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ARTICLE Apr 18, 2024
Masters Garden Gnomes Stolen from Augusta's Merch Warehouse: Is Nothing Sacred?
First the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins bobbleheads and now The Masters merch. Is nothing sacred anymore? A man has been charged in federal court in connection with millions of dollars' worth of Masters mer...
ARTICLE Apr 11, 2024
Get your BID On: WBSC's International Baseball and Softball Events
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has unveiled a new events bidding calendar, outlining the top WBSC tournaments, providing opportunities for cities and organizers around the world to w...
ARTICLE Apr 11, 2024
Flag Football Expanding Nationwide as Next Emerging High School Sport for Girls
The year 2022 brought the 50th anniversary of Title IX, which played a significant role in opening doors for girls’ participation opportunities in sports. And while sports like basketball and volleyba...
ARTICLE Mar 01, 2024
As Measles Cases Trend Up in Florida, Should Event Owners Be Concerned?
Spring break is on. Tournament time is in full swing. And Florida, one of the top destinations for youth sports, has a measles outbreak, something unlikely to get better since the state's surgeon gene...
ARTICLE Mar 01, 2024
Soccer Poised to Kick It Up Nationwide
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, with an estimated 250 million players in 200 different countries. In the U.S., soccer has been doing well for decades, but the sport should get a massive...
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 Feb 16, 2024
Inside Events: Youth Banana Ball
Last year, the Savannah Bananas, the most entertaining team in baseball (we’re including their traveling opponents, the Party Animals, in that classification) hosted a total of 13 Savannah Bananas Bas...
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 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 02, 2024
Archery: Insights into the Sport
Fueled by an influx of youth, archery has a strong fan base, driven in part by pop culture. After the Hunger Games, archery continued to see spikes in interest from Hollywood, with Merida in Brave and...