UCI Road World Championships
Tim Miller remembers the precise moment he knew that cycling’s 2015 UCI Road World Championships had exceeded even his high expectations. It was a Wednesday in the middle of the event, and Miller, chief operating officer of race organizer Richmond 2015, was driving a support vehicle during the men’s elite time trial. As the race threaded through…
Combat Sports Events Throw Down the Action By Zoie Clift Taekwondo, judo and karate feature dozens of marquee events that can be held in a range of venues, offering attendees an exciting look at sports with long traditions. Combat sports encompass a broad range of fighting styles, including those of taekwondo, judo and karate. Though […]
Continue ReadingSouthwest Venues Offer Opportunity By Rachel Carter Anyone coming from the densely populated East Coast or the Midwest will notice one thing about the Southwest: its wide open spaces and wide open skies. Teams and tournaments in the region find that the expansive scenery—from the northern Arizona forest to the Nevada desert, from the southernmost stretch […]
Continue ReadingGolden Years By Greg Echlin Some experts contend that the NBA needs its glamour teams like the Los Angeles Lakers or New York Knicks to go deep into the playoffs in order to sustain high interest in the league and boost television ratings. The presence of either team, the theory holds, is a boon not […]
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Winners of the 2015 SportsTravel Awards Announced at TEAMS ’15 in Las Vegas
The 2015 U.S. Figure Skating Championships held in Greensboro, North Carolina, was named…
Continue ReadingWorld Triathlon Grand Final
Despite weather that caused event organizers to scramble a bit, Chicago successfully hosted 7,500 of the world’s best triathletes plus tens of thousands of fans for the 12-race International Triathlon Union’s 2015 World Triathlon Grand Final in September. “We were really happy with the event,” said Kara Bachman, executive director of the Chicago…
Gymnastics Leaps to Year-Round Success By Greg Mellen Since the 2012 Olympic Summer Games in London, when an athlete nicknamed the “Flying Squirrel” helped vault the United States to its first women’s gymnastics team gold medal since 1996, the sport has been tumbling forward once again into popularity. With the Road to Rio for […]
Continue ReadingThe South Shows Off For Events By Rachel Carter The South arguably boasts some of the nation’s best music, tastiest food and richest culture—factors that are just as important to event organizers as the region’s wealth of sports fields and tournament venues and mild year-round temperatures. Lakes and rivers, bays and bayous serve as venues […]
Continue ReadingOutdoor Thrills By John Conroy Eight years after its first Winter Classic set the standard for open-air drama on ice, the National Hockey League will bring the New Year’s Day event back to the Boston area in 2016 and showcase its coveted Coors Light Stadium Series in two new cities—Denver and Minneapolis. Billed as a […]
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2015 Wrestling World Championships Underway
The 2015 Wresting World Championships are underway in Las Vegas, an event that will feature all matches available through a high-definition live stream…
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