Football games might look a little different this year since the NFL finally announced it would allow players to wear Guardian Caps adorned with team logos in regular-season games. Information shows the caps contributed to almost a 50% reduction in concussions among players who wore them during training camp. Youth leagues are following suit.

If your destination has an 18-hole golf course, banquet facilities and some other venues, the United States Collegiate Athletic Association wants to hear about it. USCAA is looking for a host for both its 2025 and 2026 Golf Small College National Championships. Bids are due in mid-September 2024 so there's time to tinker with your bid. Tee it up here.

A major U.S. cycling tour hit the pause button on its operations. It is the latest symptom in something bike group organizers say is a problem in this country: the failure of crowds (and also sponsors) to embrace not just competitive road cycling but commuter cycling as well. So where does the sport go from here? There are a number of options.

Organizations and businesses are finally starting to see a return to pre-pandemic norms, the running industry included. Running enjoyed an impressive comeback over the last three years and continues to grow. Here is a deep dive into some of those numbers, thanks to Brooksee, an endurance event production and technology company.

Cities that have not yet invested in sports tourism now have another reason to do so. In fact, they have 128 billion reasons. That's the dollar figure, in economic impact, that sports tourism generated in 2023. Here are some more numbers: 757,600 (full-time and part-times jobs) and $20.1 billion (taxes contributing to various sectors of the economy).

Cheer may not have made it to the Olympics yet, but it has landed a spot as a podium sport in another highly respected international multi-sport competition: The World Games. In 2025, cheer will be contested in the World Games when they are presented in Chengdu, China. And for the competitive spirit industry, that's something worth cheering about.