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ARTICLE Apr 11, 2024
Case Study: How Natural Grass Fields Can Hold Up to Rain
Natural grass fields. There’s nothing like them, at least until it rains, which can lead to delayed and even cancelled games. One sports complex recently undertook a multi-million-dollar improvement p...
ARTICLE Apr 11, 2024
Get your BID On: WBSC's International Baseball and Softball Events
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has unveiled a new events bidding calendar, outlining the top WBSC tournaments, providing opportunities for cities and organizers around the world to w...
ARTICLE Mar 27, 2024
Pundits Tell Politicians: Better Look Pimlico’s Gift Horse in the Mouth
After years of complaining about an inadequate facility and threatening to move the Preakness Stakes elsewhere, the owners of Pimlico Race Course say they will donate the track to Maryland, allowing t...
ARTICLE Mar 27, 2024
Wanted Dead or Alive (But Mostly Dead): Invasive Fish Species
Officials in Maryland, Arkansas, Washington and other states have placed bounties on invasive fish species. Of course, fighting the likes of carp, catfish and other fish that crowd out local species i...
ARTICLE Mar 17, 2024
March Role Reversal: WBB Could Score More Attention, Revenues
Remember when (not that long ago!) the NCAA women’s basketball tournament had amenities that included only a small rack of weights while men had access to full workout facilities? This year will bring...
ARTICLE Mar 14, 2024
With $1 Billion in Economic Impact on the Line, Cities Welcome ‘Ring of Fire’
If the emails aren’t hitting your inbox like asteroids, you need to check your Internet connection. The big celestial event, the total solar eclipse, is finally here and destinations have come up with...
ARTICLE Mar 01, 2024
Ripken Baseball
Ripken Baseball has the stated goal of providing youth ball players with an experience similar to those of Major League Baseball athletes. With six purpose-built Ripken Experience facilities for baseb...
ARTICLE Mar 01, 2024
As Measles Cases Trend Up in Florida, Should Event Owners Be Concerned?
Spring break is on. Tournament time is in full swing. And Florida, one of the top destinations for youth sports, has a measles outbreak, something unlikely to get better since the state's surgeon gene...
ARTICLE Feb 29, 2024
Sports Tourism, Bigfoot and the Rise of Cryptid Travel
For those in the right areas, it’s a big hairy deal. Nationwide, cryptid tourism (defined as the pursuit of something not yet proven to exist, like Bigfoot, Mothman, the Skunk Ape or the Boggy Creek S...
ARTICLE Feb 17, 2024
FIFA World Cup Announcement Renews Natural Grass vs. Synthetic Turf Debate
FIFA’s recent reveal of the schedule for 2026 World Cup matches has renewed discussions about natural grass vs. synthetic turf. At the same time as that announcement, new NFL data shows the difference...
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