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ARTICLE Dec 04, 2025
Get Your BID On: NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships
Want to host an event where it’s possible to get a sneak peek at the athletes in America’s talent pipeline? Here’s your chance. The NAIA is looking for a host for its 2027 and 2028 Indoor Track & Fiel...
ARTICLE Dec 04, 2025
Report: Hotel Challenges in Attracting Visitors for World Cup Stays
As the 2026 World Cup approaches, the U.S. hotel sector is seeing soaring rates but also challenges from declining international travel and new visa fees. Hotel occupancy remains low as many fans wait...
ARTICLE Nov 22, 2025
Equine Virus Upending Events
An outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus-1, a highly contagious and often deadly infection affecting horses, is taking a toll on competitive events. Some rodeos have been cancelled and others have moved to e...
ARTICLE Nov 20, 2025
New Survey Data Illustrates Budgeting Challenges Faced by Event Owners
Recently, potential runners at the Lululemon SeaWheeze Half Marathon gaped in open-mouthed shock at the registration price of $320 Canadian (about $235 in the U.S.), making it one of the most expensiv...
ARTICLE Nov 06, 2025
World’s First Pickleball Stadium Opens, In Florida, Naturally
If you need more proof that pickleball has taken over the country, look no further than Fort Lauderdale, where The Fort recently opened and is being called the “world’s first pickleball stadium, with ...
ARTICLE Nov 01, 2025
Horse Sense
Equine sports are as varied as the horses and riders who participate, and as multitudinous as the crowds who come to watch. From the uniquely American sport of rodeo to the power and beauty of discipl...
ARTICLE Nov 01, 2025
Set for Success
Played on four surfaces (indoor, sand, grass and even the emerging discipline of snow) and a perennial tournament powerhouse sport, volleyball lends itself to almost any setting and any age group. Thr...
ARTICLE Nov 01, 2025
USA Artistic Swimming
USA Artistic Swimming, the national governing body, has had much to celebrate. The USA won the silver medal in the team artistic swimming event at the Paris 2024 Olympics, ending a two-decade-long med...
ARTICLE Nov 01, 2025
Courting an Economic Boom
Tennis facilities are a fixture at almost every level, from schools to parks to private clubs. Pickleball facilities, meanwhile, have continued to proliferate, with new installations going in nationwi...
ARTICLE Oct 29, 2025
Meet the 2025 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism
Each year, SDM’s awards program, Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism, is a tribute to the power of an industry. This year was no exception. Communities that hosted these events reaped a sha...
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