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LPGA Reports 14 Minutes Saved on Pace of Play during 2014 Tournaments

In sporting events known to be slow (golf is a prime example), any successful efforts to speed up the pace of play may be cost-savers.

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Parks See Improved Wheelchair Access for Disabled Visitors

Popular nature areas that are highly accessible for most citizens are often anything but for people with disabilities.

MRSA Concerns Taking Center Stage in Locker Rooms

MRSA Concerns Taking Center Stage in Locker Rooms

While attention is focused on the Ebola virus, MRSA presents a far more realistic threat to U.S. locker rooms, gyms and athletic facilities.

Larger Holes/Larger Audience?

Larger Holes/Larger Audience?

Golf courses today need to attract more people from a wider variety of demographics to the sport. So...larger holes? Maybe.

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Helmet Project Seeks to Lower Concussion Risks

With sports-related concussions, it seems clear that either the games need to change or the prevention approaches need to change.

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Building Sports Tourism: Now a Worldwide Goal

The United Arab Emirates, already a location for international business, is making an effort to raise its profile in the sports scene.

Sneaker Design? There’s an App for That

Sneaker Design? There’s an App for That

Sports apparel giant Adidas thinks people should be able to do more with their mobile devices, including design their own customized shoe.

New Trend: Insurance to Cover Injured Student Athletes’ Tuition

New Trend: Insurance to Cover Injured Student Athletes’ Tuition

High school students with an athletic scholarship to college have a dark and abiding fear: an injury that causes them to lose that ride and have to dr...

Thailand Showcases Itself to National Olympic Committee Members

Thailand Showcases Itself to National Olympic Committee Members

While many nations are declining to bid on the Olympic Games, at least one nation would appear to be actively courting them.

Game of Drones: Sports Events Weigh Use of UAVs

Game of Drones: Sports Events Weigh Use of UAVs

Drone go there? It remains to be seen.