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Each year, SDM’s awards program, Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism, is a tribute to the...

Powerful and innovative. Those are two words that we have long associated with this industry. And in...

Whether athletes are sliding into a base, spiking the ball across a net or taking the field, event o...

Whether it looks like family members flocking to a Little League game to sit on blankets and folding...

Basketball has always been a popular sport in this country, especially for youngsters. The latest pa...

Rounding third and heading for the plate, softball is poised for an enormous comeback. Like most tea...

Combat sports such as boxing, wrestling and martial arts continue to generate excitement among compe...