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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...

ARTICLE Jun 05, 2025
New MLB-Funded Softball League Steps Up to the Plate
The National Basketball Association has the WNBA and now, Major League Baseball has the AUSL — the Athletes Unlimited Softball League. It’s a new branch of Athletes Unlimited (AU for short) which also...

ARTICLE Jun 05, 2025
Everything Brown is Green Again: Changing Industrial Sites into Sports Venues
The benefits of youth sports facilities are well-known. However, as communities become increasingly landlocked, finding space for them continues to be difficult. One solution has been the repurposing ...

ARTICLE Jun 05, 2025
Flag Football Gains Yardage at NCAA, High School Levels
NCAA women’s sports are making 2025 the year they don’t take no for an answer. Recently, the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics made a recommendation that Divisions I, II and III sponsor legislation ...

ARTICLE Jun 05, 2025
Now Taking the Field (for a Good Cause): Democrats vs. Republicans
It happens every year in Washington, D.C. It pits Democrats against Republicans. It’s conducted in broad daylight in a big venue. It’s open to the public. And all that comes out of it are laughs, chee...

ARTICLE Jun 05, 2025
NFL Players Get their Wish: To (Maybe) Play in LA 2028
The NFL is getting its wish: Its players are allowed to play men’s flag football in the Summer Games in 2028. Sort of. Players can try out for the team, although since tackle and flag differ vastly, i...

ARTICLE Jun 05, 2025
Boost in Sports Equipment Sales Heralds Positive Forecast for Industry
The overused term is “perfect storm,” a confluence of factors that creates a rare outcome. And right now, that’s what’s going on with sales of sports equipment. Racquet and golf equipment manufacturer...

ARTICLE May 23, 2025
Travel Sports Score Big Win with Precedent-Setting Right to Play Act
The travel sports industry just scored a major victory. In Illinois, high school student athletes, who previously were unable to participate in non-school sports programs during the playing season, wi...

ARTICLE May 22, 2025
Two Cheer-Based Women’s Sports to Become NCAA National Championships
Two team sports using elements of cheer (tumbling, pyramids, etc.) but not the crowd-leading aspect, are poised to get the spotlight. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics voted to recommend all div...

ARTICLE May 22, 2025
Will This Tennis-Playing Pope Use the Vatican’s Secret Court?
Pope Leo XIV might be the first American to sit in Rome’s high seat but is he the first tennis player to do so? Hard to say. But there is a little-known tennis court in Vatican City that he could use....
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