Safety Measures
Steve Smith: Legal Arena
This year, the new U.S. Center for Safe Sport will be opening its doors. The center is dedicated to investigating…
UFC Named Anchor Tenant of T-Mobile Arena
T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas has entered into an extended multiyear agreement with UFC that names the mixed martial arts organization…
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DJ Mackovets Named CEO of the World Games 2021 in Birmingham
DJ Mackovets has been appointed CEO of the World Games 2021, which will be held in…
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Mary Wittenberg
For 17 years, Mary Wittenberg was involved in every aspect of the New York City Marathon during her time at New York Road Runners. From 2005–2015, she was president and CEO, overseeing a period of enormous growth for the race. But now she has the opportunity to launch a new series of events from scratch. In May 2015, she was hired as global CEO—Chief Exercise Officer—for Virgin Sport, created as part of Richard Branson’s empire with a goal of motivating people to get fit through sports. The first series of events were recently announced with three planned in London and one in San Francisco in 2017. Virgin’s plan is to organize mass participatory events that will include running…
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Cyclocross National Championships
In cyclocross—a sport in which racers pedal cross-country and carry bikes across obstacles—competing over muddy, rutted courses in snow, ice and rain is considered an epically good time. By those standards, conditions were ideal for the 2017 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships, held in January in Hartford, Connecticut…
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The NASC: An Appreciation
Tim Schneider: Publisher’s Post
This spring marks 21 years since I first heard of the National Association of Sports Commissions. In 1996…
Frank Supovitz
Ask The Event Doctor
Frank Supovitz
SportsTravel’s Event Doctor discusses how to tackle weather issues and why cities are bearing more event costs…
To Live in Their Times
Bob Latham: Winners And Losers
In his eloquent eulogy at Muhammad Ali’s funeral last year, Billy Crystal said: “To live in his time, watching…
Katie Lou Samuelson (right) and the University of Connecticut have dominated NCAA’s women’s basketball. The team won the last four championships and extended its winning streak beyond 100 games this season. Photo courtesy of Jessica Hill/AP Images
A Series of Firsts Awaits NCAA Hoops Hosts By Greg Echlin The two host cities of the 2017 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Final Fours—Phoenix and Dallas—are major markets well-versed in welcoming big events, so it may be surprising to learn that both will be hosting their respective events for the first time. But as the […]
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A Spike of Interest in the Great Lakes
The Great Lakes are remarkable—together, they form the largest cluster of freshwater lakes in the world—and the states that hug their shorelines are equally impressive. This region, in which the Midwest meets Canada, draws teams from both sides of the international border and is home to a range of communities that offer visiting athletes a […]
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