Snowmageddon. Bombogenesis. Bomb Cyclone. Whatever handle or hashtag you choose to hang on it, the weather is brutally cold and the precipitation has been even worse all along the Eastern seaboard. The sports event world has suffered as a result of Mother Nature's wrath. Here's a recap.

Fishing, long the bastion of men, is seeing the growth of another demographic: women. And event owners should be ready because the rising tide isn't a prediction; it's already here, and it brings with it a new market share, new economic impact and even a few new challenges.

Who says the mountain resorts out west have all the fun? According to a new study, nearly half of U.S. snow-seekers are heading to the South Atlantic for their fix, while the mid-Atlantic region has the largest number of those hitting the slopes. Here's information sports planners need now.

Whatever your stance on climate change, there's no denying that Olympic athletes have been chasing snow all over the map in order to train. Some members of the U.S. Ski Team traveled to Switzerland while the ski jumping team landed in a pool rather than on snow.

We all know Super Bowls bring an excellent economic impact to their host cities. What we know less about is how much it costs to safeguard that investment. For the Minneapolis event, the price tag is estimated at $3.1 million, including citywide policing, surveillance cameras, explosives detection and more.

Philly, recently the home of the NFL Draft, has something new up its sleeve. The 76ers recently announced plans to build a 140,000-square-foot multi-purpose sports and youth training complex with basketball courts, turf soccer fields, a sports performance center and more, in Wilmington, Delaware, 30 miles from Philly.