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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...

OlympicRings

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...

DuPont

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

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

Port Congestion: The Sports Fitness Industry Association Weighs In

Port Congestion: The Sports Fitness Industry Association Weighs In

Worried about port congestion potentially affecting holiday shipments, the Sports Fitness Industry Association has appealed to Pres. Obama.

Virtually Gifted in Sports: Video Gaming Scholarships

Virtually Gifted in Sports: Video Gaming Scholarships

Admittedly, it sounds like a plotline out of the movie, “Revenge of the Nerds,” but it’s true: one college is offering student-athletes scholarships b...

MRSA Concerns Taking Center Stage in Locker Rooms

MRSA Concerns Taking Center Stage in Locker Rooms

While attention is focused on the Ebola virus, MRSA presents a far more realistic threat to U.S. locker rooms, gyms and athletic facilities.

Larger Holes/Larger Audience?

Larger Holes/Larger Audience?

Golf courses today need to attract more people from a wider variety of demographics to the sport. So...larger holes? Maybe.

Parkour Raises Profile of Quirky Urban Athletic Movement

Parkour Raises Profile of Quirky Urban Athletic Movement

Once termed “the sport of nerds,” parkour, or urban obstacle course athletics, is now catching on globally thanks to smart phone cams and YouTube.

LPGA

LPGA Reports 14 Minutes Saved on Pace of Play during 2014 Tournaments

In sporting events known to be slow (golf is a prime example), any successful efforts to speed up the pace of play may be cost-savers.