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A new Sports Events & Tourism Association State of the Industry Report reveals that sports-related travel provided $52.2 billion in direct economic impact in 2023, with more than 200 million people traveling to amateur and collegiate sports events, underscoring the power of the market to attract visitors across a variety of sports. The report also […]
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Paris’ place in the world has been romanticized through generations of travelers, journalists and novelists. Paris is always a good idea, goes the saying, and this summer that is the case for sports. While one visiting Paris in the summer typically takes time to enjoy the food, the sights and the landmarks, this summer will […]
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Since its inception in June 2021, LIV Golf has been a lightning rod of conversation in the golf and sports world. No organization has ever challenged the PGA Tour, nor had anybody come along with the resources that LIV boasts financially. So as the Saudi-backed alternative to “traditional” golf plows ahead into its third season, […]
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When thinking of the top hockey areas in America, the region of Utica, New York, may not come to mind immediately. That changes this week as the Mohawk Valley hosts the International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championship starting April 3 through April 14. The event will include 29 games and feature the top women’s […]
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The NCAA Tournament is what makes March mad, with its history of upsets and moments captured and shared throughout the country with both men’s and women’s play turning weekends into long weekends that turn busy offices into quiet, lonely spots with everybody instead watching on their phone or with friends. The time frame from Selection […]
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The headlines surrounding the recent report by the Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics & Paralympics centered around the future of the U.S. Center for SafeSport, and for good reason. The commission’s work was an outgrowth in part from the sexual abuse scandals at USA Gymnastics and other organizations, and the failure of many […]
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Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was the famed home of Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, whose sound defined the western swing style in the late 1930s. But it was a couple of Texas bboys that ended up stealing the show at the World Breaking Classic USA Qualifier at Cain’s on March 16, an event […]
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Whether it be state-by-state laws that are divergent in nature, international federations putting out mandates that may not match a member country’s intrinsic values and all in the background of the pandemic-era reckoning about race and diversity throughout the United States, national governing bodies throughout the U.S. Olympic movement have a list of topics to […]
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There are ways to open a season. This year, there is also the way the National Women’s Soccer League will open the season. There will be history at 1 p.m. ET on March 16 when ABC shows the Kansas City Current hosting the Portland Thorns at the new CPKC Stadium, the first stadium purpose-built for […]
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At first glance, the college baseball programs at Cal, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Pittsburgh may not have much in common. Each school is in a different geographic part of the country and at least this year, each is in a different conference. But the old affiliations will change soon enough as Oklahoma goes from the […]
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