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Preseason Prep: NFHS Announces Rule Changes for Flag Football

Preseason Prep: NFHS Announces Rule Changes for Flag Football

The fastest growing sport in high schools, flag football, just keeps evolving. Last summer, the National Federation of State High School Associations ...

First-of-its-Kind Survey Sheds Light Coaches’ In-Game Experiences

First-of-its-Kind Survey Sheds Light Coaches’ In-Game Experiences

A new survey of nearly 3,500 coaches across 66 sports delivers a mixed bag of news. The good: 92 percent of all coaches say their experience has had a...

How to be Prepared as DHS Shutdown Leads to Air Travel Problems

Preparing Tournament Attendees for DHS-Related Air Travel Disruption

When funding for Homeland Security expired, it sent ripples throughout the air travel sector, including longer waits at checkpoints leading to missed ...

America has long been a powerhouse in baseball, including on the international level. But there is a discipline of the game where the USA ranks near the bottom (nope, not a typo) on the global scale: Baseball5. That’s Baseball5, the urban version of the sport with no bats and  no gloves, and it’s ready to make its debut at the Youth Olympic Games.

Baseball5’s International Rise Leaving its American Roots Behind

America has long been a powerhouse in baseball, including on the international level. But there is a discipline of the game where the USA ranks near t...

Under Domes and in Former Colleges, Sports Facility Development Innovations

Under Domes and in Former Colleges, the Evolution of Sports Facilities

Illinois, what is it with you? Three new sports facilities have been announced in the state and they couldn’t be more different. The Springfield Clini...

Get Your BID On: World Athletics Championship Events

Get Your BID On: World Athletics Championship Events

World Athletics has announced it is accepting bids on its Road Running Championships for 2028 and 2029, as well as its 2029 Cross Country Championship...

Belt Sander Championships: An Interview with Patricia and John Miravich, Race Organizers

Belt Sander Championships

Yes, there are races for remote-controlled belt sanders. This isn’t one of them. This is the original event where individuals ride to glory on a woode...

Cold as Ice: Extreme Triathlon Set to Take Athletes into Antarctica

Cold as Ice: Extreme Triathlon Set to Take Athletes into Antarctica

For those where a typical endurance event, such as an ultrarunning or endurance triathlon, simply isn’t enough, there’s a new challenge: The first Ant...

MLB to Implement New Technology This Year; Could Lower Levels Follow?

MLB to Implement New Technology This Year; Could Lower Levels Follow?

As a deep freeze and snowstorms wreak havoc on several parts of the country, it’s fun to think about spring. That, for sports fans, means spring train...

Statistics from two verifiable sources shed light on a troubling trend: A decline in the number of girls participating in their high school basketball programs. In fact, since 2000, NFHS records show a drop of more than 20 percent, while NSGA’s is closer to 45 percent. Conflicting theories for this have emerged. Is there a clear cause to pinpoint?

The Blame Game Behind the Net Loss in Girls’ High School Basketball

Statistics from two verifiable sources shed light on a troubling trend: A decline in the number of girls participating in their high school basketball...