This year’s honorees in SDM’s awards program, Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism, brought an astounding $1,885,077,600 to their local economies. From mainstream sports with thousands of at...
Sporting events organizers host their events throughout the country, and many times, in the same community. Destinations are working with these event organizers to help create memorable moments for th...
After more than 20 years of lobbying for Olympic inclusion, squash will be featured as a showcase sport in the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. And with the exception of its national governing body and play...
October is Hispanic Heritage Month. In conjunction with that, event owners are creating sports tie-ins with El Día de los Muertos, the holiday falling between October 31 and November 2, where families...
For only the fourth time in its history, the NCAA conducted a comprehensive site selection process, putting most of its championships up for bid simultaneously. The Association chose over 240 host sit...
In an intense hurricane season, NFL stadiums are proactively signing on with FEMA to become emergency shelters. This differs from previous years, when responses were more reactive and many facilities ...
Mountain bikes have been banned on Mount Tamalpais trails in Marin County, California (a trail mecca) since 1984. After 40 years of waiting and decades of advocacy, seven miles of trails are opening t...
Los Angeles 2028 has a message for Paris 2024. We see your green game and raise it with our promise to make this the first car-free Olympics in modern history. (The ancient Greeks don’t count; they ha...
When Tennessee announced it would host Major League Baseball in a motorsports venue, it raised the question. What are some of the most unique places sports have been contested? From moving barges to r...
There’s some truly great news about sports at the high school level: They are stronger than ever. In fact, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations, more than eight milli...
This year’s honorees in SDM’s awards program, Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism, brought an astounding $1,885,077,600 to their local econ...
The Placer Valley Soccer Complex is scheduled to be completed in late 2025, with the first sports tournaments and social events possible in January 2026.
Hospitality and tourism generated a record $110 million in economic impact in Greater Ontario this past year, fortifying the region’s role as Southern California’s fastest-growing destination.
James King, a retired firefighter with extensive public service experience, is now the President of the California Police Athletic Federation (CPAF)—a historic first for a firefighter.
