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Take Me...Home to the Ball Game

Take Me...Home to the Ball Game

Diehard baseball fans, it could be said, live in the ballpark during game season, but in the near future, a few hundred people in Lansing, Michigan, w...

Football: Ready to Cross the London Bridge?

Football: Ready to Cross the London Bridge?

Don’t go buying the season tickets or looking for the cheerleader tryouts yet, but if reports are to be believed, the Tottenham Hotspur organization i...

Good as Gold: Olympic Golf Venue Nearing Completion

Good as Gold: Olympic Golf Venue Nearing Completion

The path to hosting Olympic golf in Rio has been a challenging course, at best. The location, design and construction of the golf course in downtown R...

Take That: Gaylord Plants Boundary Stakes, Breaks Ground on Mega-Facility

Take That: Gaylord Plants Boundary Stakes, Breaks Ground on Mega-Facility

There are grand openings and there are soft opening. And apparently, there are quasi-openings that are held just to prove a point. Proponents of the p...

More than a Fantasy: Vikings are Virtual Geniuses

More than a Fantasy: Vikings are Virtual Geniuses

When it comes to fantasy sports, event owners have two choices: ignore them or figure out how to profit from them. The Minnesota Vikings took Option ...

Soccer-FIFA and UEFA Threaten Greece with Suspension over New Law

Soccer-FIFA and UEFA Threaten Greece with Suspension over New Law

And you thought soccer parents yelling at coaches and officials was a problem. Two oceans away, a government is trying to crack down on unruly fans – ...

Tourism Industry Throwing Increased Support Behind JOLT Act

Tourism Industry Throwing Increased Support Behind JOLT Act

The established fact is that tourism means dollars. Unfortunately, there’s another fact: for international tourists who want to come to the U.S. to ta...

Chaw No More: San Fran Seeks to Ban Smokeless Tobacco in MLB Games

Chaw No More: San Fran Seeks to Ban Smokeless Tobacco in MLB Games

Long before most of the rest of the nation, California was the first to ban smoking in bars, restaurants and common outdoor areas such as parks. Now, ...

Orioles’ Empty-Nest Syndrome Provides Eerie Warning to City

Orioles’ Empty-Nest Syndrome Provides Eerie Warning to City

What if you held a baseball game and nobody came? It happened in Baltimore last week, but not because people weren’t interested in attending. The Balt...

Chesspieces

Chess: A Good Partner for Youth Sports?

While it might not be the first sport to spring to most people’s mind, chess has remained a part of the youth activity landscape for decades. There is...