For those in the right areas, it’s a big hairy deal. Nationwide, cryptid tourism (defined as the pursuit of something not yet proven to exist, like Bigfoot, Mothman, the Skunk Ape or the Boggy Creek Stalker) is booming. Tours, museums and even roadside attractions have sprung up, along with co-branded sports events. Here are some sightings.

Unless you’ve been living in a fallout shelter, you heard that Iowa senior Caitlin Clark is the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer in women’s basketball. And this stands to affect the youth sports landscape. Basketball is currently the most popular high school sport for girls. Expect lower age groups to trend up as well. Travel to see Clark is booming too.

What are the top reasons people travel and how do they impact sports? A few years ago, it was the self-explanatory “revenge travel.” Today, though, it appears travelers are looking to the outdoors for adventures. They’re also wise to promises of sustainability and social benefits offered by travel. Here are some top trends for travel in 2024.

No matter what the competition, people want to win. And unfortunately, they’ll sometimes take almost any route to ensure they do, even if it’s illegal. Most recently, headlines were made when a school principal (yes, you read that correctly) falsified her results at the Sarasota Marathon. But as cheaters evolve, so do safeguards (and watchdogs).

It might have slipped under your radar. It did not slip under the government’s radar or the radar of manufacturers. The EPA announced the latest efforts to lower the health risks posed by certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a classification of chemicals found in everything from sportswear to soil. Here is what you need to know.

Spring break is on. Tournament time is in full swing. And Florida, one of the top destinations for youth sports, has a measles outbreak, something unlikely to get better since the state's surgeon general defied federal guidelines by not urging parents to vaccinate their children against the virus or to keep unvaccinated students at home. Here’s more.