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Virtual Racing: The New Way to Raise Money and Attract Athletes

With so much going virtual these days (shopping and gaming, for example) it's no surprise sports events are heading into cyberspace.

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ACSM Releases Results of 2015 Fitness Trends Survey

When is a fitness movement a fad, and when is it a trend? Only time will tell, but the news doesn’t look good on Zumba becoming a real trend.

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Broomball Attracts Teams, Spectators and Sports Tourism Dollars

For those amateur athletes who always dream of playing on ice but aren’t coordinated enough to skate, there’s broomball.

SFIA: Structured Team Sports Play Rising, Casual Play Decreasing

SFIA: Structured Team Sports Play Rising, Casual Play Decreasing

Kids are dropping out of pick-up games. While team sports participation is up in the U.S., it’s rising in a far more structured way than in years past...

Mumps and the NHL: How Safe Are Sports Teams?

Mumps and the NHL: How Safe Are Sports Teams?

In a year when ebola has claimed center stage in health concerns, it is ironically a childhood disease that is attempting to bring the NHL to a screec...

No Wi-Fi? No Chance of Gaining Fans

No Wi-Fi? No Chance of Gaining Fans

Times were, you only worried about two things regarding your seat at sports events: how close you were to the action, and how far you were from the re...

The New Hat in the Olympic Ring

The New Hat in the Olympic Ring

At a time when nobody seems to want to throw their hat into the Olympic bidding war, there has been a most unlikely contender -- the District of Colum...

Legal Experts: Teams Not Able to Suppress Athletes' Freedom of Speech

Legal Experts: Teams Not Able to Suppress Athletes' Freedom of Speech

You talk, you walk? Perhaps not. Although a number of teams, as well as schools, athletic programs and more have either (a) forbidden athletes to disc...

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Brazilian Judge Allows Olympic Golf Course Construction to Proceed

Environmental activists and developers are never going to be friends, but now you can add another party to the Hatfield and McCoy list: Golf enthusias...

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Electronic Ink Technology for Smart Clothes? DuPont is Banking on It

Clothing that can detect wi-fi and enhance your workout? It's here.