes of all ages to new levels. With new fans, a dedicate...

USA Tops Formal Sports Political Power Index for Second Time

USA Tops Formal Sports Political Power Index for Second Time

Which nation has the most political clout when it comes to international sports? If you guessed the United States, you’d be correct. And it’s not just...

FEI Proposed Reforms Include Name Change from Three-Day Event to Equestrian Triathlon

FEI Proposed Reforms Include Name Change from Three-Day Event to Equestrian Triathlon

Triathlons, one of the hottest bucket-list items around, may be hosting an all-new breed of athlete: the kind that wears a saddle. The proposal by the...

Upscale Fitness Facilities Factoring into the Hotel Equation

Upscale Fitness Facilities Factoring into the Hotel Equation

Want to attract well-heeled families to attend travel sports events? Even though fitness centers aren't at the top of the most-wanted list, they still...

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Buffalo, New York Has a Game Plan: Double its Sports Tourism

We can do better than that. Or at least, that’s the theory of Visit Buffalo Niagra (New York) upon reviewing an already impressive resume of 168 sport...

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One Year After RFRA, the Women’s Final Four Comes to Indy

One year ago, Indiana passed, then amended its controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act, allowing business owners to refuse service to same-sex...

Keeping Up Participation Means Not Letting Go of the Resolution Crowd

Keeping Up Participation Means Not Letting Go of the Resolution Crowd

Call it the physical cliff: the time window that planners of recreational sports events all know and hate: that late February to early March tipping p...

Iowa Becomes Latest to Try for Certified Personnel on the Sidelines

Iowa Becomes Latest to Try for Certified Personnel on the Sidelines

In an effort to protect youth athletes from competing with undiagnosed concussions, Iowa lawmakers are attempting to require that certified athletic t...