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...
Looks like FIFA has its eye on the USA all over again. According to multiple sources, the United States is among the contenders to host the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup, after agreements could not be reac...
It’s no secret that football helmets are in short supply but coaches are also saying that other endangered species are uniforms, cleats, baseball and softball gloves, pads and the chips that help keep...
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...
Talk about flipping the script: during the COVID-19 hiatus, most gymnastics events came to a halt. Now, the sport is benefitting from a participation boom fueled by the Olympics. With nearly 5 million...
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...
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...
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...
Summer brought plenty of sports news. One big story unfolded internationally, as the first live, across-the-board Chess Olympiad was held since the pandemic. FIDE, the sport’s international governing ...
Supply chain problem are not new; however, this problem is just popping up. High school and youth football helmets are in short supply, something that has led to cancelled games and safety concerns. L...
Schools and rec centers hosting tournaments now are able to score up to four events simultaneously and display the matches on a single videoboard using Watchfire Ignite Sports.
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and BATS-TOI have made the multi-sport headgear manufacturer the newest NFHS Corporate Partner.
