The legendary coach, Pat Summitt, said it best: "Teamwork is what makes common people capable of uncommon results." Meet this year's award winners, who are a testament to teamwork. With partnerships between cities, event owners and others, they leveraged more than $1 billion in economic impact.

The International Swimming League, a series of around-the-world team competitions featuring elite swimmers, has its own TV show, a big payroll - and very little spectator interest, apparently. Attendance can charitably be called modest, at best. This is one of the most-watched sports at the Olympics, so why does the ISL seem to be swimming upstream?

Is the ability of college women to qualify for golf's pro tournaments hurting the sport at its amateur level? There's certainly plenty of people out there who think so. At the same time, there are serious flaws in the college system - and those might be just as hard to fix. Here's why the game needs to develop a viable option for its younger players.

We have a lot to be thankful for - before we ever sit down to turkey, parades or football. And right now, here's something that showed up as a disruptor in our sports economy - but we have plenty of reasons to be grateful it's there. Thank you, esports, for reminding us about the evolution of our industry. Why? Read on. You might find your own reasons.

This year's economic forecast for the holidays is off the charts - literally - and higher than it has ever been. One of the key metrics in spending is that of sports-related gifts. Not just apparel but tickets to big events and also travel to go with them. Here's how to harness the trend for good returns in the coming year.

There's been plenty of debate regarding youth athletes specializing in one sport. Now, the National Athletic Trainers Association has weighed in, issuing a series of guidelines to help reduce the risk of injury resulting from early specialization. (Just don't tell parents who are sure their child is destined for college scholarships, or even the pros).