The importance of vetting partners and sponsors (and what happens when you apparently don't) has been on display this week, thanks to a high-profile problem in which an NGB announced an alliance with an auction site that turned out to sell Nazi memorabilia. And the NGB isn't backing down.

When it comes to finding a destination to host sporting events, Irvine, California, needs to be at the top of the list. At the center of Orange County, the area averages more than 280 sunny days a year, with annual high temperatures around 73 degrees. "We have no 'off-season' here," says Dave Lucey, the director of sports sales for Destination Irvine. "The weather here is just perfect, year-round." But in addition to the excellent weather, Irvine has top-notch sports facilities - new, modern and well-maintained. Importantly, the city continues to grow and invest in its sports venues. And with a sports park that can handle soccer, lacrosse, field hockey and more, aquatics facilities and even a new ice venue, that investment is paying off.

It takes more than a volcano to slow down Hawaii. Coming off three straight years of record-breaking hotel bookings, the islands are growing sports tourism as well. Meet the destination that welcomes NBA players as handily as it hosts surfing pros.

The World Maccabiah Games is the largest and oldest Jewish athletic competition. Selecting and supporting Team USA is Maccabi USA, which honors, through sports, the American Jewish community. Learn about its work, its goals - and how it grew from sending nine athletes in 1932, to more than 1,100 today.

"I never did say that you can't be a nice guy and win. I said that if I was playing third base and my mother rounded third with the winning run, I'd trip her up."

~ Leo Durocher, MLB infielder