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ARTICLE Sep 06, 2023
Cool Spots
Some water sports are well known, like surfing, water skiing, fishing and even open water swimming. Some rely on motor power, like boat racing, while others, like kiteboarding, are wind driven. As a r...

ARTICLE Sep 05, 2023
Sun and Fun
Sports planners who plan to venture west of the Mississippi River to host tournaments and events will find that the Pacific and Southwest regions of the country pack plenty of punch and offer an incre...

ARTICLE Sep 05, 2023
Softball Swings for the Fences
Between fast-pitch and slow-pitch, softball in the U.S. boasts at least 8.2 million players, according to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association, up about 3 percent from 2021. The sport is played b...

ARTICLE Aug 31, 2023
Get Your BID On: NAIA Football National Championship RFP
Hosting college football. What could be better? How about hosting a college football championship? The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has an RFP for its Football National Cha...

ARTICLE Jul 20, 2023
The Wave Returns: On-the-Water Showings of Jaws (and More)
Back in the prehistoric ages (you know, before 2020) SDM noticed a rising trend among waterfront destinations: Movies you could watch in the water (meaning from your boat, from a kayak or even while f...

ARTICLE Jul 07, 2023
Will 2025 Club World Cup Stay in the USA or be Shared with Canada and Mexico?
It wasn’t even a year ago that FIFA was considering awarding its 2023 Club World Cup to the United States after agreements could not be reached with either of the two former frontrunners for hosting, ...

ARTICLE Jul 01, 2023
Steeped in History, Lacrosse Looks to Make Its Move in the U.S.
Lacrosse is considered the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins going back to the 12th century when it was played by Indigenous peoples. Today, nearly 2 million players wield lacr...

ARTICLE Jun 24, 2023
MLB Teams Opening Youth Sports Training Centers
It’s a long road (and a long shot) from youth baseball to the big leagues but some teams are trying to shorten the distance between those two points by opening youth baseball and softball training cen...

ARTICLE Jun 22, 2023
Titan’s Tragedy and its Chilling Impact on Deep Sea Tourism
It seems as though deep sea tourism is a bit like space tourism: Everyone wants to do it - until they don’t, and usually, they don’t because something high-profile and catastrophic has happened. Ocean...

ARTICLE May 26, 2023
Get Your BID On: World Triathlon Championship Events
World Triathlon, the sport’s international governing body, invites bidders for a range of events, including the 2025 and 2026 World Triathlon Championship Finals, the 2024 World Triathlon Sprint & Rel...
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