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ARTICLE Aug 01, 2022
Enter NOW: Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism
SDM is opening 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 29, 2022
NBA, WNBA Launch National Network of Youth Basketball Leagues
In an attempt to increase youth basketball opportunities across socio-economic, racial and gender lines, the National Basketball Association and the Women’s National Basketball Association have launch...

ARTICLE Jul 04, 2022
Could Learn-to-Swim Laws Go Nationwide? How Could They Affect Events?
When Florida passed the “Every Child a Swimmer Law” in 2021, it was long overdue, considering the Sunshine State leads the U.S. in childhood drownings. Louisiana just passed its own law as well. USA S...

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 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 Apr 22, 2022
Ready to Bid? NAIA Has Six Championships Looking for Hosts
Ready to dive back into the hosting pool? Here’s a slew of great opportunities. The NAIA is taking bids on six national championship events in football, men's soccer, competitive cheer & dance, men's ...

ARTICLE Apr 07, 2022
Get Your BID On! 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Marathon
Get ready, get set, get your BID on. USA Track & Field has put forth the RFP for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Marathon. Cities interested in hosting can find all the information they need in this...

ARTICLE Mar 23, 2022
Well-Versed in Treasure Lore, Unrehearsed in the Outdoors
A North Carolina hiker who ignored warnings about an oncoming winter storm and set out on the 30-mile Art Loeb Trail in Pisgah National Forest, and who then had to be rescued, frustrated authorities. ...

ARTICLE Feb 26, 2022
Could London Host the Super Bowl?
London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, already hosting two NFL games a season, has an even bigger goal in mind: being the site of a Super Bowl. Hosting rights for the big game in 2026 are still up for gr...

ARTICLE Feb 10, 2022
Nationwide, Golf Courses Map Out a Rough Road Leading to Desegregation
When Baltimore’s Pitch and Putt Golf Club unveiled a monument, it wasn’t to an historic course (though Carroll Park is certainly venerable in its own right). It commemorated the fact that the course w...