One of the fastest-growing sports in the U.S. has an image problem, but it's not looking for a kinder, gentler reputation or any warm and fuzzy solution. Professional bull riding, after all, is neither warm nor fuzzy. But it is still trying to break free of its rodeo roots and establish itself as an independent event.

Panama City Beach isn't exactly waving a No Vacancy sign at college students on spring break. It's just making other groups, including the sports tourism market, feel more welcome. Following a spring break season in 2015 that featured an enormous uptick in crime, the area has retooled its marketing campaign and changed laws regarding alcohol possession and consumption.

The World Beach Games are coming to San Diego in 2017. And it's not surprising if this international multi-sport festival is still under the radar: it'll be a first for the U.S. although it's modeled after the Asian Beach Games (which has held four highly successful events so far.)

Those who plan sports events for individuals with disabilities have something new in their toolbox. Paralyzed Veterans of America has launched a new website, allowing people with disabilities to share their experiences regarding air travel. And with the Paralympics in Rio on the horizon, it stands to get a lot of use.

As the world edges closer to learning who will host the 2024 Olympic Games, it's time to bring out all the details. And one of those is the location of, and design of, the Olympic Village. Only for Los Angeles, there's no need to manufacture an ersatz global environment for the athletes since it has something better: the UCLA campus.

Forecast: cloudy and cold, with a 50 percent chance of the flu. A new app that works as an illness map, showing which contagious diseases are prevalent in various cities, could be useful to sports planners who work on youth events (or any sports event where large crowds will be present.)