Last week brought the unsettling news of the latest data breach, this one involving some 100 million Capital One credit cards. This week, an online sports shoe marketplace reported it had been hit. As an event owner, the idea of someone stealing your youth athletes' personal data is a nightmare. Here are the steps in how to prepare - and how to react.

Who's one of the most valuable players in youth sports? Artificial intelligence. AI is infiltrating the industry quickly with connected coverage of sports venues enabling coaches and event owners to help grow sports and provide visibility to athletes. Find out who's using it and how, where it's working - and how it's marketed (to great effect).

Those who want to blame synthetic fields for the evils of the world are going to be disappointed, according to the EPA. Late last week, the agency released a study regarding the recycled crumb rubber used - and in all 300 pages, it found no significant exposure to harmful chemicals. In fact, natural grass has just as many of those same chemicals.

While everyone agrees helmets prevent injury, the chance of them becoming a requirement in girls' and women's lacrosse remains remote. Can a new study help the pro-helmet cause, or will purists still say that only men play the game aggressively enough to warrant headgear? Once again, the debate is rearing its head - just as a new school year begins.

Esports is a force to be reckoned with. At the end of July, the fledgling sport put its money where its mouth (mouse?) was and proved doubters wrong. From the newly minted 16-year-old champion who's now a millionaire to the $50,000 taken home by every qualifier, here are some numbers from the Fortnite World Cup, held at the US Open grounds in NYC.

It's a sad state of affairs: sports facilities where people go to have kids escape from danger are still prone to them. Gang violence and shootings have caused a Philadelphia pool to have to change its hours to keep users safe. Unfortunately, it's not the first time for this phenomenon. How are venue owners responding to territorial crime threats?