One year ago, Indiana passed, then amended its controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act, allowing business owners to refuse service to same-sex couples on the basis of their own religious beliefs. Sports tourism played a huge role in its defeat. Now, the city is hosting the NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four. Will it reawaken the arguments?

Triathlons, one of the hottest bucket-list items around, may be hosting an all-new breed of athlete: the kind that wears a saddle. The proposal by the International Equestrian Federation, that the term, three-day eventing, may possibly be replaced with equestrian triathlon, is on the table for consideration. It's driven by (no surprise) TV ratings.

Which nation has the most political clout when it comes to international sports? If you guessed the United States, you'd be correct. And it's not just jingoism or patriotism: this is international research. The recent Formal Sports Political Power Index puts the U.S. in the top spot for the second straight time.

Lexington, Kentucky could become a hotspot for youth sports if the Bluegrass Sports Commission can manage to convince area decision makers of the need for a proposed 130-acre youth sports complex for baseball, softball, soccer and more. One report that estimates the new complex could generate as much as $23 million annually.

Sprawling over 105 acres, the New England Sports Village, currently under construction in Attleboro, Massachusetts, will be one of the largest sports facilities in the nation. The facility, with an expected conclusion date of September 2017, will include an ice arena, field house, two outdoor fields, aquatic center and a hotel.

We can do better than that. Or at least, that's the theory of Visit Buffalo Niagra (New York) upon reviewing an already impressive resume of 168 sports events that brought in about 80,000 hotel rooms in the last year alone. And building more sports facilities is a part of that plan.