Deadline is almost here for SDM's awards program, Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism, to recognize events held over the past year that have helped our industry continue to be the nearly $5...
One of the sports that got up and running quickly in 2020 was BMX, and in the intervening three years, it has not slowed down at all. In fact, the last three-year period was the most exciting and chal...
If the pandemic taught us nothing else, it was the importance of being flexible and remaining open to new ideas, not the least of which was that of venue selection. Even now, with travel sports surgin...
Talk about flipping the script: during the COVID-19 hiatus, most gymnastics events came to a halt. Now, the sport is benefitting from a participation boom fueled by the Olympics. With nearly 5 million...
Little League® International announced the full-capacity return of all of its World Series events. That includes the 75th anniversary of the organization’s signature event, the Little League Baseball®...
In an attempt to increase youth basketball opportunities across socio-economic, racial and gender lines, the National Basketball Association and the Women’s National Basketball Association have launch...
So long, Harry Potter. It’s been…well, magical. The sport of quidditch is officially changing its name to quadball. The quest for a new name, announced late in 2021, took into consideration the result...
Multiple large, construction-related stadium projects will launch very soon because of an MLB mandate. But where are projects scheduled, and what do they involve? And what does the mandate specify? Th...
Combat sports such as boxing, wrestling and martial arts continue to generate excitement among competitors and spectators alike. An increasing number of females are joining the fight, both in particip...
With participation going strong in both genders and across all age groups, lacrosse is a force to be reckoned with. And as the country continues to rebound from the restrictions of 2020 and 2021, the ...
Deadline is almost here for SDM's awards program, Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism, to recognize events held over the past year that hav...
