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...
The “eatertainment” venue, coupled with sports, is a growing trend nationwide. From golf (Topgolf, Puttshack) to ping-pong (Spin, Ace Eat Serve) to axe throwing (Bury the Hatchet, Urban Axes), consume...
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...
The states that form an uppercase “L” along the Pacific Coast and into the American Southwest offer a plethora of sports tournament and event options — from Quidditch (now known as quadball) to ice ho...
Rounding third and heading for the plate, softball is poised for an enormous comeback. Like most team sports, softball (both slow-pitch and fast-pitch) took a hit in in 2020. But now, with players ret...
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...
Six months have passed since women’s college triathlon hit the 40-school mark, making it eligible to take the remaining steps in order to be declared a championship sport. In fact, the 41st school jus...
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...
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...
Billed as “the ultimate food fight,” the World Food Championships is the largest competition in food sport, where qualifying chefs convene for a chance at winning the ultimate food crown and a share o...
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...
Pelican Bay Aquatic Center, a seasonal pool in Edmond, Oklahoma, has been chosen by local families as a favorite place to swim for the second year in a row.
SwimBikeRun Fun Events, a Texas-based producer of triathlon and duathlon events, has shifted its race insurance coverage to the California Triathlon Race Director Insurance Program.
