Eight cities. Four years. One goal: Final Four. As the NCAA winds up to March Madness, it's also winnowing down the cities to host future events. The recent announcement of eight destinations shortlisted to possibly host the Women's Final Four from 2021 through 2024 has caused a storm of guessing.

The biggest latest threat to the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang isn't North Korea/South Korea tensions. It isn't doping. It isn't even politics. It's hacking. And it's a recurring problem. In fact, one newspaper article recently carried the headline, 'Hacking is the New Juicing in Sports Industry.'

Have we actually had a snapshot view of our industry from the employment side? Didn't think so. But Road Race Management, an organization of race directors, running club officials, and other running industry luminaries, just finished taking a selfie, using its Race Director Compensation Survey. The results are sobering.

Finding uses for baseball and softball parks between seasons isn't always easy. After all, a purpose-built facility may not lend itself to much outside of the playing months. Some venues, however, have begun diversifying their portfolio by attracting other sports events. Here are some outstanding suggestions.

It's time for office pools, overhyped halftime shows and the best commercials anywhere. And that means the Super Bowl. Yes, it's a domed stadium. Yes, the weather outside will likely be frightful. But who needs to worry about that when there are a lot of fun numbers at stake?

Sometimes, we all need to see a villain in handcuffs. That's the impetus for local officials creating fishing tournaments to help rid waters of invasive species. And whether that means Asian carp in Illinois or Northern Snakeheads in Maryland, it gets everyone from raw amateurs to professional fishermen hooked.