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ARTICLE Oct 29, 2024
Introducing SDM's 2024 Champions of Economic Impact
This year’s honorees in SDM’s awards program, Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism, brought an astounding $1,885,077,600 to their local economies. From mainstream sports with thousands of at...
ARTICLE Oct 24, 2024
Squash Is Courting Young Players While Also Helping Them in the Classroom
After more than 20 years of lobbying for Olympic inclusion, squash will be featured as a showcase sport in the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. And with the exception of its national governing body and play...
ARTICLE Oct 10, 2024
Halloween Tie-Ins? Dead. El Día de los Muertos Events? ¡Bueno!
October is Hispanic Heritage Month. In conjunction with that, event owners are creating sports tie-ins with El Día de los Muertos, the holiday falling between October 31 and November 2, where families...
ARTICLE Oct 02, 2024
NCAA Announces 240-Plus Host Sites
For only the fourth time in its history, the NCAA conducted a comprehensive site selection process, putting most of its championships up for bid simultaneously. The Association chose over 240 host sit...
ARTICLE Sep 26, 2024
Like NFL Stadiums, Youth Sports Facilities Act as Emergency Shelters
In an intense hurricane season, NFL stadiums are proactively signing on with FEMA to become emergency shelters. This differs from previous years, when responses were more reactive and many facilities ...
ARTICLE Sep 26, 2024
Trails Opening to Cyclists in Marin, CA (and the Long Road to Get There)
Mountain bikes have been banned on Mount Tamalpais trails in Marin County, California (a trail mecca) since 1984. After 40 years of waiting and decades of advocacy, seven miles of trails are opening t...
ARTICLE Sep 13, 2024
Want to Get Eyeballs for an Event? Think Outside the Field
When Tennessee announced it would host Major League Baseball in a motorsports venue, it raised the question. What are some of the most unique places sports have been contested? From moving barges to r...
ARTICLE Sep 13, 2024
A ‘Car-Free’ 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles?
Los Angeles 2028 has a message for Paris 2024. We see your green game and raise it with our promise to make this the first car-free Olympics in modern history. (The ancient Greeks don’t count; they ha...
ARTICLE Sep 12, 2024
High School Sports Aren’t Just Back, They’re Better Than Ever
There’s some truly great news about sports at the high school level: They are stronger than ever. In fact, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations, more than eight milli...
ARTICLE Sep 12, 2024
The New Trends in Park Facilities That Destinations Need to Know
The parks of years ago and the parks of today may all be members of the same family but the latter branch of the family tree is evidence that evolution is not just alive and well but thriving. Yes, th...