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When football fans flooded the train system after Super Bowl XLVIII in New Jersey, the NFL had to adjust. Photo: AP Images/Matt Rourke

The Law of Unintended Consequences

Readers of SportsTravel work as the master planners of some of the world’s great sports events. We are the host-city strategists who can prepare the resources of the community to meet the needs of the most demanding event organizers. We are the marketers, coaches, leaders, tacticians, contractors and change agents responsible for serving our sports, growing […]

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More Than Just the First Saturday in May

For residents of Louisville, it’s time to get the hat just right and straighten that bow tie. Our community is rounding the clubhouse turn and heading into the home stretch toward the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby. Preparations at Churchill Downs are reaching fever pitch, from the trainers readying the thoroughbreds for the starting […]

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A Night With the Crazies

There is no set formula for a sports venue to reach mythical status—“mythical” being defined as “I need to experience it before I die.” Some of the ingredients are tangible: longevity, success of the team that plays there, a history of signature games in the venue. But there are always intangibles as well. That’s what makes a foray […]

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