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ARTICLE Nov 01, 2024
Serving Up Winners
In the sports and fitness world tennis and pickleball have been growing steadily over the last few years. In terms of overall participation for 2023, the SFIA says 23.8 million Americans played tennis...
ARTICLE Oct 10, 2024
National Parks Set New Economic Impact Record in 2023
Who’s bringing in visitors by the score and economic impact to boot? Well, that would be national parks. Those parks had a record high $55.6 billion benefit to the U.S. economy and supported 415,400 j...
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 30, 2024
How to Help Those Impacted by Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, then tore across South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee, leaving a 500-mile trail of destruction and a death toll of more t...
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 01, 2024
Diamond Destinations
Softball has been on the rise the last few years, based on recent research by the Sports & Fitness Industry Association. Importantly, total play occasions for both slow pitch and fast pitch also incre...
ARTICLE Aug 29, 2024
How Popular is Flag Football? NFHS Is Writing the Playing Rules
Flag football has exploded in popularity, and nowhere is that more evident than at the high school level, where girls teams are proliferating exponentially. In fact, the National Federation of State H...
ARTICLE Aug 29, 2024
Sports Tourism: It’s Not for Everyone and That’s OK
Sports tourism has sometimes been referred to as a white knight who saves the day for communities whose leaders want more economic impact. But many cities have a message: We don’t need no stinkin’ kni...
ARTICLE Aug 29, 2024
College Football Is Kicking Off: What’s New and What’s Trending?
College football has kicked off, tailgate parties are on and school is back in session, but not without its share of drama. What’s hot? What’s trending? What’s interesting and headline-worthy in the s...
ARTICLE Aug 15, 2024
Wanted: A New Headquarters for US Youth Soccer
We’ve seen lots of RFPs but this one is different. US Youth Soccer is seeking a new home for its headquarters; the organization will need to vacate its current space at the end of its lease. US Youth ...