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New Trend: Insurance to Cover Injured Student Athletes’ Tuition

New Trend: Insurance to Cover Injured Student Athletes’ Tuition

High school students with an athletic scholarship to college have a dark and abiding fear: an injury that causes them to lose that ride and have to dr...

Thailand Showcases Itself to National Olympic Committee Members

Thailand Showcases Itself to National Olympic Committee Members

While many nations are declining to bid on the Olympic Games, at least one nation would appear to be actively courting them.

Game of Drones: Sports Events Weigh Use of UAVs

Game of Drones: Sports Events Weigh Use of UAVs

Drone go there? It remains to be seen.

When a Road Race is Not Just a Road Race

When a Road Race is Not Just a Road Race

While 5Ks, 10Ks and more remain popular with hardcore runners, a growing subculture of themed road races are promising more fun.

Fat Bike Events the Hot New Winter Sports Trend

Fat Bike Events the Hot New Winter Sports Trend

2015 will see USA Cycling roll out its first-ever Fat Bike National Championships in Utah. Haven't heard of fat bike? That’s about to change.

Who’s Allowed on the Sidelines and How Close to the Athletes?

Who’s Allowed on the Sidelines and How Close to the Athletes?

The collision of an OU player with a sidelines photographer highlights a growing problem in sports business -- how close is too close?

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Non-Contact Sports Poised for Growth?

It might just be the push that non-contact sports have been waiting for.

Turf War Growing in Women’s Soccer

Turf War Growing in Women’s Soccer

Call it a soccer turf war -- quite literally.

Trending Now: Obstacles in North American Cyclocross

Trending Now: Obstacles in North American Cyclocross

Cyclocross racers seeking challenges want course obstacles demanding plenty of nerve. The sport’s regulators -- well, not so much.

A New Era for Equine Events

A New Era for Equine Events

Equestrian-based sports are exploding in popularity, and new, cutting-edge facilities are helping to spur that growth.