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A man in fishing apparel holds up two large bass fish with the Bassmaster Elite Series logo in the background.
ARTICLE Jul 01, 2026

Executive Insights: Bassmaster

Bassmaster is the most widely recognized brand within competitive bass fishing. The organization has a global membership and produces competitive tournament trails and events, including the Bassmaster...
Man biking on a dirt trail with trees and grass in background
ARTICLE Jul 01, 2026

Hit the Road (and the Trail and Even the Water)

Few organized sports and recreation events are as accessible to such a broad swath of the population as running. Whether on a road or trail, or whether an athlete has the added challenges of water and...
High-rise buildings form a city skyline on a coastline with a blue sky and clouds above a body of water.
ARTICLE Jul 01, 2026

Factors to Consider When Selecting a Host City

The selection of a host city requires the alignment of a number of forces with the priorities of the rights holder; these forces include infrastructure, financial capacity and political support. This ...
Hacky Sack Renaissance Proves You Can, Indeed, Play it Again
ARTICLE Jun 11, 2026

Hacky Sack Renaissance Proves You Can, in Fact, Play it Again

High school and college students have been clearing the retail shelves and hitting online stores hard in pursuit of hacky sacks, the game straight outta the 1990s. Not only that, Oregon’s Willamette P...
Nominate Now: SDM’s Champions of Economic Impact Awards Program is Open
ARTICLE Jun 11, 2026

Nominate Now: SDM’s Champions of Economic Impact Awards Program

We already know that sports tourism is a nearly $275 billion industry. We also know that everyone reading this has helped build that number. Don’t you want some recognition for your part in it? SDM is...
Will Second Season of Pro Cheer League Keep the Sport’s Momentum?
ARTICLE Jun 11, 2026

Will a Second Season of Pro Cheer League Keep the Sport’s Momentum?

Remember the Pro Cheer League, the travel concept that introduced teams of cheer athletes (working for pay and representing different markets), who competed against one another in front of a live audi...
The Sport & Social Industry Association: An Interview with Galen Beers, Executive Director
ARTICLE Jun 01, 2026

The Sport & Social Industry Association

There’s a fast-growing sector in the sports events market and it isn’t youth, although it’s made up of athletes who used to fall into that category: Adult leagues with regular programming in everythin...
The World Cup as a Hospitality Cure-All? It’s Looking Iffier by the Day
ARTICLE May 28, 2026

The World Cup as a Hospitality Cure-All? It’s Looking Iffier by the Day

The likelihood that the FIFA World Cup 2026 will be a cure-all for the U.S. hospitality industry, as once believed, is looking iffier by the day. From ticketing fiascos to tailgating issues and sponso...
Coming Soon: SDM's Awards Program
ARTICLE May 28, 2026

Coming Soon: SDM’s 2026 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism Awards

We already know that sports tourism is a nearly $275 billion industry. We also know that everyone reading this has helped build that number. Don’t you want some recognition for your part in it? SDM is...
How Youth Events Have Led Right to “Spikes Under the Lights”
ARTICLE May 14, 2026

How Youth Events Have Led Right to “Spikes Under the Lights”

A college women’s tournaments with more than $1 million at stake. Sounds like March Madness, right? Nope, it’s Spikes Under the Lights, a college volleyball showcase, and it’s coming to AT&T Stadium ...

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A man in fishing apparel holds up two large bass fish with the Bassmaster Elite Series logo in the background.

Executive Insights: Bassmaster

Article Jul 01, 2026

Bassmaster is the most widely recognized brand within competitive bass fishing. The organization has a global membership and produces competitive tour...

Man biking on a dirt trail with trees and grass in background
Hit the Road (and the Trail and Even the Water)
Article Jul 01, 2026
High-rise buildings form a city skyline on a coastline with a blue sky and clouds above a body of water.
Factors to Consider When Selecting a Host City
Article Jul 01, 2026
Hacky Sack Renaissance Proves You Can, Indeed, Play it Again
Hacky Sack Renaissance Proves You Can, in Fact, Play it Again
Article Jun 11, 2026
Nominate Now: SDM’s Champions of Economic Impact Awards Program is Open
Nominate Now: SDM’s Champions of Economic Impact Awards Program
Article Jun 11, 2026
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