Duet in the Desert By Jason Gewirtz The days leading up to last year’s Super Bowl in New York and New Jersey greeted visitors with frigid temperatures at every ancillary event surrounding the first cold-weather outdoor championship in modern NFL history. In contrast, this year’s game in Arizona will be anything but cold. In fact, […]
Continue ReadingRacket Sports Serve Up A New Approach By Greg Mellen For about as long as humans have been able to string rackets or shape paddles, they have used them to create games. In Western civilization, the first racket sports were derived from handball, which was played by monks in about the 12th century. Today […]
Continue ReadingCongress Renews Brand USA Through 2020
Congress has approved the reauthorization of Brand USA through 2020. The reauthorization bill, which was included in the omnibus spending package…
Continue ReadingUSA Ultimate Announces Relocation
USA Ultimate, the national governing body for the sport of ultimate in the United States and a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee…
Continue ReadingRock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas
The biggest race in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon series continues to get bigger. The Competitor Group’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon & Half Marathon was a three-day weekend affair on the Las Vegas Strip. The event lived up to and even exceeded expectations, with record participation and all distances selling out three weeks in advance said Dan Cruz, Competitor Group’s public relations director.…
Keeping a Solid Grip On Events By John Conroy Open desert spaces, breathtaking vistas, historic sites that harken back to the Old West and favorable weather to enjoy it all make Southwestern destinations a favorite with organizers across the country. Softball tournaments, CrossFit competitions and even cowboy mounted shooting contests are just some of the […]
Continue ReadingVeterans Events Serve A Greater Purpose By Greg Mellen Society values the service of its veterans. They are our defenders. And the sacrifices of the members of America’s armed forces can be immense. But when veterans return home, they sometimes aren’t the same as when they left. They may come back with broken bodies and […]
Continue ReadingHockey in the Outfield By Vanessa Hughes The National Hockey League’s regular season features 82 games over a six-month period. In a non-Olympic year, the only showcase events that had historically taken place were the mid-season NHL All-Star Game and the season finale Stanley Cup playoffs. But thanks to some forward thinking by NHL executives […]
Continue ReadingUSA Cycling President & CEO to Retire
Steve Johnson, president and CEO of USA Cycling, has announced that he will retire next October following the 2015 UCI Road…
Continue ReadingIOC Approves Olympic Bidding Reforms
The International Olympic Committee has unanimously approved 40 recommendations designed to be a strategic roadmap for…
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