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ARTICLE Jul 01, 2025
Event Grants: Navigating Local Funding Options
Local grant opportunities are often overlooked when creating or hosting an event. Ticket sales, fees and sponsorship are traditional sources of funding operations; but there are additional avenues to ...

ARTICLE Jul 01, 2025
On the Road
Marathons, triathlons and cycling events have a loyal participation base, and from a sports tourism perspective, they attract visitors who often drive (or fly) to destinations, book overnight stays an...

ARTICLE Jul 01, 2025
Sports Landscapes Designed by Mother Nature
In the arms race for the best sports venues, it’s easy to forget one of the most skilled designers: Mother Nature. Nationwide, mountains host electrifying downhill winter sports, lakes have population...

ARTICLE Jun 23, 2025
Now Open: Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism
We already know that sports tourism is a $114 billion industry and that everyone reading this has helped hit that number. Don’t you want some recognition for your part in it? SDM is accepting nominati...

ARTICLE Jun 19, 2025
Swing and a Hit! Wiffle® Ball Is Back in the Spotlight
Wiffle® Ball, the scaled-back plastic version of America’s pastime that is part of many childhood memories, is receiving some much-deserved love this summer. For starters, there are now Wiffle® Ball c...

ARTICLE Jun 19, 2025
Investigator Has Marathon Cheaters on the Run
Cheating in some sports is easier than cheating in others. In marathon running, racers can use fake bibs or take shortcuts along the course. In fact, breaking the rules is so common that one magazine ...

ARTICLE Jun 19, 2025
Need Details on the New NFHS Flag Football Rules? Here They Are
In what was perhaps the most eagerly awaited youth sports development of the summer, the inaugural set of the National Federation of State High School Associations Flag Football Rules have been publis...

ARTICLE Jun 19, 2025
Get Your BID On: 2027 World Triathlon Championship Finals
Want to host an elite multisport event? Here’s your chance. World Triathlon has reopened the bidding process for the 2027 World Triathlon Championship Finals, its flagship annual event. This event wil...

ARTICLE Jun 19, 2025
In Maine, a New Bill to Eliminate Hotel Use of Travel-Size Toiletries
Out with the little bottles of shampoo, lotion and body wash. In with the containers that can be refilled by housekeeping staff in hotels. It is a concept that has been gaining traction as more hotels...

ARTICLE Jun 11, 2025
Coming Soon: SDM’s 2025 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism Awards
We already know that sports tourism is a $114 billion-plus industry and everyone reading this has helped build that number. Don’t you want some recognition for your part in it? SDM is gearing up for i...
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