Minor League ball game promotions have traditionally included bobbleheads, fireworks, souvenir posters and even garden gnomes. But this summer, several teams will get people in the gate using a free show: the total solar eclipse on August 21. Here's how event planners can do tie-ins.

Don't look for pole dancers on the Olympic podium just yet, but following a recent meeting with the IOC, representatives of the sport are speaking positively about its chances. And with the announcement of new categories, including para pole (a Paralympic version of the sport), that may be true.

As March Madness encroaches, there is renewed discussion about how air travel affects athletes, particularly athletes who have a lot at stake. In fact, scientific studies have proven the problems in performance that can result from long flights, particularly those that cross multiple time zones.

Who knows anything about St. Patrick other than (a) his feast day being March 17 and (b) some story about snakes? It's more than evident that St. Patrick's Day is known by boisterous celebrations and for sports planners, a chance to make some (ahem) green.

Hey, Pikachu. If you want to play in the park, you're going to need a permit. Following last summer's Pokemon Go craze, in which people chased characters all over the place (including sports venues and parks), a lot of residual mess has resulted in lawmakers cracking down.

If you still need more proof that eSports are a viable revenue generator, look no further than Las Vegas, which opened a new 15,000-square-foot venue on March 3 to host video game tournaments and attract more millennials to that city. That's right: Sin City is into eSports.