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ARTICLE Aug 01, 2022
Enter NOW: Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism
SDM has opened nominations for its 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 $...

ARTICLE Jul 15, 2022
Private Air Charter is Soaring in Sports
With stadiums filling up again, major sporting events on the calendar and growing challenges and delays that come with commercial air travel, private air charter is fast becoming a go-to transportatio...

ARTICLE Jul 14, 2022
Game On: More Municipalities Launching Esports Leagues
Maybe it’s a holdover from the pandemic – or maybe, just maybe, people are finally starting to realize the potential of esports and looking at it as a going concern. In recent months, municipalities a...

ARTICLE Jul 01, 2022
Videoboards Makes Venues Exciting, Personal and Profitable
Once just for major sporting venues, LED videoboards now are within reach of practically any sporting facility, from sports complexes to parks to civic centers. As technology advances and prices fall,...

ARTICLE Jun 21, 2022
Inside Events: Ripken Baseball
Ripken Baseball’s goal is to provide amateur players with an experience similar to those of big league athletes, and to create memories that encourage them to continue to enjoy and play the game. This...

ARTICLE Jun 17, 2022
Who Made It, Who Didn’t – and Why? World Cup 2026
The sweet 16 for FIFA’s 2026 World Cup is set but for some cities, it’s a bitter pill. The big reveal of the host destinations came last week. Watch parties and live updates on social media were the o...

ARTICLE May 24, 2022
Frontrunners, Dark Horses and Spoilers in the FIFA World Cup Hosting Question
It’s no secret by now that FIFA will be making its announcement about the host cities for the 2026 World Cup in mid-June. In the meantime, two things are running rampant: speculation and the spin cycl...

ARTICLE May 22, 2022
Forget Three Strikes. Yelling at Refs Now Merits Zero Tolerance Policy
In this month alone, three completely unrelated pieces of news hit the radar screen. Separately, they might not have rated a blip. Taken together, though, these three items – all related to fan behavi...

ARTICLE May 18, 2022
With World Cup Rugby Still a Decade Away, What Will Change?
The news earlier this month that the U.S. will host the Rugby World Cup in 2031 and 2033 has resulted in a flurry of activity – everything from cities announcing they would be bidding on hosting to di...

ARTICLE May 12, 2022
Hybrid Events in Sports and Recreation
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly changed how we participate in and enjoy sports. As games, leagues, tournaments, group workouts, and nearly every public activity imaginable came to a halt, a new t...