Colleges (and venues where colleges play) that are looking for new sponsorship income will be glad to hear that the NCAA has approved the presence of three on-field logos at every football field sanctioned by the NCAA. The rule takes effect in the 2024 season. Will other sports follow in football's footsteps? That, apparently, remains to be seen.

Just as summer kicked in, the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games announced that it will feature soccer as a podium sport. Soccer has emerged as a standout in the Unified Sports program, bringing together athletes with and without developmental challenges on the same teams in U.S. high schools and communities. Are event owners serving this population?

In Wisconsin, plans for a new university football practice field hit a snag in the form of public pushback because the venue will take up part of a memorial park meant to honor Union soldiers. And oddly, it's not the first time a sports facility has battled over its location – even when development has meant displacing (gulp!) undiscovered graves.

When a bridge that spanned a major Maryland waterway collapsed after a container ship struck it, resources were immediately put toward removing the pieces of the bridge that had sunk. Unfortunately, smaller waterways nationwide are clogged by abandoned boats. Now, a foundation is offering event owners and organizations grants to help remove the debris.

In an effort to make the 2024 Summer Games the greenest Olympics ever, organizers opted to forego air conditioning in the living quarters at the Athletes' Village in favor of a more sustainable option. Au contraire, say a number of countries, who want their athletes to sleep well and perform at the highest levels. They're packing their own A/C.

Facts: More than 90 million homes in the U.S. have pets, and nearly 80 percent of owners plan to travel with their pets. But while finding pet-friendly accommodations is easy, locating dog parks has been a whole different animal. That is, until the sharing economy gave rise to SniffSpot, the app event owners should know about, that is fetching money.