Beach Sports Put a Stake in the Sand By Zoie Clift Though beach sports have been around for years in various forms, recent years have seen considerable growth across sports that haven’t always had a strong tradition on the sand. Volleyball has been a mainstay, but soccer, ultimate, tennis and wrestling are also enjoying newfound popularity […]
Continue ReadingThe Big Stage of the Pacific By Rachel Carter Sometimes the best locations are the hardest to reach. Rare is the exotic destination that doesn’t require a long flight and maybe some extra driving. But as athletes know, rewards don’t come without challenges. And taking teams to a subarctic city surrounded by Alaskan wilderness or […]
Continue ReadingBy Vanessa Hughes From the Grand Slams to the Olympics and from the U.S. Open Series to World Tennis Day, there are more options to play and watch tennis than ever before and an impressive number of developments that will continue to keep the sport in the spotlight over the next several years. As a […]
Continue ReadingLong Beach ePrix
Here’s what Formula E experienced at its first Long Beach ePrix: an enthusiastic crowd of more than 22,000 fans; an iconic seaside street course in a town steeped in racing culture; an event operated by a highly regarded organization, the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach, which has been staging open-wheel races for more than 35 years…
Diving In To Global Destinations By Rachel Carter Around the world, sports reveal as much about a country as its food, art or religion. Accordingly, the way a destination builds new sports venues, or puts to continued use its existing ones, speaks volumes about its eagerness to be a visible part of the global sports […]
Continue ReadingGames That Serve As An Inspiration By Rachel Carter To say that organizing the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles is a massive undertaking doesn’t do the event justice. With 7,000 athletes and 3,000 coaches from more than 170 countries, 30,000 volunteers manning nine days of events (July 25–August 2) and a torch […]
Continue ReadingA Chance to Impress By John Conroy Called “Invade,” the kinetic 60-second commercial highlights the excitement that organizers of the Toronto Pan American and Parapan American Games expect throughout southern Ontario this summer. In the commercial, a pair of fencers thrust and parry at Oakville Harbour. Soccer players chase balls through the forest near Hamilton. Taekwondo […]
Continue ReadingSteve Pagliuca Named Chairman of Boston 2024
Steve Pagliuca, the co-owner and managing partner of the Boston Celtics and the managing director of Bain Capital, has been named chairman of Boston 2024…
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Orienteering USA’s United States Individual Championships were deemed a success on many levels, but organizers said the event’s lasting legacy may be opening orienteering to areas of Kentucky that previously were off the sport’s map. “From our perspective it was an outstanding event,” said Glen Schorr, Orienteering USA’s executive director…
A Region In Sync With Events By Rachel Carter From historic venues that tell a story of the past to newly built structures that welcome their first athletes, New England provides endless options for sports events. New England is the cradle of America. With nearly half of the nation’s original 13 colonies, it makes sense […]
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