Inside Events: JACKALOPE
JACKALOPE, an action sports event, made its inaugural appearance in Virginia Beach (following several years as a fixture in Canada) in early June. The...
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Is College Pickleball the Next Beach Volleyball?
We already know pickleball is skewing younger, but now there are indicators of growth at the college level. While the NCAA has yet to sanction the spo...
Sportsmanship a Rising Concern at Youth Sports Events
In recent weeks, youth and high school sports organizations have become more aggressive in calling out unsportsmanlike conduct on the part of fans. So...
Rebrand to “Short Track” Leaves Track & Field Purists Feeling Short-Changed
Indoor track & field events could have a new name but not everyone is on board with it. World Athletics, the international governing body of the sport...
Up for Bid: USCAA Small College National Basketball Championships
Want to show off your hoops hosting prowess? Here’s a great opportunity. The United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) is looking for a ho...
One Person is Behind the National Park Service's Genius Social Media Strategy
Know whose social media content is being wildly liked, shared, retweeted and utterly viral? The National Park Service, that’s who. Nobody can resist t...
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: Canadian Wildfires Create Problems for Sports in USA
Place the mask over your face and mouth and … well, never mind. Because of poor air quality caused by the wildfires in Canada, a number of sports even...
You’re Going to Need a Bigger Drone to Track Sharks This Summer
The increased presence of sharks is worrying beach users in New York and New Jersey, but, say marine biologists, their comeback is a good sign for wat...
Baby Olympics Has Goal of Instilling Lifelong Love of Sports
And now for something completely different (snaps for you if you got that reference, by the way): the Baby Olympics. The event, in which children aged...
PGA TOUR, LIV Golf Announcement Creates More Questions Than it Answers
The announcement of détente between the PGA TOUR and LIV Golf has been a long time coming but at this point, it leaves more questions than answers. Ho...