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ARTICLE Mar 15, 2024
Bringing the Negro Leagues Back to Life in Esports
Baseball is no longer segregated but through esports, the history of the Negro Leagues and the skill of its players are kept alive. Last year, MLB The Show 23, in partnership with the Negro Leagues Ba...
ARTICLE Feb 29, 2024
Sports Tourism, Bigfoot and the Rise of Cryptid Travel
For those in the right areas, it’s a big hairy deal. Nationwide, cryptid tourism (defined as the pursuit of something not yet proven to exist, like Bigfoot, Mothman, the Skunk Ape or the Boggy Creek S...
ARTICLE Jan 08, 2024
Get Your BID On: Move United Seeks Host City for 2025 Education Conference
Move United, the national leader in community-based sports and recreation for individuals with disabilities, seeks a strong host city for its spring 2025 conference for 350+ sports professionals and p...
ARTICLE Jan 05, 2024
USFL, XFL Merger: What’s Next for Professional Spring Football?
Two spring football leagues, the XFL and the USFL, are merging. Teams will begin play as the United Football League (UFL) in March, with a game between the 2023 champions of each former league — the U...
ARTICLE Jan 04, 2024
Without a National AED Requirement, Local Lawmakers Crafting Their Own
Despite a year having passed since Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during an NFL game, there are no nationwide laws governing placement of AEDs at youth sports venues. In the meantime, state law...
ARTICLE Jan 03, 2024
Browsing New Sites, From the Comfort of Your Own Office
While it is really more aimed at leisure travelers, the promo that starts out with, “Wanna Get Away?” applies to anyone who travels on sports business as well. Nothing breathes new life into a tournam...
ARTICLE Nov 26, 2023
Positive Holiday Forecast Putting a Jingle in Sports Organizers’ Pockets
Recession, shmession. The holiday spending forecast is strong, and that means lots of participation in themed tournaments. From 5Ks (Egg Nog Jog, anyone?) to soccer and futsal tournaments, to lacrosse...
ARTICLE Nov 01, 2023
Meet SDM's 2023 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism
Powerful and innovative. Those are two words that we have long associated with this industry. And in previous years, we have learned two more: Determined and resourceful. It takes all four of these qu...
ARTICLE Nov 01, 2023
Flag Football: Gaining Yardage Worldwide
Flag football is a sport that is certifiably on the grow. It was featured at the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama in 2022, with the men winning the gold medal and the women taking the silver. On the...
ARTICLE Oct 30, 2023
Easy Winners on Court
With tennis and pickleball, the gains that started in 2020 have just kept going, with both sports popular at all levels and all ages (even pickleball, in which the estimated player age keeps trending ...